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Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 30:30-31

Isaiah 30:30-31. And the Lord shall cause, &c.— The prophet resumes the thread of his narration from Isa 30:28 and having hinted, not obscurely, in the preceding verse, the time of the execution of the judgment, he describes in the present verse the manner of it; which, from this and the parallel passage, ch. Isa 29:6 we conceive to be thus; that it should come to pass, that a mighty and terrible temper should be raised up by God, in which thunders, lightnings, showers, hail, and scattering... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:31

31. The Assyrian rod which beat shall itself be beaten, and that by the mere voice of the Lord, that is, an unseen divine agency (Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 10:24). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:27-33

Immanent restoration in spite of unfaithfulness 30:27-33From the distant future (millennial blessings), Isaiah turned to the immediate future and promised deliverance from the Assyrian threat. In spite of the Judahites’ sinful reliance on Egypt, God would spare them from defeat at the hands of the Assyrians. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:31-32

Assyria would tremble at God’s judgment of her. The Lord’s blows would be matched by His people’s rejoicing at the defeat of their enemy (cf. Revelation 19:1-10). 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 30:31

(31) Shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.—Better, and He (Jehovah) shall smite with the rod. Asshur appears as the foremost and most dreaded enemy of Judah. The prediction points to the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib. 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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 30:1-33

CHAPTER 30 The Fourth Woe Against Alliance With Egypt 1. The alliance and its failure (Isaiah 30:1-7 ) 2. The written table against the rebellious people (Isaiah 30:8-14 ) 3. Jehovah’s word of encouragement (Isaiah 30:15-17 ) 4. The nation blest and restored (Isaiah 30:18-21 ) 5. Idolatry ceases and the land restored (Isaiah 30:22-26 ) 6. The accomplishment by the coming of the Lord (Isaiah 30:27-33 ) While this chapter had a significance, like all these prophetic utterances, for... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 30:31

30:31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, [who] smote with a {c} rod.(c) God’s plague. read more

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