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**Woe.** The fourth of the six woes.
**down.** It is always "down" to Egypt, geographically and morally.
**trust** = confide. Hebrew. *batah.* App-69 .
**the Holy One of Israel.** See note on [Isaiah 1:4](../../../kjv/isaiah/1/4) .[Psalms 71:22](../../../kjv/psalms/71/22) .
**neither seek the LORD.** Compare [Isaiah 30:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/30/2) . Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 17:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/17/16) ). App-92 .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* (with 'eth). App-4 .

**evil. evildoers.** Hebrew. *ra'a'* . App-44 .
**iniquity.** Hebrew. *'aven.* App-44 .

**men, and not GOD.** Figure of speech *Pleonasm* . The statement put two ways for great emphasis (positive and negative).
**men.** Hebrew. *'ddam.* App-14 .
**GOD.** Hebrew El = the mighty God. App-4 .
**flesh, and not spirit.** Figure of speech *Pleonasm* . See above.
**spirit.** Hebrew. *ruach.* App-9 .

**prey** = live prey.
**multitude** = crowd.
**the LORD of hosts.** See note on [Isaiah 1:9](../../../kjv/isaiah/1/9) and [1 Samuel 1:3](../../../kjv/1-samuel/1/3) .
**for:** or, over.

**As birds flying.** As birds hovering [covering and protecting their nest with their wings], so will, &c. The Figure of speech *Ellipsis* is to be thus supplied. Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 32:11](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/11) ). App-92 .
**defend** = shield. The verb is found only in Isaiah's utterances ([2 Kings 19:34](../../../kjv/2-kings/19/34) , [2 Kings 20:6](../../../kjv/2-kings/20/6) . 2Ki 31:5 ; 2Ki 37:35 ; 2Ki 38:6 ; and [Zechariah 9:15](../../../kjv/zechariah/9/15) ; [Zechariah 12:8](../../../kjv/zechariah/12/8) .
**defending, &c.** = shielding. Only used of God. Only here, 2Ki 19:34 ; [2 Kings 20:6](../../../kjv/2-kings/20/6) . Literally "[then there will be] a shielding, and He will rescue; a passing over [as in Egypt at the Passover], and he will cause to escape. "
**passing over.** Reference to Pentateuch (Ex. Isa 12:13 , Isa 12:23 , Isa 12:27 ). App-92 . This word is nowhere else used in this sense.

**Turn** = Return.
**children** = sons.

**every man.** Hebrew. *'Ish* . App-14 .
**idols** = nothings.

**mighty man.** Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .
**mean man.** Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .
**discomfited** = become tributaries.

**pass over.** Not the same word as in [Isaiah 31:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/31/5) (which is *pasah).* Here, Hebrew. *'abar,* to cross over, or retreat.

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