E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 17:14
trouble = consternation. he is not: or, he is no more. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and he is no more". read more
Isaiah 17
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 17:1
Note the following lines from Coleridge;The OwletSailing with obscene wings athwart the noon,(He) drops his blue-fringed lids and holds them close,And hooting at the glorious sun in heavenCries out, Where is it?[1]The comments of critical scholars inevitably bring to mind these words of Coleridge! We refer to such as this: "Chapter 17 is made up of fragmentary oracles having little apparent relationship to one another!"[2] On the other hand there is an obvious vital connection in the four parts... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 17:7
"In that day shall they look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images."This speaks of a revival of the true religion among the Ephraimites, although it must be supposed that it was rejected by the majority of the people. How logically this follows the preceding paragraphs. It is always... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 17:9
"In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood, and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be desolate. For thou has forsaken the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy strength; therefore thou plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips. In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 17:12
"Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters! The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm. At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 17
CHAP. XVII. Syria and Israel are threatened. A remnant will forsake idolatry. The rest shall be plagued for their impiety. The woe of Israel's enemies. Before Christ 741. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 17:1
Isaiah 17:1. The burden of Damascus— The fourth discourse of the second book of these prophesies is contained in this and the following chapter. The Syrians of Damascus, who bordered upon the Ephraimites, had long lived in a state of hostility with them; but their king Rezin, on receiving some injuries from Uzziah, king of Judah, had united them with himself in an expedition against Jerusalem, which was wholly frustrated. See chap. 7: This disappointment hastened the destruction of these... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 17:1-3
Isaiah 17:1-3. Behold, Damascus is taken away— We have here the sentence of the divine judgment upon Damascus; wherein are four penal judgments to be inflicted upon that state. The first is the overthrow of Damascus: Behold, Damascus is taken, &c. See chap. Isaiah 25:2. The second is the destruction of the cities of the Damascene valley; Isaiah 17:2. By the cities of Aroer, we understand that celebrated valley which lay between the mountains of Libanus and Anti-Libanus, and possibly among... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 17:4-6
Isaiah 17:4-6. And in that day, &c.— The Ephraimites and Syrians, guilty of the same fault, were to suffer the same punishment; wherefore, in the former period, wherein the prophet foretold the fate of Damascus, he at the same time mentioned that of the Ephraimites. But here, in describing their punishment more particularly, he proceeds in such a manner, that his prophesy approaches nearly to history. He shews, very clearly, that the judgment which God would inflict upon the Ephraimites... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 17:13
God = One. chaff = dried grass. a rolling thing = a galgal. See note on Psalms 83:13 . read more