Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Wo to the multitude ... - The word ' woe' ( hôy ) may be either an interjection simply directing the attention to them, or it may be a word indicating approaching calamity and judgment (see the note at Isaiah 5:6). Gesenius supposes that it is rather the language of compassion, on account of the evil which they threatened to bring upon the people of God, like I Kings 13:30, ' Ah! wo, my brother!'
The multitude of many people - Or, the tumult of many nations - a description of the noise attending an invading army made up of many nations mingled together, such as was that of Sennacherib.
Which make a noise ... - This is a beautiful description of a vast army, and of the shouting, the tumult, the din, which attends its march. The same comparison occurs in Jeremiah 6:23; Psalms 65:7 (see Ezekiel 43:2; Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6).
And to the rushing of nations - The rushing of mighty armies to conquest.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 46:4
Psalms 65:7
Isaiah 7:1
Isaiah 10:9
Isaiah 18:1
Daniel 7:2
Micah 4:11
Acts 17:13
Revelation 17:15
Revelation 19:6
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