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Isaiah 24:15

Isaiah 24:15
Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wherefore glorify ye the Lord, in the fires,.... These are the words of the remnant, now triumphing and singing, calling upon others also to glorify the Lord in the fires of affliction and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Wherefore glorify ye the Lord - The prophet, in this verse, calls upon the people to join in the praise of Yahweh wherever they are scattered. In the previous verse he describes the scattered few who…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 24:13-15

Here is mercy remembered in the midst of wrath. In Judah and Jerusalem, and the neighbouring countries, when they are overrun by the enemy, Sennacherib or Nebuchadnezzar, there shall be a remnant…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The words are those of the hymn of praise from over the sea, as is shewn by the particle Wherefore, referring to the unexpressed cause of rejoicing.

in the fires This gives no sense. R.V. has in the…