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Isaiah 33:20

Isaiah 33:20
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Look upon Zion,.... Instead of such terrible objects as before described, a very amiable and lovely one is presented to view; even Zion, the church of God, beloved by him, chosen for his habitation, a…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Look upon Zion - Lowth renders this, ‘Thou shalt see Zion,’ by Changing the Hebrew text in conformity with the Chaldee. There is no doubt that this accords with the sense of the passage, but there is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 33:13-24

Here is a preface that commands attention; and it is fit that all should attend, both near and afar off, to what God says and does (Isa 33:13): Hear, you that are afar off, whether in place or time.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 33:20-21

The permanent peace and inviolability of Jerusalem, the centre of the true religion: see ch. Isa 32:18.