Isaiah 6:12

And Yahweh have far removed men,—And great! be the abandonment in the midst of the land.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

In Context

11Then said I—How long, My Lord? And he said—Until the time that Cities be wasted through having no inhabitant And houses—through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation;

13Yet still shall there be in it a tenth, Though it again be consumed,—Like an oak and like a terebinth Which when felled, have a stock in them, A holy seed, shall be the stock thereof.

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:11And, the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who fell away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.

Isaiah 26:15Thou hast increased the nation, O Yahweh, Thou hast increased the nation thou hast gotten thyself glory, Thou hast extended far, all the ends of the land.

Jeremiah 12:7I have forsaken mine own house, I have given up mine inheritance,—I have delivered the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies:

Jeremiah 52:28This, is the people, whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive,—In the seventh year—of them of Judah, three thousand and twenty-three;

Romans 11:1I say, then—Hath God cast off his people? Far be it! For, I also, am an Israelite,—of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 6:10-13

Judicial Blindness Threatened. ( b. c. 758.) 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly… Read the whole commentary →

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