イザヤ書 30:30-33 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:27-33

Judgment and joy. This forcible, energetic language, in which darkest shadow and brightest sunshine very strikingly intermingle, may remind us— I. THAT GOD DOES COME IN TERRIBLE JUDGMENTS TO THE CHILDREN OF MEN . 1. Sometimes to men collectively—to societies, to cities, to nations. 2. At other times to individual men. In the special ordering or in the permission of his Divine providence he sends the overwhelming loss and consequently reduced or even... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:29-32

The punishments of nations for deliverance, rather than for vengeance. God "hath no pleasure in the death of him that dieth" ( Ezekiel 18:32 ). His justice compels him to punish the wicked, and sometimes requires the destruction even of a nation; but the main object of the Almighty in all such destructions is not to take vengeance on the oppressor, but to deliver the oppressed. Assyria, and the nations leagued with her, had now by their wickedness, their pride, their blasphemy, their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:30

The Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard ; literally, the majesty of his voice , Mr. Cheyne renders, "the peal of his voice." Delitzsch understands fearful thundering, like that at Sinai ( Exodus 19:16 ; Exodus 20:18 ), to be intended (comp. Psalms 29:3-9 ). The lighting down of his arm; i.e. the blow causing the destruction, of Isaiah 30:31 , of whatever kind that destruction might be—blasting by lightning, plague, simoom, death by the visitation of God, as men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:31

For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down ; rather, for at the voice of the Lord shall Assyria be dismayed (compare the first clause of Isaiah 30:30 ). Which smote with a rod ; rather, with the rod will he ( i.e. Jehovah) smite . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:32

In every place where the grounded staff shall pass, etc.; rather, and it shall come to pass that every stroke (literally, passage ) of the destined rod which Jehovah causes to rest upon him shall be with an accompaniment of drums and citherns . Each blow dealt to Assyria shall rejoice her enemies, and cause them to break out into songs of praise, accompanied by the music of various instruments (comp. Isaiah 30:29 ; and see also Exodus 15:1-21 ). In battles of shaking ; or, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:33

For Tophet is ordained of old ; rather, for a Tophet has been long since prepared . A "Tophet" is a place of burning, probably derived from the Aryan root tap or taph , found in Greek τάφος τέφρα , Latin tepidus , Sanskrit tap , Persian taphtan . The name was specially attached to a particular spot in the Valley of Hinnom, where sacrifices were offered to Moloch ( 2 Kings 23:10 ; Jeremiah 7:31 ; Jeremiah 19:6 , Jeremiah 19:11 , etc.); but Isaiah seems to use it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:33

The mission of Tophet. "Fire, being the most destructive of all the elements, is chosen by the sacred writers to symbolize the agency by which God punishes or destroys the wicked. We are not to assume from prophetical figures that material fire is the precise agent to be used. It was not the agency employed in the destruction of Sennacherib, who is the king mentioned in the text. He was killed by his two sons, whilst worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god ( Isaiah 37:38 ). Tophet... read more

Albert Barnes

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

And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard - That is, he would give command to destroy them. They could not fail to recognize his voice, and to feel that it was accomplished by him.The lighting down of his arm - The descent of his arm - alluding to the act of striking, as with a sword, by which an army is cut down.With the flame - (see the note at Isaiah 29:6).And tempest, and hailstones - With us it is rare that a storm of hail would be severe enough to destroy an army. But in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:31

For through the voice of the - Lord By the command of the Lord; that is, his voice going forth in the manner specified in Isaiah 30:30.Which smote with a rod - Who was accustomed to smite as with a rod; that is, his government was tyrannical and severe. As he had been accustomed to smite in that manner, so he would now meet the proper reward of his oppression of the nations. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:32

And in every place - Margin, ‘Every passing of the rod founded.’ Lowth renders it, ‘Whenever shall pass the rod of correction.’ The whole design of the passage is evidently to foretell the sudden destruction of the army of the Assyrians, and to show that this would be accomplished by the agency of God. The idea seems to be, that in all those places where the rod of the Assyrian would pass, that is, where he would cause devastation and desolation, there would be the sound of rejoicing with... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:27-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:29-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:33

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:32

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