Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
daughter of Zion—the city (Psalms 9:14), Jerusalem and its inhabitants (II Kings 19:21): "daughter" (feminine, singular being used as a neuter collective noun), equivalent to sons (Isaiah 12:6, Margin) [MAURER]. Metropolis or "mother-city" is the corresponding term. The idea of youthful beauty is included in "daughter."
left—as a remnant escaping the general destruction.
cottage—a hut, made to give temporary shelter to the caretaker of the vineyard.
lodge—not permanent.
besieged—rather, as "left," and Isaiah 1:9 require, preserved, namely, from the desolation all round [MAURER].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 1:8:
Job 27:18
Isaiah 1:6
Isaiah 10:30
Isaiah 22:4
Isaiah 23:10
Isaiah 24:20
Isaiah 37:22
Isaiah 47:1
Lamentations 2:6
Zechariah 2:7
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