Isaiah 64:12

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

Wilt thou restrain thyself (n) for these [things], O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and grievously afflict us? (n) That is, at the contempt of your...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

refrain Thyself: i.e. refuse to give way in compassion, &c. Compare Genesis 43:1 ; Genesis 45:1 . Genesis 42:14 . Gen 63:15.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-3. The imagery is taken from the account of the divine manifestation at Sinai ( Exodus 19:18 ).
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Refrain thyself ] i.e. refuse to give way to natural tenderness ( Genesis 45:1 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Isaiah 42:14 ; Psalms 10:1 ; Psalms 74:10 ; Psalms 74:11 ; Psalms 74:18 ; Psalms 74:19 ; Psalms 79:5 ; Psalms 80:3 ; Psalms 80:4 ; Psalms 8...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wilt thou — Do none of these things move thee to take vengeance? Thy peace — Wilt thou be as one that regards not?

¹² Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 64:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 64:12