Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Fulfilled (II Kings 24:14).
prudent—the Hebrew often means a "soothsayer" (Deuteronomy 18:10-14); thus it will mean, the diviners, on whom they rely, shall in that day fail. It is found in a good sense (Proverbs 16:10), from which passage the Jews interpret it a king; "without" whom Israel long has been (Hosea 3:4).
ancient—old and experienced (I Kings 12:6-8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 3:2:
Psalms 74:9
Isaiah 2:22
Isaiah 3:3
Isaiah 3:14
Isaiah 29:10
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