In the day of the great slaughter - When the enemies of the people of God shall have been destroyed - probably in a time subsequent to the slaughter of the army of the Assyrians.
When the towers fall - The towers of the enemy; perhaps referring here to the towers of Babylon. After they should fall, the Jews would be favored with the time of prosperity to which the prophet here refers.
Verse Isaiah 30:25. _WHEN THE TOWERS FALL _- "When the mighty fall."] מגדלים _migdalim_, μεγαλους, _Sym_.; μεγαλυνομενους, _Aquila_; רברבין rabrebin, Chald.; all signifying _mighty sizes_....
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...
Yahweh waits till the time is ripe for intervention, and then shows His graciousness and mercy. Then there shall be no sorrow in Zion; Yahweh's answer anticipates (render, has answered) His people's p...
STREAMS. Hebrew. _yiblei_ (from _yabal =_ to bring, or conduct along). Occurs only here in the "former" portion, and only in Isaiah 44:4, in the "latter" portion of Isaiah, where it is rendered "water...
The temporal blessings of the new dispensation....
Even the arid slopes of the hills of Palestine shall then flow with water. _slaughter, when the towers fall_ cf. ch. Isaiah 2:12 ff. It is a vague poetic allusion to the day of the Lord, when all His...
THEN SHALL HE GIVE THE RAIN OF THY SEED— _And he shall give rain for thy seed._ Lowth. It appears very plainly from the latter end of the 25th verse, and from the 26th, that the prophet here is not to...
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...
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. THERE SHALL BE UPON EVERY HIGH MOUNTAIN...
SLAUGHTER] i.e. of the Assyrians. TOWERS] siegetowers....
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...
THERE SHALL BE UPON EVERY HIGH MOUNTAIN... — The picture of a golden age is continued. The mountains and hills, often so dry and barren, should flow down with rivers of waters, and irrigate the valley...
וְ הָיָ֣ה ׀ עַל ־כָּל ־הַ֣ר גָּבֹ֗הַ וְ
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 ------------...
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...
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...
And there shall be upon every high (x) mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers [and] streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. (x) By these various manners of spee...
_Towers, or chief officers of Sennacherib. All shall be luxuriant._...
How very sweetly and blessedly doth the Prophet describe the sure effects of grace, in the hearts of those, where God's words, like the good seed, have fallen into good ground! Everything that is filt...
25._And it shall come to pass. _When the prophets describe the kingdom of Christ, they commonly draw metaphors from the ordinary life of men; for the true happiness of the children of God cannot be de...
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...
AND THERE SHALL BE UPON EVERY HIGH MOUNTAIN, AND UPON EVERY HIGH HILL,.... Which were round about Jerusalem, and in other parts of Judea: RIVERS [AND] STREAMS OF WATER; such abundance of rain, that i...
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers [and] streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Ver. 25. _Rivers and streams of waters._...
_On every high mountain, and every high hill_ Which are commonly dry and barren; _shall be rivers and streams of water_ Fertilizing and refreshing blessings, showered down by God upon his church and p...
Trust in Jehovah Rewarded; Overthrow of the Lord's Enemies...
And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill, barren as they otherwise were, RIVERS AND STREAMS OF WATERS IN THE DAY OF THE GREAT SLAUGHTER, when the punishment of God will str...
HIGH HILL: _ Heb._ lifted up...
19-26 God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A fa...
UPON EVERY HIGH MOUNTAIN, and upon every high hill; which are commonly dry and barren, and destitute of rivers. IN THE DAY OF THE GREAT SLAUGHTER; when God shall destroy the enemies of his people, he...
Isaiah 30:25 high H1364 mountain H2022 high H5375 (H8737) hill H1389 Rivers H6388 streams H2988 waters H4325 day...
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...
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...
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....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 30:23 AND HE WILL... Isaiah foresees the messianic kingdom (see Deuteronomy 28:1). The details suggest the glorious reality and fullnes
RIVERS OF WATERS Isaiah 30:25. _And there shall be upon every high mountain, &c._ These are symbols of the blessings God will confer upon His people when He returns to them in mercy. These are vivid...
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
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...
2 Corinthians 10:4; Ezekiel 17:22; Ezekiel 34:13; Ezekiel 34:26;...
Hill — Which is commonly dry and barren. In the day — When God shall destroy the enemies of his people. The towers — The mighty potentates, who fought against God's people....