Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:14
He shall not spare "And spareth it not" - Five MSS. add the conjunction ו vau to the negative; ולא velo . read more
イザヤ書 30:8-14 Jcb
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:8
Write it before them in a tablet ; i.e. " write the prophecy before them" (equivalent to " to be set up before them") " on a tablet," in the briefest possible form (comp. Isaiah 8:1 ). And note it in a book ; i.e. "and also make a full notation of it in a book," or parchment roll. The "tablet" was to be for the admonition of the living generation of men; the "book" was for future generations, to be a record of God's omniscience and faithfulness "forever and ever." That it... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:8
The written Word endures forever. There is always a permanency about written, that does not belong to uttered, speech. " Liters scripts manet ," said one Roman poet; " Exegi monumentum osre perennius ," said another, when he had completed a book of his odes. It was to secure continuance to human utterances that the act of writing was invented at the first; and it was probably long employed for no other purpose. The permanency, however, that attaches to ordinary writings is a limited... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17
A RENEWAL OF THREATENING . The denunciation of the Egyptian alliance had been made viva voce , in the courts of the temple or in some other place of public resort. As he ended, Isaiah received a Divine intimation that the prophecy was to be put on record, doubly, upon a tablet and in a book. At the same time, the " rebelliousness " of the people was further pointed out, and fresh threats (verses 13, 14, and 17) were uttered against them. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-18
A testimony forever. The prophet pauses. Perhaps he hears an inner voice bidding him to write down a few words, such as the last significant Rahab . As in Isaiah 8:1 , the inscription is to be on a large tablet, set up in a conspicuous place, so that he who runs may read. Then he is to inscribe the prophecy more fully on a scroll. Litera scripta manet . The oracle, the oral utterance, transferred to parchment, becomes a κτῆμα εἰς ἀεί , a "possession forever." The perpetuity... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-18
Aspects of sin. This severe denunciation by the prophet of the sins of the Jews may remind us of some of the darker and sadder aspects of sin itself. I. THE PERMANENCY OF ITS RECORD . Isaiah was to record the guilt of "the rebellious children" in a book, that it might be there inscribed " for the time to come forever and ever." And in the sacred volume there stand written, to be read for all time, the accusations which the Lord brought against Israel; the record of their... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:9
That this is a rebellious people ; rather , for this is a rebellious people . The words to be written were those of the preceding prophecy. The reason for their being written is now given (comp. Deuteronomy 31:26 , Deuteronomy 31:27 ). Lying children (comp. Isaiah 59:13 ). They professed devotion to God; but their acts contradicted their words. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10
Which say , etc. Not, of course, directly, in so many words. But indirectly they let it be understood that this was what they wished. Compare the advice given to Micaiah by Ahab's messenger, who, no doubt, correctly interpreted the wishes of the monarch and his nobles ( 1 Kings 22:13 ). Seers … prophets . Not two classes of persons, but two names for the same class. The" parallelism" of Hebrew poetry leads to the constant employment of synonymous clauses. Right things ; i.e. the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10-11
Smooth things wore acceptable to man than the truth. In connection with this subject there would seem to be three things to be specially set forth. I. THE FACT OF THE PREFERENCE . Man has no natural aversion to truth. On the contrary, truth is congenial to his nature and acceptable to his intellect. Scientific truth, historic truth, is readily received when offered to him, and, if not very eagerly desired or very carefully sought out, is at any rate, when put before him,... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:13
Swelling out to a high wall "A swelling in a high wall" - It has been observed before, that the buildings of Asia generally consist of little better than what we call mud walls. "All the houses at Ispahan, "says Thevenot, Vol. II., p. 159, "are built of bricks made of clay and straw, and dried in the sun; and covered with a plaster made of a fine white stone. In other places in Persia the houses are built with nothing else but such bricks, made with tempered clay and chopped straw, well... read more