Isaiah 17:12

Wo to the multitude ... -The word ‘woe’ (הויhôy) may be either an interjection simply directing the attention to them, or it may be a word indicating approaching calamity and judgment (see the note atIsaiah 5:6). Gesenius supposes that it is rather the language of compassion, on account of the evil which they threatened to bring upon the people of God, like1 Kings 13:30, ‘Ah! wo, my brother!’ The multitude of many people -Or, the tumult of many nations - a description of the noise attending an invading army made up of many nations mingled together, such as was that of Sennacherib. Which make a noise ...