George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 8:9
Overcome. The defeat of Sennacherib, of the Idumeans, &c., under Ezechias, is intimated, 4 Kings xviii. 8., and xix. 35.
Overcome. The defeat of Sennacherib, of the Idumeans, &c., under Ezechias, is intimated, 4 Kings xviii. 8., and xix. 35.
Verse Isaiah 8:9. _ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES_ - "Know ye this"] God by his prophet plainly declares to the confederate adversaries of Judah, and bids them regard and attend to his declaration, that all th...
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES - In the previous verses the prophet had seen the Assyrian coming up on the land like an overwhelming flood. He looked upon the danger, and his mind was turned to the pledge of sa...
CHAPTER 8 Jehovah's Word Through Isaiah and the Assyrian Announced 1. _The divine instruction and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)_ 2. _The Assyrian to come (Isaiah 8:5)_ 3. _The answer of faith (I...
MORE EXTRACTS ON THE CRISIS FROM ISAIAH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. It is not clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the section for the most part probably deals with the coalition of Sy...
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES. Make friendships. PEOPLE. nations. GIRD YOURSELVES. Note the Figure of speech _Repetitio_ for emphasis. Occurs in "former" portion here only, and in the "latter" portion only i...
The challenge of faith to the combined nations of the world. Cf. Psalms 2:1-6....
_Associate yourselves_ Rather: BE EXASPERATED. A.V. follows the Targum and Vulgate, whose translation is based on a wrong grammatical analysis of the word (the root being _râ-a-_, not _râ-âh_). _and...
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, &C.— Rapt as it were into extacy, upon considering the land as belonging to _Immanuel,_ the prophet beholds the future assistance which should be given to that land, and the vani...
THE PROMISE Isaiah 8:9-15 TEXT: Isaiah 8:9-15 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselve...
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken...
8:9 Rage (a-1) Or 'Associate yourselves.'...
PEOPLE] RV 'peoples.' GIRD YOURSELVES] i.e. for warfare....
1. TAKE, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A MAN'S PEN] i.e. such as a common man would use for writing in large characters that al...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 8 ISAIAH’S SON WILL BE A SIGN TO THE PEOPLE V1 The *Lord sen...
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, O YE PEOPLE... — Better, _O ye peoples._ The words are not limited to the confederacy of Syria and Ephraim, but are, as it were, a challenge to all the peoples of the earth, far...
רֹ֤עוּ עַמִּים֙ וָ חֹ֔תּוּ וְ הַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ כּ
CHAPTER VI KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH 735-732 B.C. Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1 THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a number of separate prophecies uttered during...
FEAR GOD'S POWER, NOT MAN'S Isaiah 8:5-18 It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A strong party seems to...
In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing souls. This departure was signalized by his writing on a tab...
Associate yourselves, O ye (l) people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be brok...
Here are blessed encouragements given to God's people, in the midst of impending judgments. It is as if the prophet had said; "The Lord's punishment of Judah, as a nation, is inevitable; it shall come...
9._Associate yourselves. _The verb רעו, (_rognu_,) whether it be derived from רוע (_ruang_) or from רעה, (_ragnah_,) signifies _to bruise_. But as רעה (_ragnah_) signifies _to associate_, some prefer...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7. But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, O YE PEOPLE,.... Both of Syria and Israel, whose two kings were confederate against Judah: AND YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES; as the kingdom of Syria was by Tilgathpilneser quick...
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken i...
_Associate yourselves, O ye people_ O ye Syrians and Israelites; _and ye shall be broken in pieces_ Your attempts against the house of David, and kingdom of Judah, will be fruitless, yea, will issue i...
Associate yourselves, O ye people, rather, "Be wicked, rage, raise tumults," as much as ye please, AND YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES, for all enemies directing their attacks against the people of God w...
A REBUKE AND AN EXHORTATION...
AND YE: Or, yet...
9-16 The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and themselves broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time of trouble, to watch against all such fears as put us upon c...
O YE PEOPLE; Syrians and Israelites. Immanuel's name inspireth the prophet with new courage, and makes him send a challenge to all God's enemies, and foretell their certain downfall. YE OF FAR COUNTRI...
Isaiah 8:9 shattered H7489 (H8798) peoples H5971 pieces H2865 (H8798) ear H238 (H8685) all H3605 far...
JUDAH HAVING MADE THEIR FINAL CHOICE EVEN IMMANUEL'S LAND WILL SUFFER. NEVERTHELESS FINAL TRIUMPH IS CERTAIN BECAUSE IT IS IMMANUEL'S LAND (ISAIAH 8:5). Two facts emerge from the words that follow. T...
CONTENTS: Predictions of the Syrian invasion and of the desolations of Judah and Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Israel, Uriah, Zechariah, Maher, Shalal-hash-baz, Rezin, sons of Remaliah. CONCLUSION: If a n...
Isaiah 8:1. _Take thee a great roll._ Lowth reads, a large mirror. The Chaldaic has _scripturam claram,_ a fair writing, which might be on a polished plate; but the Versions read as the English. Isaia...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:9 In view of Immanuel’s future triumph, Isaiah announces that the enemies of God who gather against his people will be SHATTERED (compare Genesis 3:15
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 8:1 THE SIGN OF MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. The sign of Immanuel was recondite. In its more spiritual sense it appealed to faith in an event far distant. Even in its literal import, it w...
So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian invasion. Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaia...
1 Kings 20:11; Ezekiel 38:9; Isaiah 14:5; Isaiah 14:6; Isaiah 28:13;
Ye people — Syrians and Israelites. All ye — Whosoever you be, who conspire against Immanuel's land. Gird — Prepare yourselves for war. Broken — This is repeated for the greater assurance of the thing...