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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:7

Thus saith the Lord God ; literally, the Lord Jehovah , as in Isaiah 28:10 ; Isaiah 40:10 ; Isaiah 48:16 , etc. It shall not stand ; i.e. "the design shall not hold good, it shall not be accomplished." Rezin and Pekah have planned to set aside the issue of David, to which God had promised his throne ( 2 Samuel 7:11-16 ; Psalms 89:27-37 ), and to act up a new line of kings unconnected with David. They think to frustrate the everlasting counsel of God. Such an attempt was of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:7

Man proposes, God disposes. Recalling the scheme at which Rezin and Pekah had been so busy, arranging everything so cleverly, and making so sure of a speedy and triumphant success, Jehovah, sovereign Ruler and Judge, looks from above upon it all, and says of it, "It shall not stand, neither shall it be." "The plan shall not even take practical shape, much less would it achieve a permanent success." "They should neither of them, Syria nor Israel, enlarge their dominions nor push their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:6

And vex it - Margin, ‘Weaken it.’ Probably the word means to throw into consternation or fear, by besieging it - “Gesenius.”And let us make a breach therein - Let us break down the walls, etc.And set a king - Subdue it, and make it tributary to the allied kingdoms of Syria and Ephraim.The son of Tabeal - Nothing more is known of this person. He might have been some disaffected member of the royal family of David, who had sought the aid of Rezin and Pekah, and who would be allied to them, or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:5-6

Isaiah 7:5-6. Syria and Ephraim have taken evil, or mischievous counsel, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it Hebrew, נקיצנה , harass, weary, or distress it; and make a breach therein Violently break in upon the land, or break their power and kingdom, and subdue it to ourselves; and set a king in the midst of it Or viceroy, that shall act by our authority; even the son of Tabeal Some considerable captain, in whose fidelity both of them had great confidence; but whether... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:7-9

Isaiah 7:7-9. It shall not stand Namely, their evil counsel. For the head of Syria is Damascus As if he had said, As Damascus is the head city of Syria, and Rezin is the head, or king, of Damascus, so shall they continue to be, and not advance themselves, and enlarge their territories, by possessing themselves of Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah as they design. Rezin shall be kept within his own bounds, and be head of Damascus only. And, in a similar sense, (Isaiah 7:9,) Samaria shall... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-25

7:1-12:6 JUDAH IN THE REIGN OF AHAZChapters 7-12 belong to the reign of Ahaz, when Pekah the king of Israel and Rezin the king of Syria (Aram) joined forces to attack Ahaz, with the aim of forcing Judah into their anti-Assyrian alliance. Before reading these chapters, readers should be familiar with the historical background given in the introduction under the heading ‘Israel and Syria attack Judah’.Isaiah’s message for Ahaz (7:1-25)When the Judean king Ahaz hears of the approach of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 7:6

vex = terrify. the son of Tabeal: i.e. Rezin, king of Syria. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:4-6

Isaiah 7:4-6. Say unto him, Take heed— The consolatory part of this discourse, concerning the deliverance of the city, extends from this to the 17th verse: in which we have, first, a promise of the deliverance of Ahaz and the people of Jerusalem from the impending evil;—from this to the 10th verse. Secondly, A confirmation of the promise by a certain sign given to Ahaz in the name of God; Isaiah 7:10-17. The promise of deliverance contains, first, a consolatory declaration applied to Ahaz, to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:7-9

Isaiah 7:7-9. Thus saith the Lord God, &c.— We have in these verses the grounds of the consolation given to Ahaz, namely, the overthrow of this expedition; with an admonitory caution to the Jews. Vitringa renders the 8th and 9th verses, For Damascus shall be the head only of Syria, and Rezin the head of Damascus; and within sixteen years and five Ephraim shall be broken, and be no longer a people. Isaiah 7:9. And the head of Ephraim shall be Samaria, and the head of Samaria Remaliah's son.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:6

6. vex—rather, "throw into consternation" [GESENIUS]. make a breach—rather, "cleave it asunder." Their scheme was to divide a large portion of the territory between themselves, and set up a vassal king of their own over the rest. son of Tabeal—unknown; a Syrian-sounding name, perhaps favored by a party in Jerusalem (Isaiah 3:6; Isaiah 3:9; Isaiah 3:12). read more

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