Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Isaiah 33:16
He shall dwell on high; out of the reach of danger. Bread shall be given him, his waters shall be sure; God will furnish him with all necessaries.
He shall dwell on high; out of the reach of danger. Bread shall be given him, his waters shall be sure; God will furnish him with all necessaries.
HE SHALL DWELL ON HIGH - See the margin. Heights, or high places, were usually places of safety, being, inaccessible to an enemy. The sense here is, that such a man as is described in Isaiah 33:15, sh...
CHAPTER 33 Sixth Woe Against the Assyrian and What Is to Follow 1. _The judgment announced (Isaiah 33:1)_ 2. _The prayer of the faithful remnant (Isaiah 33:2)_ 3. _The judgment executed (Isaiah 33:7)...
ISAIAH 33. DENUNCIATION OF THE TREACHEROUS FOE. ZION'S EXTREMITY, YAHWEH'S OPPORTUNITY. If Isaiah's, the date is apparently 701, and the situation presupposed is Sennacherib's demand for unconditional...
_he shall dwell on high_ (lit. "inhabit heights"), i.e. in absolute security, as is said of Jehovah Himself in Isaiah 33:5. _the munitions of rocks_ inexpugnable rock-fortresses. _bread_shall be _giv...
Being thus assured of a speedy answer to his prayers, the writer proceeds, in language of great force and beauty, to describe the moral effect on the Jewish people....
A triumphant answer to the fearful self-questionings of the ungodly. The passage closely resembles Psalms 15:2 ff; Psalms 24:4 f. First the character of the true citizen of God's Kingdom is expressed...
DISCOURSE: 909 PROTECTION PROMISED TO THE GODLY Isaiah 33:16. _He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure._ WE ca...
HEAR, YE THAT ARE FAR OFF— This period is immediately connected with that preceding; wherein the divine judgment just mentioned is celebrated, and its severity defended against those hypocrites who mi...
4. SERENITY TEXT: Isaiah 33:13-24 13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless...
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. HE SHALL DWELL ON HIGH - heights inaccessible to the foe (). BREA...
1-12. The deliverance of Jerusalem from the Invader. 13-24. The Consequences of the Interposition of Jehovah for those that dwell in the City....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 33 A PRAYER FOR HELP V1 *Woe to our enemies! They ruined and cheated other people. Al...
For people who live rightly, ‘bread and water’ will always be available. That is, God will provide their necessary food for each day. A HAPPY FUTURE FOR *JERUSALEM V17 You will see God the King in...
HE THAT WALKETH RIGHTEOUSLY... — The answer to the question shows that the words point not to endless punishments, but to the infinite holiness of God. The man who is true and just in all his dealings...
ה֚וּא מְרֹומִ֣ים יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן מְצָדֹ֥ות סְלָעִ֖ים מִשְׂגַּבֹּ֑ו...
CHAPTER XXI OUR GOD A CONSUMING FIRE 701 B.C. Isaiah 33:1 WE have seen how the sense of forgiveness and the exultant confidence, which fill chapter 33, were brought about within a few months after...
THE REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS Isaiah 33:13-24 The devouring fire and everlasting burnings of Isaiah 33:14 are clearly the emblems of the divine presence. The righteous dwell in God as the bush which w...
This chapter celebrates a great victory, and is prophetic of the method of the final triumph. In the first thirteen verses we have the prophet's appeal, in which there are two movements. In the first...
He shall dwell on (t) high: his place of defence [shall be] the strong holds of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure. (t) Meaning, that God will be a sure defence to all them t...
_Sure. Never failing. (Calmet) --- This was a great advantage in those dry regions. (Haydock)_...
W hat a string of rich promises are here, like so many pearls for the believer's neck! What is it to walk righteously, but to walk in Christ, and with Christ? Colossians 2:6. And what is it to despise...
16._He shall dwell in high places. _That the Jews may know that the chastisements which God had inflicted on them were righteous, and may endeavor to be restored to his favor, he says that his blessin...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 AND 34. Chapter s 33, 34 announce the last two great acts of judgment. At the moment when God establishes Himself in Zion, and fills it with righteousness,...
HE SHALL DWELL ON HIGH,.... And so in safety: this is opposed to the fears of hypocrites, the grovelling life of a worldling, and the low life of many professors, and is expressive of the security of...
_He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure._ Ver. 16. _He shall dwell on high._] _Extra iactum,_ out of the...
_He that walketh righteously_ He who, being first made righteous by the justification of his person, and the renovation of his nature, (see on Genesis 15:6, and Psalms 32:1,) afterward practises right...
he shall dwell on high, in places inaccessible to the foe, HIS PLACE OF DEFENSE SHALL BE THE MUNITIONS OF ROCKS, the fastnesses of the mountains, where he dwells under the protection of Jehovah; BREAD...
THE SINNERS ALARMED, THE PIOUS COMFORTED...
HIGH: _ Heb._ heights, or high places...
15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessin...
Isaiah 33:16 dwell H7931 (H8799) high H4791 defense H4869 fortress H4679 rocks H5553 Bread H3899 given H5414 ...
CHAPTER 33 THE SIXTH WOE AGAINST THOSE WHO DESPOIL OTHERS AND WHO ARE TREACHEROUS. The sixth woe seems in context to be directed against Assyria for some treacherous act. We can compare and contrast h...
GOD IS SO HOLY, WHO CAN KNOW HIM? (ISAIAH 33:13). What Yahweh has done in defeating Assyria and delivering Jerusalem leads on to His depiction of His holiness and power. He is above all and will brin...
CONTENTS: The distress of Judah and Jerusalem because of coming woes. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The righteous God pays sinners in their own coin. When they have filled up the measure of their ini...
Isaiah 33:1. _Woe to thee,_ thou spoiler, who hast not been spoiled; _AND THOU PLUNDERER, WHO HAST NOT BEEN PLUNDERED._ When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; When thou art weary of...
_He shall dwell on high_ THE LIFE OF SURRENDER AND TRUST I. A LIFE OF EXALTATION. “Shall dwell on high.” Those who are kept safe, are kept rejoicing, and that constantly; it is not an intermittent ex...
_He that walketh righteously_ THE CITIZENS OF GOD’S KINGDOM I. THE CHARACTER of the true citizens of God’s kingdom is expressed in general terms. “Walketh righteously”; “speaketh uprightly.” II. Th...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 33:16 To DWELL ON THE HEIGHTS is to be near God (v. Isaiah 33:5)....
THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE SERVANT OF GOD Isaiah 33:16. _He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure_. This is part of...
A BLESSED LIFE Isaiah 33:15. _He that walketh righteously, &c._ This is a gleam of bright sunshine after a heavy storm. It describes a truly happy, holy life, such as we may all attain, and may all...
SECTION X. A PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA (Isaiah 33:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 33:1 THE JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA
Now chapter 33 begins with a warning to the Assyrians. Woe unto thee that spoilest, and you have not been spoiled; you that deal treacherously, you've not been dealt treacherously with! (Isaiah 33:1)...
Habakkuk 3:19; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 32:18; Luke 12:29; Proverbs 1:33
On high — Out of the reach of danger. His waters — God will furnish him with all necessaries....