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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:20

Isaiah 7:20. Shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, &c.— Shall the Lord shave with that mercenary razor by them beyond the Euphrates, &c.—And even the beard also shall be close shaven. Schultens. The metaphor of a razor is immediately explained by the prophet, who calls the king of Assyria, emphatically, that mercenary razor, alluding to the hire which Ahaz offered to him for his service. See 2 Chronicles 16:14; 2 Chronicles 16:14. We have a full completion of this prophesy in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:21-22

Isaiah 7:21-22. And it shall come to pass— The prophet intends here to denote the extreme desertion of the land, and in consequence the great growth of the grass and food, which there shall not be sufficient cattle to eat. Certainly, therefore, the few men remaining might themselves eat the fat of the land, when there were scarcely any to share with them, and none to purchase of them. The subsequent verses set forth in strong terms the desolation of the land. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:23

Isaiah 7:23. Every place shall be, &c.— Every vineyard that hath a thousand vines, valued at a thousand pieces of silver, shall become in that day briers and thorns. Lowth. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:25

Isaiah 7:25. And on all hills— And as to all the hills which used to be dressed with a mattock, there shall no fence of briers and thorns come there; but it shall let in oxen, and shall be trodden by the lesser cattle. Vitringa. It was usual in Judaea to fence in their vineyards with briers and thorns. REFLECTIONS.—1st, A new prophesy begins in this chapter, which bears date in the reign of Ahaz, when the confederate forces of Syria and Israel, which had before committed great ravages and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7

CHAPTER 7 :-. PREDICTION OF THE ILL SUCCESS OF THE SYRO-ISRAELITISH INVASION OF JUDAH—AHAZ'S ALLIANCE WITH ASSYRIA, AND ITS FATAL RESULTS TO JUDEA—YET THE CERTAINTY OF FINAL PRESERVATION AND OF THE COMING OF MESSIAH. In the Assyrian inscriptions the name of Rezin, king of Damascus, is found among the tributaries of Tiglath-pileser, of whose reign the annals of seventeen years have been deciphered. For the historical facts in this chapter, compare 2 Kings 15:37-16. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:1

1. Ahaz—In the first years of his reign the design of the two kings against Judah was carried out, which was formed in Jotham's reign ( :-). Syria—Hebrew, Aram (Genesis 10:22; Genesis 10:23), originally the whole region between the Euphrates and Mediterranean, including Assyria, of which Syria is an abbreviation; here the region round Damascus, and along Mount Libanus. Jerusalem—An actual siege of it took place, but was foiled (Genesis 10:23- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:2

2. is confederate with—rather, is encamped upon the territory of Ephraim [MAURER], or better, as Rezin was encamped against Jerusalem, "is supported by" [LOWTH] Ephraim, whose land lay between Syria and Judah. The mention of "David" alludes, in sad contrast with the present, to the time when David made Syria subject to him ( :-). Ephraim—the ten tribes. as . . . trees of . . . wood—a simultaneous agitation. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:3

3. Go forth—out of the city, to the place where Ahaz was superintending the works for defense and the cutting off of the water supply from the enemy, and securing it to the city. So Isaiah 22:9; 2 Chronicles 32:4. Shearjashub—that is, A remnant shall return (Isaiah 6:13). His very name (compare Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:3) was a standing memorial to Ahaz and the Jews that the nation should not, notwithstanding the general calamity (Isaiah 7:17-25; Isaiah 8:6-8), be utterly destroyed (Isaiah 10:21;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:4

4. Take heed, c.—that is, See that thou be quiet (not seeking Assyrian aid in a fit of panic). tails—mere ends of firebrands, almost consumed themselves (about soon to fall before the Assyrians, Isaiah 7:8), therefore harmless. smoking—as about to go out not blazing. son of Remaliah—Pekah, a usurper (2 Kings 15:25). The Easterners express contempt by designating one, not by his own name, but by his father's, especially when the father is but little known (1 Samuel 20:27; 1 Samuel 20:31). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:6

6. vex—rather, "throw into consternation" [GESENIUS]. make a breach—rather, "cleave it asunder." Their scheme was to divide a large portion of the territory between themselves, and set up a vassal king of their own over the rest. son of Tabeal—unknown; a Syrian-sounding name, perhaps favored by a party in Jerusalem (Isaiah 3:6; Isaiah 3:9; Isaiah 3:12). read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:21-22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:6

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