Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 16:7

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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 ( :- ). Jeremiah, in the parallel place ( :- ), 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]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"

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