The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:30
Ye shall be as an oak , etc. Contrast the case of the godly, whose "leaf shall not wither" ( Psalms 1:3 ). read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:31
The strong (literally, the strong one ) shall be as tow; i.e. weak and powerless (comp. 16:9 ), utterly unable to resist the Divine fiat when it goes forth. The maker of it. An extraordinary mistranslation, since po ' al never means anything but "work." His own acts would light the fire by which the "strong one" would be consumed and perish. " Nec lex justior ulla est, Quam necis artifices arts perire sua ." read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed - That is, when they see the punishment that their idolatry has brought upon them, they shall be ashamed of the folly and degradation of their worship. Moreover, the gods in which they trusted shall yield them no protection, and shall leave them to the disgrace and confusion of being forsaken and abandoned.Of the oaks - Groves, in ancient times, were the favorite places of idolatrous worship. In the city of Rome, there were thirty-two groves consecrated to the gods.... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:30
For ye ... - The mention of the tree in the previous verse, gives the prophet occasion for the beautiful image in this. They had desired the oak, and they should be like it. That, when the frost came, was divested of its beauty, and its leaves faded, and fell; so should their beauty and privileges and happiness, as a people, fade away at the anger of God.A garden that hath no water - That is therefore withered and parched up; where nothing would flourish, but where all would be desolation - a... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:31
And the strong - Those who have been thought to be strong, on whom the people relied for protection and defense - their rulers, princes, and the commanders of their armies.As tow - The coarse or broken part of flax, or hemp. It means here that which shall be easily and quickly kindled and rapidly consumed. As tow burns and is destroyed at the touch of fire, so shall the rulers of the people be consumed by the approaching calamities.And the maker of it - This is an unhappy translation. The word... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:29
Isaiah 1:29. For they shall be ashamed He does not speak of an ingenuous and penitential shame for sin, but of an involuntary and penal shame for the disappointment of the hopes which they had placed in their idols; of the oaks which ye have desired Which, after the manner of the heathen, you have consecrated to idolatrous uses. Of what particular kind the trees here mentioned were, cannot be determined with certainty. The Hebrew word אלה , here used, is rendered ilex by Bishop Lowth,... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:30
Isaiah 1:30. For ye shall be as an oak, &c. As you have sinned under the oaks and in the gardens, so you shall be like unto oaks and gardens, not when they are green and flourishing, but when they wither and decay. This verse is remarkably elegant, in which, what was the pleasure and confidence of those idolaters, is made to denote their punishment. “All the gardens in the East,” says a late writer, “have water in them, which is so absolutely necessary, that without it every thing, in... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:31
Isaiah 1:31. And the strong The wisest, strongest, or richest persons among you, who think to secure themselves against the threatened danger by their wisdom, wealth, or power, and much more they that are weak and helpless; shall be as tow Shall be as suddenly and easily consumed by God’s judgments as tow is by the fire. And the maker of it The maker of the idol, who can neither save himself nor his workmanship; as a spark To set it on fire: by his sin he shall bring himself to ruin.... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:10-31
Religious and moral corruption (1:10-31)No doubt the people thought they were pleasing God by offering sacrifices, attending public worship services, and keeping the special Israelite feasts; but because their everyday lives were full of sin, their religious exercises were hateful to God. No matter how correct the form of worship, God will not accept it unless the people show a corresponding zeal for right behaviour (10-15).The people must turn from their selfishness and treachery, and begin to... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:29
The oaks which ye have desired are, primarily, the "green trees " under which images were set up ( 2 Kings 17:10 ), but perhaps represent also any worldly attractions which draw the soul away from God—as wealth, or power, or honors. In the day of suffering, sinners are ashamed of having been led away by such poor temptations as those to which they have yielded (comp. Romans 6:21 , "What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?"). The gardens. Kay suggests... read more