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Isaiah 39:6

Isaiah 39:6
Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, the days come,.... Or, "are coming (e)"; and which quickly came; after a few reigns more, even in Jehoiakim's time:

that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, the days come - The captivity of the Jews in Babylon commenced about one hundred and twenty years after this prediction (compare Jer 20:5). That all that is in thine house - That is, all the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 39:5-8

Hence let us observe, 1. That, if God love us, he will humble us, and will find some way or other to pull down our spirits when they are lifted up above measure. A mortifying message is sent to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 39:6-7

This is the only occasion on which a prophecy of the Babylonian Exile appears to be attributed to Isaiah. It is not easy to reconcile such a prediction with the particular circumstances in which it is…