Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 16:7
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Isaiah16:7
7. Therefore--all hope of being allowed shelter by the Jews being cut off.
foundations--that is, "ruins"; because, when houses are pulled down, the "foundations" alone are left (Is 58:12). Jeremiah, in the parallel place (Jr 48:31), renders it "men," who are the moral foundations or stay of a city.
Kirhareseth--literally, "a citadel of brick."
surely they are stricken--rather, joined with "mourn"; "Ye shall mourn utterly stricken" [Maurer and Horsley].
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