The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 48:22

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

There is no peace, etc. This warning phrase occurs again, "in the manner of a refrain" (Cheyne), at the close of what most commentators regard as the second section of this portion of Isaiah's work (Isaiah 57:21). The third section closes with a still more solemn warning (Isaiah 66:24).

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