Isaiah 8:21

They shall pass through the land distressed and famished; And when they are famished, they shall be enraged, and curse their king and their God, And look upward.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

In Context

20To the word, to the revelation! If they speak not according to this, For them no bright morning shall arise.

22And if they look to the earth, Behold distress and darkness, fearful darkness! And into darkness shall they be driven.

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Cross References

Job 1:11But only put forth thy hand, and touch whatever he possesseth, and to thy face will he renounce thee.

Job 2:9Then said his wife to him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.

Isaiah 8:7Therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth upon them the strong and mighty waters of the river; [[The king of Assyria and all his glory.]] He shall rise above all his channels, And go over all his banks.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:17-22

The Importance of the Scriptures. ( b. c. 740.) 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait upon the Lord , that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto… Read the whole commentary →

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