Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
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Gill's Exposition
Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself,.... Christ, Immanuel, God with us, the Lord of the armies above and below, of angels and of men, God over all, the true Jehovah, who is sanctified by his people,…
Barnes' Notes
Sanctify ... - Regard Yahweh as holy; that is, worship and honor him with pious fear and reverence. Regard him as the source of safety, and the true defense. Ahaz and his people sought for aid from…
The prophet here returns to speak of the present distress that Ahaz and his court and kingdom were in upon account of the threatening confederacy of the ten tribes and the Syrians against them. And in…
Cambridge Bible
Render: Jehovah of Hosts, Him shall ye count holy, and let Him be ( the object of) your fear and ( of) your terror. "Count holy" (Isa 29:23); recognise as the Holy One, especially by absolute trust in…
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