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Isaiah 24:10

Isaiah 24:10
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The city of confusion is broken down,.... Or "of vanity", as the Vulgate Latin version; or of "emptiness" or "desolation"; the word is "tohu", used in Gen 1:2 this is to be understood not of Bethel,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The city of confusion - That Jerusalem is here intended there can be no doubt. The name ‘city of confusion.’ is probably given to it by anticipation of what it would be; that is, as it appeared in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 24:1-12

It is a very dark and melancholy scene that this prophecy presents to our view; turn our eyes which way we will, every thing looks dismal. The threatened desolations are here described in a great…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 24:10-12

Even the "city," usually the scene of busy and joyous life, shares in the universal sadness. It is difficult to say whether a particular city is meant, or whether the word is used collectively for…