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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 39:8

Good is the word of the Lord - The sense of this is, ‘I acquiesce in this; I perceive that it is right; I see in it evidence of benevolence and goodness.’ The grounds of his acquiescence seem to have been:1. The fact that he saw that it was just. He felt that he had sinned, and that he had made an improper display of his treasures, and deserved to be punished.2. He felt that the sentence was mild and merciful. It was less than he deserved, and less than he had reason to expect.3. It was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 39:1-8

Warning concerning Babylon (39:1-8)At this time Babylon was increasing in power and was looking for allies to help it resist Assyria. Hezekiah’s illness gave the Babylonian king an excuse to send representatives to Jerusalem with the aim of encouraging Hezekiah to join with Babylon against Assyria. Hezekiah’s faith, which had been strengthened through his miraculous recovery from death, soon weakened. He could not resist the temptation of yet another anti-Assyrian alliance. He was proud of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 39:8

Good. Hezekiah's submission was like Eli's. Compare 1 Samuel 3:18 . 2 Kings 20:19 . Job 1:21 ; Job 2:10 , &c. For = Nevertheless. The Hebrew distinctive accent meyrka thus marks it. This chapter commences a new Prophecy (see App-82 ), and follows that in Isa 34:1-35 .Isaiah 34:10; Isaiah 34:10 read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 39:8

"Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days."In 2 Chronicles 32:26, we learn that, "Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah." This information was also, in all probability, imparted to Hezekiah at the same time with the message here; and it was for this that Hezekiah... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 39:8

Isaiah 39:8. Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah— Hezekiah, convinced of his error, and perceiving that he had justly provoked the divine indignation, acknowledges his fault, and humbles himself greatly for his pride, as is recorded to his praise, 2 Chronicles 32:26. And these words afford us a strong proof of his humility; wherein he acknowledges the divine justice, and at the same time extols the great lenity and goodness of God, in sparing him, and delaying for a season that punishment which he... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 39:8

8. peace . . . in my days—The punishment was not, as in David's case ( :-), sent in his time. True repentance acquiesces in all God's ways and finds cause of thanksgiving in any mitigation. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 39:8

Hezekiah’s response to Isaiah’s announcement of God’s punishment for his lack of faith was deeply disappointing. Formerly, when Isaiah had announced coming divine judgment, the king had mourned and fasted (Isaiah 38:1-2), and God had relented (Isaiah 38:5-6). This time, Hezekiah simply rejoiced that it would not come in his lifetime. Another less probable view is that Hezekiah was simply thankful that God was being merciful to him personally. [Note: See, for example, Grogan, p. 240, Young,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 39:1-8

Alliance with Babylon DenouncedConclusion of the historical appendix. The chapter belongs to the period when Merodach-Baladan of Babylon was making efforts to bring the various peoples of W. Asia into alliance against the common enemy, the king of Assyria (at this time Sargon, Isaiah 20:1). The arrangement of such alliance with Hezekiah was, doubtless, the object of the embassy, and this explains Hezekiah’s gladness and exhibition of his resources (Isaiah 39:2). Congratulation to the king of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 39:8

(8) Good is the word of the Lord . . .—The words have the appearance of a pious resignation, but we feel that they are less true and noble than those of David on a like occasion: “I have sinned and done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house” (2 Samuel 24:17). Hezekiah’s thanksgiving reminds us a little too much of “Après moi ledeluge.”Peace and truth.—The latter word is used in the sense of “stability” (so Psalms... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 39:1-8

2CHAPTER XXVIHAD ISAIAH A GOSPEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL?THE two narratives, in which Isaiah’s career culminates-that of the Deliverance of Jerusalem {Isaiah 36:1-22; Isaiah 37:1-38} and that of the Recovery of Hezekiah {Isaiah 38:1-22; Isaiah 39:1-8}-cannot fail, coming together as they do, to suggest to thoughtful readers a striking contrast between Isaiah’s treatment of the community and his treatment of the individual, between his treatment of the Church and his treatment of single members. For... read more