Isaiah 31

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:3

31:3 Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that {d} helpeth shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.(d) Meaning, both the Egyptians and the Israelites. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:4

31:4 For thus hath the LORD spoken to me, As the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come {e} down to fight for mount Zion, and for its hill.(e) He shows the Jews that if they would put their trust in him, he is so able, that no one can resist his power and so care over them, as a bird over her young, which ever flies... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:6

31:6 Turn ye to [him from] whom the children of Israel have {f} deeply revolted.(f) He touches their conscience that they might earnestly feel their grievous sins, and so truly repent, for as much as now they are almost drowned and past recovery. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:7

31:7 For in that day every man shall {g} cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made to you [for] a sin.(g) By these fruits your repentance will be known, as in Isaiah 2:20 . read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:8

31:8 {h} Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be made vessels.(h) When your repentance appears. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:9

31:9 And he shall pass over to his {i} strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose {k} fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.(i) This was accomplished soon after when Sennacherib’s army was discomfited, and he fled to his castle in Nineveh for comfort.(k) To destroy his enemies. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-9

JUDAH AND EGYPT These chapters make a unit since, with the exception of the opening part of chapter 28, they chiefly deal with Judah’s futile alliance with Egypt. Isaiah 28:0 Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes, is addressed under the name of her leading tribe “Ephraim” (Isaiah 28:1 ). Her great sin is strong drink. “The head of the fat valley” is Samaria the capital, which is soon to be overthrown by the Assyrians (Isaiah 28:2-4 ). Observe, however, the usual forecast of the end of the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 31:1-9

Prophetic Warnings Isaiah 31-33 Remember that. If on hearing that you choose to trust to Egypt, so be it; only, walk in the light, understand your position, make your choice deliberately, and abide by it. All that the Bible, a revelation from God, can do is to make distinctions, announce issues, address appeals to reason and to conscience, and there even an inspired volume ends its labour. The people imagined that Egypt was a sanctuary: the prophet said, It is so, in a very temporary and... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 31:1

CONTENTS This chapter is to the same purport as the former. The prophet setteth forth the fully of all human confidences. Some gracious promises are given towards the close of the chapter. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-3

Reader! we shall find scriptures, such as the present, truly profitable, under the teaching of the Holy Ghost, if we make application of what is here said in history, concerning Israel's trusting in Egypt, to ourselves, and the people of God, in spiritual things. Is it not an unnatural alliance for men in grace, to seek comfort from the men of the world? If at any time the waters of the sanctuary run low, will the cisterns of worldly enjoyments supply the place? Oh! the folly of God's people in... read more

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:3

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:4

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:6

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:7

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:8

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 31:9

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-9

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 31:1-9

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 31:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-3

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