Woe to the multitude of many people, who make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Multitude This and all that follows to the end of the chapter, relates to the Assyrian army under Sennacherib, (Challoner) or rather to that of Israel and its allies. (Calmet)
After the Assyrians had afflicted Israel, they were also punished. (Worthington)