Isaiah 32:10

"Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters, give ear to my speech!"

Key Reflection

The women who lived in comfort and luxury during Isaiah's time were being addressed directly in this verse (Isaiah 32:10). The prophet was calling them to pay attention, using a commanding voice to break through their complacency. This call to action contrasts sharply with the previous verses where he described the desolation of the city, emphasizing that even those who had everything to be secure were not exempt from God's judgment if they did not heed His warnings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Many days and years -Margin, ‘Days above a year.’ This is a literal translation of the Hebrew. Septuagint, ‘Make mention of a day of a year in sorrow, with hope.’ Targum, ‘Days with years.’ Kimchi supposes it means ‘two years.’ Grotius supposes it means ‘within three years.’ Various other interpretations may be seen in Poole’s Synopsis. Gesenius renders it, ‘For a year’s time,’ according to the common expression ‘a year and a day,’ denoting a complete year, and supposes that it means a considerable time, a long period. The phrase literally means ‘the days. upon (or beyond) a year,’ and may denote a long time; as the entire days in a year would denote a long period of suffering.

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