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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:23

thy seed. Another reading (Ben Naphtali) is "thy land". earth = ground, or soil. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 30:23

HAPPY CONDITIONS IN THE GOLDEN AGE"And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures; the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork. And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks and streams of water, in the day... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 30:23-25

Isaiah 30:23-25. Then shall he give the rain of thy seed— And he shall give rain for thy seed. Lowth. It appears very plainly from the latter end of the 25th verse, and from the 26th, that the prophet here is not to be understood literally, but figuratively, and that the words contain a splendid promise of pure and abundant spiritual pasture; which is exhibited in four articles, and closed with a sign of the time when this benefit should be conferred upon the church. The first article is, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:23

23. rain of—rather, "for thy seed." Physical prosperity accompanies national piety; especially under the Old Testament. The early rain fell soon after the seed was sown in October or November; the latter rain in the spring, before the ripening of the corn. Both were needed for a good harvest. increase—the produce. fat—bread made of the best wheat flour (compare Genesis 49:20; Deuteronomy 32:14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:18-26

Distant restoration in spite of unfaithfulness 30:18-26Until now the emphasis in this "woe" was on human activity, but now divine activity takes the spotlight, especially God’s faithfulness ultimately (Isaiah 30:18-26) and imminently (Isaiah 30:27-33). Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. 2 Timothy 2:13). This section is also structurally chiastic. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:23-24

There will be plenty of rain so the harvests will be bountiful. The agriculture of Palestine depended totally on rain. [Note: Watts, p. 401.] There will be such abundant pastureland for the cattle that they will eat the best food. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:1-33

1-7. The Egyptian alliance is profitless. 8-11. The perversity of Judah, 12-17. and its disastrous consequences. 18-26. There is a glorious prospect for the repentant people. 27-33 But first Jehovah will destroy the Assyrian.1. Cover, etc.] seek pretence to conceal their designs (Isaiah 29:15). 4. Were.. came] RV ’are.. come’: the ambassadors of Judah go from place to place in Egypt seeking aid.Zoan (Gk. Tanis) and Hanes (Gk. Heracleopolis) were both cities in the Delta of the Nile. 5. Were... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 30:23

(23) Then shall he give the rain . . .—Following in the steps of Joel (Joel 2:21-26), the prophet draws a picture of the outward plenty that should follow on the renewal of the nation’s inner life. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 30:1-33

True Imperialism Isaiah 30:2 Many of the changes that time brings are on the surface of life. There is a certain stability at the heart of things. The great laws of life change not. The selfsame sunlight that put an end to Jacob's conflict with the angel gilds our joys and guides our toils Today. So is it with these human hearts of ours. So is it with the great common sentiments and necessities. Motives that swayed men's lives when the world was young can be traced in modern life. Life changes... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:1-33

CHAPTER XIIIPOLITICS AND FAITHABOUT 720 B.C.Isaiah 30:1-33THIS prophecy of Isaiah rises out of circumstances a little more developed than those in which chapter 29 was composed. Sennacherib is still engaged with Babylon, and it seems that it will yet be long before he marches his armies upon Syria. But Isaiah’s warning has at last roused the politicians of Judah from their carelessness. We need not suppose that they believed all that Isaiah predicted about the dire siege which Jerusalem should... read more

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