イザヤ書 7:18-20 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18

The Lord shall hiss (see Isaiah 5:26 , and note ad loc .). For the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt . The "fly of Egypt," like the "bee of Assyria," represents the military force of the nation, which God summons to take part in the coming affliction of Judaea. The prophetic glance may be extended over the entire period of Judah's decadence, and the " flies " summoned may include those which clustered about Neco at Megiddo, and carried off Jehoahaz from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18-25

War-pictures. I. INVADING HOSTS . The armies of Egypt and Assyria are compared to swarms of bees. As the bee-master calls to his winged slaves with a peculiar sound, so at the call of Jehovah the swarms of Israel's foes will come on, with swords that sting, and settle down in the low-lying pastures of the land, in the rock-clefts, the hedges of thorn, and the pastures. (For the image of the bees, compare Deuteronomy 1:44 ; Psalms 118:1-29 .) In Joel 2:1-32 . we find a splendid... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18-25

National judgment for national sins. In this latter part of the chapter we have one of those highly elaborate, intense, and suggestive pictures which are peculiar to the books of the prophets. The mighty Assyrian army sweeps over the land; the people flee before them; they fill every corner; they eat up all the food; they carry away all the flocks and herds; a man can barely save one cow and two sheep; they consume the fruits; they trample down the shrubs; they bear off the people captive;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:19

And rest ; or, settle . In the desolate valleys . Gesenius and Vance Smith translate "the precipitous valleys;" Mr. Cheyne, "the steeply walled valleys." But the cognate word used in Isaiah 5:6 can only mean "waste," which supports the rendering of the Authorized Version. The exact word used does not occur elsewhere. Upon all bushes; rather, upon all pastures . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:20

Shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired ; rather, with the hired razor ; i.e. the razor that Ahaz will have hired ( 2 Kings 16:8 ). The metaphor well expresses the stripping of the land bare by plunder and exaction (comp. Ezekiel 5:1 , Ezekiel 5:12 , and 2 Chronicles 28:19-21 ). God would use Tiglath-Pileser as his instrument to distress Ahaz. By them beyond the river ; or, in the parts beyond the river . "The river" is undoubtedly the Euphrates, and they who dwell... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:18

In that day the Lord shall hiss - see the note at Isaiah 5:26.For the fly - That is, for the army, or the multitude of people. The comparison of a numerous army with “flies” is not uncommon; see Homer’s “Iliad,” B. ii. 469, etc.- Thick as insects play,The wandering nation of a summer’s day.That, drawn by milky streams at evening hoursIn gathered swarms surround the rural bowers;From pail to pail with busy murmur runThe gilded legions, glittering in the sun.Pope.The comparison is drawn probably... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:19

And they shall come - The idea in this verse is, that they would spread over the land, and lay it waste. The poetic image of flies and bees is kept up; meaning, that the armies would be so numerous as to occupy and infest all the land.And shall rest - As bees do. Thus the “locusts” are said to have “rested” in all the land of Egypt; Exodus 10:14.In the desolate valleys - The word translated “valleys” usually means “a valley with a brook,” or a brook itself. The Chaldee translates it, ‘In the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:20

In the same day ... - The idea in this verse is the same as in the preceding, though presented in a different form. The meaning is, that “God” would bring upon them this punishment, but that he would make use of the Assyrian as an “instrument” by which to do it.Shave - The act of shaving off the hair denotes punishment or disgrace; compare 2 Samuel 10:4 : ‘Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off one half of their beards;’ 1 Chronicles 19:4.With a razor - Using them as an instrument. God... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:18-19

Isaiah 7:18-19. In that day Known to God, and appointed by him for the execution of these judgments; the Lord shall hiss for the fly The flies, rather. Thus he calls these enemies, to signify either their great number, or their speedy march: see on Isaiah 5:26. As the word hiss carries with it a low idea, and does not properly express the meaning of the original word שׁרק , sherek, which properly signifies, sibilando advocare, to call by whistling, it seems desirable that it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:20

Isaiah 7:20. The Lord shall shave Shall utterly spoil, as shaving takes away the hair; with a razor that is hired Hired by Ahaz; for he purchased the aid of the Assyrians with large sums of silver and gold, 2 Kings 16:7-8. And so the prophet signifies the just judgment of God, in scourging them with a rod of their own making. By them beyond the river Euphrates, called the river, by way of eminence, beyond which Assyria lay. By the king of Assyria By the successive kings of the Assyrian... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:18-19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:20

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