Isaiah
Verse 9. Ezechias. Sanchez groundlessly thinks it was composed by Isaias. Calmet.—Ezechias was afflicted lest he should give way to dangerous joy. Worthington.
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Historical chapter commentary
Isaiah
Verse 10. Hell. Sheol, or Hades, the region of the dead. Challoner.—He was afraid to die without issue. Saint Jerome 5:12.—Manasses was born three years later. Calmet.—The king would naturally have died. Saint Augustine de Gen. ad lit. vi. 17. Worthington.
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Verse 11. Living. I shall not assist at the festivals of the Lord in the temple.
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Verse 14. For me. He represents his disease, as an inexorable creditor.
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Verse 18. Truth. He speaks only of the body.
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Verse 22. Lord. The answer is given, (4 Kennicott. 20:9) which seems to evince that this is only an extract. Calmet.—The prophet prescribed the medicine, and the king asked for a sign before he sung the canticle. Worthington.
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LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
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Sheol is the place of the dead.
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Hebrew: יה Yah
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Hebrew: יה Yah
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Sheol is the place of the dead.