Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Judah had not in Uzziah's reign recovered from the ravages of the Syrians in Joash's reign (II Chronicles 24:24), and of Israel in Amaziah's reign (II Chronicles 25:13, II Chronicles 25:23, etc.). Compare Isaiah's contemporary (Amos 4:6-11), where, as here (Isaiah 1:9-10), Israel is compared to "Sodom and Gomorrah," because of the judgments on it by "fire."
in your presence—before your eyes: without your being able to prevent them.
desolate, etc.—literally, "there is desolation, such as one might look for from foreign" invaders.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 1:7:
Isaiah 1:6
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