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Isaiah 8:6

Isaiah 8:6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah, that go softly,.... The same with Siloam, Joh 9:7 and so it is called in the Septuagint version here; and the word here used signifies "sent",…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Forasmuch as this people - There has been a considerable difference of opinion among interpreters respecting the ‘people’ to whom the prophet here refers. Some have supposed that it refers to the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 8:1-8

In these verses we have a prophecy of the successes of the king of Assyria against Damascus, Samaria, and Judah, that the two former should be laid waste by him, and the last greatly frightened. Here…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the waters of Shiloah According to Delitzsch the older and correct pronunciation is Shillôaḥ. The poolof Siloam (Neh 3:15; Joh 9:7, now called -Ain Silwân) was situated on the south-west side of the…