Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; WOE UNTO THEM THAT DECREE UNRIGHTEOUS DECREES - namely, unrighteous judges. AND THAT WRITE GRIEVOUSNESS WHICH THEY HAVE PRESCRIBED - not the scribes, but the magistrates who caused unjust dec... [ Continue Reading ]
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! TO TURN ASIDE THE NEEDY FROM JUDGMENT. The effect of their conduct is, to pervert the cause of the needy, as the Hebrew may be transl... [ Continue Reading ]
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? WHAT WILL YE DO? - what way of escape will there be for you? IN THE DAY OF VISITATION - of God's wrath (; ; ). AND IN THE DESOLATI... [ Continue Reading ]
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. WITHOUT ME - Not having me to 'flee to' (Isaiah 10:3). THEY SHALL BOW DOWN - bereft of strength, they shall fall; or else, th... [ Continue Reading ]
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. O ASSYRIAN, THE ROD OF MINE ANGER, AND THE STAFF IN THEIR HAND IS MINE INDIGNATION - rather, 'What, ho [ howy (H1945), God by this particle summoning the Assyrian to fulfill His will; but Maurer, Woe to the] Assyr... [ Continue Reading ]
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. I WILL SEND HIM. "Kings' hearts are in the hand of the Lord" (). AGAINST AN HYPOCRITICAL -... [ Continue Reading ]
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. HOWBEIT HE MEANETH NOT SO - He is only thinking of his own schemes, while God is overruling them to His purposes. NEITHER DOTH HIS HEART THINK SO - intend so. Sinners' p... [ Continue Reading ]
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? -Vauntings of the Assyrians. Illustrated by the self-laudatory inscriptions of Assyria deciphered by Hincks. Verse 8. (ARE) NOT MY PRINCES ALTOGETHER KINGS? Eastern satraps and governors of provinces often had the title and diadem of kings. Henc... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. WHEREFORE IT SHALL COME TO PASS, (THAT) WHEN THE LORD HATH PERFORMED HIS WHOLE W... [ Continue Reading ]
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the... [ Continue Reading ]
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. MY HAND HATH FOUND AS A NEST THE RICHES OF THE PEOPLE - implying the ease with which he carri... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. SHALL THE AX BOAST? ... - Shall the instrume... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. THEREFORE SHALL THE LORD ... SEND AMONG HIS FAT ONES - (.) The robust and choice soldiers of Assyria (, where "fattest" answers in the parallel... [ Continue Reading ]
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; THE LIGHT OF ISRAEL ... SHALL BURN ... HIS THORNS - the Assyrian's wicked host; carrying out the image in the end of Isaiah 10:16 Yahweh, who is a light t... [ Continue Reading ]
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. THE REST - those who shall survive the destruction of the host. OF THE TREES OF HIS FOREST - same image as in , for the once dense army. SHALL BE FEW, THAT A CHILD MAY WRITE THEM - so few that a child might co... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL ... SHALL NO MORE AGAIN STAY UPON HIM THAT SMO... [ Continue Reading ]
The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. THE REMNANT SHALL RETURN ... UNTO THE MIGHTY GOD () - the God who shall have evinced such might in destroying Israel's enemies. Since the Assyrians in Sennacherib's reign did not carry off Judah captive, the returning "rem... [ Continue Reading ]
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. THOUGH THY PEOPLE ISRAEL BE AS THE SAND OF THE SEA, (YET) A REMNANT OF THEM (HEBREW, AMONG THEM) SHALL RETURN. Paul explains the sense, , 'Though... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. FOR THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS WILL MAKE A CONSUMPTION, EVEN DETERMINED - `a consumption, and whatever is determined' (Maurer). But Gesenius supports the English version. The Hebrew for "decreed," Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. THEREFORE - Return to the main proposition, Assyria's ultimate punishment, though emp... [ Continue Reading ]
For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. FOR - be not afraid (), For, etc. YET A VERY LITTLE WHILE, AND THE INDIGNATION SHALL CEASE - the punishments of God against Israel shall be consummated and ended (; , "until the indignation be ac... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. THE LORD OF HOSTS SHALL STIR UP A SCOURGE FOR HIM ACCORDING TO THE SLAUGHTER OF - the stroke upon.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. HIS BURDEN SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM OFF THY SHOULDER - the Assyrians' oppression shall be taken away (). Jud... [ Continue Reading ]
He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: Onward gradual march of Sennacherib's army toward Jerusalem, and the panic of the inhabitants, vividly pictured before the eyes. Verse 28 COME TO come upon as a sudden invader (Genesis 34:27) Verse 28. COME T... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. THE LORD OF HOSTS SHALL LOP THE BOUGH - literally, the beautiful branch [ pu'raah (H6288), from paa'ar (H6286), to beautify]. THE HIGH ONES O... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. HE SHALL CUT DOWN THE THICKETS OF THE FORESTS WITH IRON, AND LEBANON SHALL FALL BY A MIGHTY ONE. This verse and describe the sudden arrest and overthrow of Sennacherib in the height of his success... [ Continue Reading ]