Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 47:3
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Isaiah47:3
3. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered ▪ yea thy shame shall be seen : I will take vengeance , and I will not meet thee as a man .
Either, 1. for want of raiment to cover it: Or, rather, 2. by thine enemies in way of scorn and contumely, by comparing this place with Ezek. 16. 37. & 23. 29.
Upon thee for thy many and great injuries done to my people.
As a man meets his enemy in the field, to contend with thee.
With moderation and gentleness, as those men who have not quite put off Humanity use to do, but like a Lyon tearing thee to pieces, to which God in such case compareth himself, as Hose. 5. 14. & 13. 7, 8. Compare Hose. 11. 4.
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