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Isaiah 30:30

Smoke and fire often show God’s terrible arrival to carry out his fierce judgement (see 2 Samuel 22:8-16; Isaiah 66:15-16).

• God’s word brings life and health to those who accept it. But his word brings a sudden and terrible death to those who refuse it.

Those who hurt God’s people, even as tools in God’s hand, are still responsible for their own behaviour. An earlier passage (see Isaiah 10:12) had described God’s choice of Assyria to punish Israel. But that passage also said that afterwards God would arrange for Assyria’s punishment.

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See also Isaiah 30:30 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 30:30. _THE LORD SHALL CAUSE HIS GLORIOUS VOICE TO BE HEARD_] _Kimchi_ understands this of the great destruction of the Assyrian host by the angel of the Lord. Instead of בזעף אץ _bezaap...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE LORD SHALL CAUSE HIS GLORIOUS VOICE TO BE HEARD - That is, he would give command to destroy them. They could not fail to recognize his voice, and to feel that it was accomplished by him. THE...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 30 The Fourth Woe Against Alliance With Egypt 1. _The alliance and its failure (Isaiah 30:1)_ 2. _The written table against the rebellious people (Isaiah 30:8)_ 3. Jehovah's word of encourage...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    If this is the work of Isaiah, it describes the overthrow of Assyria. The description is very vigorous, and some feel that the loud colours are dashed on too violently to make Isaiah's authorship prob...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Songs of rejoicing arise within the city, while the Assyrians are slaughtered under its walls....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _his glorious voice_ Perhaps: THE MAJESTY OF HIS THUNDER (Psalms 29:3 ff.). _the lighting down_ The word probably comes from the (Aramaic) verb used in Psalms 38:2. It may, however, be derived from th...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE LORD SHALL CAUSE, &C.— The prophet resumes the thread of his narration from Isaiah 30:28 and having hinted, not obscurely, in the preceding verse, the time of the execution of the judgment, he...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. SALVATION TEXT: Isaiah 30:15-33 15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    VOICE] the thunder. Jehovah's wrath is figured as a storm. SCATTERING] RV 'a blast.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-7. The Egyptian alliance is profitless. 8-11. The perversity of Judah, 12-17. and its disastrous consequences. 18-26. There is a glorious prospect for the repentant people. 27-33 But first Jehov...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SHALL CAUSE HIS GLORIOUS VOICE... — The peace and joy at home are contrasted with the judgments that fall on the enemies of Israel. They are exposed to the full thunderstorm of the wrath...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ הִשְׁמִ֨יעַ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת ־הֹ֣וד קֹולֹ֗ו וְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 3 ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS 705-702 B.C. Isaiah: 29 About 703 30 A little later 31 A little later 32:1-8 Later 32:9-20 Date uncertain ------------...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE GOODNESS OF GOD'S SEVERITY Isaiah 30:18-33 Jerusalem refused God's invitation to return to Him and rest; they preferred to trust in Egyptian cavalry. Their Almighty Friend knew that this would en...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter contains two distinct messages. In the first, the prophet denounces an alliance with Egypt (verses Isa 30:1-26), and in the second foretells the destruction of Assyria (verses Isa 30:27-3...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Stones. The Angel raised the storm, which destroyed many, while the rest in a panic fell upon one another, chap. ix. 5., and xxvii. 36._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I hope that the Reader is, by this time, so well acquainted with scripture, as to need not the remark how, all along, the Lord is forever blending, judgment with mercy. Here we have, as in many other...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    30._And Jehovah shall cause to be heard. _He confirms what he formerly said about the judgment of God on the Assyrians, and he describes it figuratively, as is very customary both with himself and wit...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The effect of this unbelief is manifested in chapter 30. The people put their trust in man, according to the wisdom of man. They look to Egypt for help, but in vain. This contempt of Jehovah, accompan...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SHALL CAUSE HIS GLORIOUS VOICE TO BE HEARD,.... Or, "the glory of his voice" n; his majestic voice, the voice of his word, as the Targum, giving orders for the destruction of the Assyrian...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering,...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Isa. 30:27, to the end, and 31:9. Mr. Bedford supposes (Scripture Chronology, p. 671.) that what is here said respects the time when Rabshakeh came against Jerusalem, and God did so wonderfully appear...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Ye shall have a song_, &c. You shall have occasion of great joy, and of singing songs of praise for your stupendous deliverance from that formidable enemy; _as in the night_, &c. He mentions the nigh...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice, raised in a majestic battle-cry, TO BE HEARD AND SHALL SHOW THE LIGHTING DOWN OF HIS ARM, as it descends upon the scoffers, WITH THE INDIGNATION OF HIS ANG...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Trust in Jehovah Rewarded; Overthrow of the Lord's Enemies...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HIS GLORIOUS VOICE: _ Heb._ the glory of his voice...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    27-33 God curbs and restrains from doing mischief. With a word he guides his people into the right way, but with a bridle he turns his enemies upon their own ruin. Here, in threatening the ruin of Se...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HIS GLORIOUS VOICE; his thunder, which is Called God's voice, and said to be full of majesty, PSALMS 29:4. But then thunder is metaphorically taken for some terrible judgment, as it is in many places...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 30:30 LORD H3068 glorious H1935 voice H6963 heard H8085 (H8689) show H7200 (H8686) descent H5183 arm...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DESTRUCTION OF ASSYRIA (ISAIAH 30:27). However, although there will be no help for them in Egypt, they will be delivered, for God Himself will act to deliver them. For the remnant who come throug...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    FOR GOD'S FINAL PURPOSE IS TO BLESS HIS TRUE PEOPLE WHO WILL REMAIN AFTER HIS CHASTISEMENT AND PURIFICATION, AND TO DEFEAT THEIR ENEMIES HIMSELF (ISAIAH 30:19). While the future holds adversity for th...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. CHARACTERS: God, Pharoah. CONCLUSION: When sin has brought men into distress, it is th...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 30:1. _Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me._ It was a law among all ancient nations to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE EARTHLY SONG AND THE HEAVENLY VOICE Isaiah 30:29. _Ye shall have a song … and the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, &c._ The fulfilment of this prophecy is recorded in Isaiah 37:36...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 30:1 THE ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT OPENLY REBUKED. In the preceding chapter (Isaiah 30:15) the design of the Jewish rulers to seek the alliance of Egypt was covertly

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to their sin (Isaiah 30:1): Now these pe...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 7:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Exodus 15:16; Ezekiel 10:5;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    His voice — His thunder, metaphorically taken for some terrible judgment. The lightning — Upon the Assyrian. With — With great wrath; which is signified by heaping so many words of the same significat...

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