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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 24:22

pit. Not the same word as in verses: Isaiah 24:17 , Isaiah 24:18 . Here, Hebrew. bor , a dug-out pit, or dungeon. Occurs in Isaiah 14:15 , Isaiah 14:19 ; Isaiah 36:13 ; Isaiah 38:18 ; and in "latter" portion, Isaiah 51:1 . App-79 . and = even. visited: i.e. with the judgments foretold in the preceding Verses. Compare Isaiah 10:3 ; Isaiah 26:14 , Isaiah 26:16 ; Isaiah 29:6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 24:22

"And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited."The "pit" and the "prison" might refer to the fate of two different groups. The pit in which the kings of the earth shall await the Great Day is the tomb; and "the prison" could be a reference to the "chains of darkness" in which the fallen angels are contained unto the judgment. Since there were two groups mentioned in the preceding verse,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 24:21-22

Isaiah 24:21-22. And it shall come to pass in that day— The prophet continues to describe the terrible judgments of God, whereby the profane, the hypocrites, and the persecutors of the true religion, should be punished about the same time wherein we fix the scene of this prophesy. By the host of the high ones on high, some understand the kings of Assyria; but Vitringa thinks that it is plain beyond dispute, particularly from Daniel 8:10; Dan 8:27 that the profane and apostate priests are here... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 24:22

22. in the pit—rather, "for the pit" [HORSLEY]. "In the dungeon" [MAURER]. Image from captives thrust together into a dungeon. prison—that is, as in a prison. This sheds light on the disputed passage, :-, where also the prison is figurative: The "shutting up" of the Jews in Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar, and again under Titus, was to be followed by a visitation of mercy "after many days"—seventy years in the case of the former—the time is not yet elapsed in the case of the latter. HORSLEY... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 24:21-23

The coming King 24:21-23Isaiah hinted at the coming of a great future King in his oracles against Philistia and Edom (Isaiah 14:29-30; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 21:11-12). Now he revealed more. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 24:22

Before God punishes them, He will confine them in a pit (cf. 2 Peter 2:4; Judges 1:6; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 18:21; Revelation 19:3; Revelation 19:17-18; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:1-3; Revelation 20:11-15). "Many days" probably refers to the Millennium (cf. Revelation 20:1-3)."What the apocalyptist of the New Testament describes in detail in Rev. xx. 4, xx. 11 sqq., and xxi., the apocalyptist of the Old Testament sees here condensed into one fact . . ." [Note: Delitzsch, 1:435.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 24:1-23

2. All class distinctions are obliterated and confused. 5. Defiled] i.e. desecrated by bloodshed (Numbers 35:33). Everlasting covenant] The phrase seems to allude to Genesis 9:16, the covenant with Noah and his sons. The bloodshed, upon which the great world-empires were founded, was a violation of this primitive covenant.7-9. The meaning is that every form of enjoyment has ceased. 10. Confusion] or, ’chaos’ (Genesis 1:2), so called because of the desolation awaiting it. No man, etc.] the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 24:22

(22) As prisoners are gathered in the pit . . .—The imagery is drawn from the deep underground dungeons of Eastern prisons (Jeremiah 38:6), which are here the symbol of the abyss of Hades, in which the rebel powers of earth and heaven await the final judgment (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6).After many days shall they be visited.—The verb is the same as that translated “punish” in the previous verse, but does not in itself involve the idea of punishing, and in some of its forms is used of visiting in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 24:1-23

The Consecration of Suffering Isaiah 24:15 Religion consists in taking things out of their common places, and in removing them from a lower to a higher level. To hold everything in God, to use it for God, to dedicate it to God this is consecration. I. The Great Danger of Suffering whether it be physical or mental suffering is threefold: a. Pride, because we become exceptional, and are made much of. b. Indolence, because the nerves become unstrung. c. Selfishness, because at such times... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 24:1-23

CHAPTER XXVIIITHE EFFECT OF SIN ON OUR MATERIAL CIRCUMSTANCEDATE UNCERTAINIsaiah 24:1-23THE twenty-fourth of Isaiah is one of those chapters which almost convince the most persevering reader of Scripture that a consecutive reading of the Authorised Version is an impossibility. For what does he get from it but a weary and unintelligent impression of destruction, from which he gladly escapes to the nearest clear utterance of gospel or judgment? Criticism affords little help. It cannot clearly... read more

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