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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 33:3-4

Isaiah 33:3-4. At the noise of the tumult Which shall be made upon the angel’s destroying the army; the people fled Namely, those of the army who escaped that stroke. At the lifting up of thyself To execute judgment; the nations were scattered The people of divers nations which made up Sennacherib’s army. And your spoil That treasure which you have raked together by spoiling divers people; shall be gathered By the Jews at Jerusalem, when you shall be forced to flee away with all... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:1-24

Assyria defeated; Jerusalem blessed (33:1-24)In speaking again about the current situation, Isaiah announces God’s judgment on the Assyrians. They have plundered greedily and acted treacherously (33:1). Isaiah cries to God to save Jerusalem, so that the enemy armies will flee and the Jerusalemites can seize the goods left behind (2-4). Assured that God will act, the prophet praises him before the actual victory. God gives his people security and wisdom, and they respond with reverence and trust... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 33:4

"And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it. Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness. And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure."In these verses, God addresses Sennacherib directly in Isaiah 33:4, sentencing him to the same brutal treatment he had imposed upon others and promising particularly that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 33:2-3

Isaiah 33:2-3. O Lord, be gracious unto us— In this apostrophe to God, the first part contains the supplication; the other, the salvation obtained in consequence thereof. In the supplication there is that difference of persons which shews that they prayed both for the present and absent: for the present and the whole community in these words, Be gracious unto us; for the absent, Be thou their arm every morning. They who pour forth this supplication suppose part of their community to be absent;... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 33:4

Isaiah 33:4. And your spoil shall be gathered— In this apostrophe to the enemy, we have the consequence of their overthrow; which should be the collection of their spoils, without order or distinction; just as locusts, without order or fear, run over the fields and plunder them, every one of them claiming to itself what it first seizes. There are some who understand the first clause thus, Your spoil shall be gathered, as the caterpillar is gathered; that is to say, as the husbandmen collect... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 33:3

3. the tumult—the approach of Jehovah is likened to an advancing thunderstorm (Isaiah 29:6; Isaiah 30:27), which is His voice (Revelation 1:15), causing the people to "flee." nation—the Assyrian levies. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 33:4

4. The invaders' "spoil" shall be left behind by them in their flight, and the Jews shall gather it. caterpillar—rather, "the wingless locust"; as it gathers; the Hebrew word for "gathers" is properly used of the gathering of the fruits of harvest (Isaiah 32:10). running to and fro—namely, in gathering harvest fruits. he—rather, "they." them—rather, "it," that is, the prey. read more

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