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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:1

Isaiah 34:1. Come, &c. Here begins the third discourse of the third part of Isaiah’s prophecies, and is continued to the end of the next chapter. It is connected with the preceding, and, Vitringa thinks, was delivered at the same time. It is divided into two sections: the first, contained in this chapter, exhibits judgments upon the adversaries of the church, and particularly upon Edom; the latter, in chap. 35., the jubilee of the church, and its happy, flourishing state. The events... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

34:1-35:10 MORE ABOUT JUDGMENT AND SALVATIONJerusalem’s final triumph over Assyria is followed by further pictures of God’s final judgment on the world and the blessings that will follow. (See notes on the introduction to 24:1-27:13.) God’s enemies in this section are represented by one of Israel’s most ancient enemies, Edom.Punishment of the wicked (34:1-17)God calls sinners together to hear his judgment and receive his punishment. This judgment affects people worldwide, and involves the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 34:1

people = peoples. world = the inhabited world. Hebrew. tebel. all things, &c. = and all that is therein. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 34:1

Just as an earlier section of Isaiah is concluded by a graphic description of the eternal judgment in Isaiah 27, so here, having concluded his prophecies regarding the invasion of Sennacherib, the Lord here, through Isaiah, again made strong reference to the final judgment; and, in both instances, the Edomites are brought in especially as a people judged and condemned. It seems evident that Edom in both cases is singled out as a representative of all the wicked nations on earth, there being no... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:1

Isaiah 34:1. Come near, &c.— Draw near, O ye nations, and hearken; and attend unto me, O ye peoples! Let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all that spring from it. Lowth. As the prophet here directs his discourse to all the inhabitants of the earth, properly speaking, and not figuratively, as elsewhere, (ch. Isaiah 1:2.) By the fulness of the earth, we must understand men, who replenish it; and their offspring by all that come forth of it. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:1

1. All creation is summoned to hear God's judgments (Ezekiel 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:1; Psalms 50:4; Micah 6:1; Micah 6:2), for they set forth His glory, which is the end of creation (Revelation 15:3; Revelation 4:11). that come forth of it—answering to "all that is therein"; or Hebrew, "all whatever fills it," Margin. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 34:1

Isaiah called everyone in the world to hear what follows (cf. Isaiah 1:2; Psalms 25:1; Psalms 96:1-3; Psalms 97:1; Psalms 98:1-2; Psalms 98:4). It has universal significance and scope. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:1-10

Sentence on the Nations. Blessings in Store for God’s PeopleThese chapters are now generally considered non-Isaianic and referred to the period of the exile, on two grounds: (a) the literary style is unlike Isaiah’s. (b) The strong feeling against Edom points to a date subsequent to the capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, when the Edomites exulted in the city’s fall and sided against the Jews, conduct which provoked bitter resentment (Obadiah 1:10-16; Lamentations 4:21-22; Psalms... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:1-17

4. Cp. 1 Isaiah 3:10. 5. Shall be bathed] RV ’hath drunk its fill.’ Idumea] RV ’Edom.’6. Bozrah] a strongly fortified city of Edom (Isaiah 63:1; Amos 1:12; Jeremiah 49:13). See the same imagery Jeremiah 46:10. The men slain by divine vengeance are compared to beasts offered in sacrifice.7. Unicorns] RV ’wild-oxen.’ Come down] i.e. to the shambles. 8. Controversy] ’quarrel.’ The calamity of Edom is a punishment from Jehovah for its hostility to Zion.9, 10. Imagery suggested by the fate of Sodom... read more

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