22:3 All thy rulers have fled together, they are {e} bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, [who] have fled from {f} far.(e) And led into captivity.(f) Who have fled from other places to Jerusalem for comfort. read more
22:4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep {g} bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the plundering of the daughter of my people.(g) He shows what is the duty of the godly, when God’s plagues hang over the Church, and especially of the ministers, Jeremiah 9:1 . read more
22:5 For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of {h} crying to the mountains.(h) That is, the shout of the enemies whom God had appointed to destroy the city. read more
22:6 And Elam {i} bore the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.(i) He reminds them how God delivered them once from Sennacherib, who brought the Persians and Syrians with him, that they might by returning to God avoid that great plague which they would suffer by Nebuchadnezzar. read more
22:8 And he uncovered the {k} coverings of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.(k) The secret place where the armour was: that is, in the house of the forest, 1 Kings 7:2 . read more
22:9 Ye have seen also {l} the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.(l) You forfeited the ruinous places which were neglected in times of peace: meaning, the whole City, and the City of David, which was within the compass of the other. read more
22:10 And ye have numbered the houses {m} of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.(m) Either to pull down such as might hurt, or else to know what men they were able to make. read more
22:11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the {n} water of the old pool: but ye have not looked to {o} its maker, neither had respect to him that fashioned it long ago.(n) To provide if need should be of water.(o) To God who made Jerusalem: that is, they trusted more in these worldly means than in God. read more
22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us {p} eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.(p) Instead of repentance you were joyful and made great cheer, contemning the admonitions of the prophets saying Let us eat and drink for our prophets say that we will die tomorrow. read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 22:2
22:2 Thou that art full of {c} shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain [men are] not slain {d} with the sword, nor dead in battle.(c) Which was wont to be full of people and joy.(d) But for hunger. read more