イザヤ書 30:19-21 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The blessedness of Zion. Throughout the book the idea of temporal blends with that of spiritual weal. The images are drawn from the state of temporal happiness and prosperity. Yet Zion and Jerusalem may be regarded as symbolical of the Church in general. I. JOY IN GOD . There will be "no more weeping." Tears are significant of the lot of humanity; and in the poetry of the Old Testament we hear, as Lord Bacon says, "as many hearse-like airs as carols," and the pencil of the Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The people of God in their prosperity. These verses are primarily applicable, and they are more or less true as they are applied, to the return of the Jews from captivity, and their residence in their own land. But they find a larger fulfillment in the condition of the Church of Christ in its last days. Possibly they anticipate the felicities of the heavenly future. We refer them to the Church in its prosperity, and conclude— I. THAT THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE THOSE THAT HAVE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity (so Mr. Cheyne). But most modern critics (Kay, Delitzsch, Vance Smith, etc.) regard the words as a promise of support through the siege, and omit the interpolated "though." Translate, And the Lord will give yon bread o f adversity , and water of affliction ; i.e. scant rations, but sufficient; and thy teachers shall not , etc. Be removed into a corner ; i.e. "have to hide themselves from persecution." A persecution of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

Adversity as Divine bread. "The bread of adversity, and the water of affliction." We can only think of God by the help of our associations with man . Therefore, in the revelation which he has given us in a book, God is spoken of as if he had the form of a man (anthropomorphism), and as if he had the feelings of a man (anthropopathism). We, indeed, know no other moral beings beside man, and probably our senses would allow of the apprehension of no other. We are not allowed to create... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee. Kay says, "The teacher will go before his flock, marking out the way before them." But in that case, the flock would hear the word before them. Delitzsch explains better, "They (the teachers), as the shepherds of the flock, would follow the people with friendly words of admonition." Even in the East, shepherds sometimes follow their flocks (see Genesis 32:17 ). When ye turn , i.e. when ye are about to turn. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

Sins of will and sins of frailty. "When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." This is an evident recognition of the infirmities and wanderings of those who do, of set purpose of heart, mean to serve God. The verse is a gracious assurance that, in such times of frailty, God's people shall have due warning and correction. We may take as types of the two kinds of sin—sins of will and sins of frailty—the two persons who were present to the mind of Christ when he spoke as in ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion - (see the note at Isaiah 1:8). The language here is evidently adapted to a return from the captivity. The whole design of the passage Isaiah 30:19-26 is to describe a future state of prosperity by images mainly drawn from the idea of temporal enjoyment. The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that would befall them for their improper reliance on the aid of Egypt Isaiah 30:16-17, there would be prosperity, peace, and joy in Jerusalem.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity - The bread that is eaten in a time of calamity; that is, he would bring upon them sore distress and want.The water of affliction - Margin, ‘Oppression.’ That is, water drank in times of affliction and oppression, or in the long and weary days of captivity.Yet shall not thy teachers - Your public instructors and guides Psalms 74:9; Isaiah 43:27; Daniel 12:3; Amos 8:11-12. This refers to “all” those who would be the true guides and teachers of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:21

And thine ears shall hear a word - A command or admonition. You shall not be left without spiritual guides and directors.Behind thee - That is, says Vitringa, the voice of conscience, as an “invisible” guide, shall admonish you. The idea, however, seems to be that if they were ignorant of the way, or if they were inclined to err, they should be admonished of the true path which they ought to pursue. The idea is taken either from the practice of teachers who are represented as “following” their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:19

Isaiah 30:19. For, &c. “The consolatory part of this discourse begins here, which is connected with the preceding part by the last clause of the former verse, Blessed, &c. Here follows, therefore, a series of excellent blessings, to be conferred by God after these judgments. And the prophet hath so ordered his style in setting them forth, that when he seems to promise only temporal blessings to the church, he would be understood mystically under these figurative emblems.”... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:19

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