Isaiah 17:10,Isaiah 17:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:10

Because thou ... - Because the kingdom of Israel or Samaria had done it.The God of thy salvation - The God in whom alone was salvation; or who alone could protect thee (compare Micah 7:7; Hosea 2:15).The rock of thy strength - God. A rock of strength is a strongly fortified place; or a rock which an enemy could not successfully assail. High rocks were selected as a place of refuge from an invading foe (see the notes at Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 1:21). In allusion to this, God is often called “a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:10-11

Isaiah 17:10-11. Because thou, O Israel, hast forgotten the God of thy salvation That God, who was thy only sure defence; therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants Fetched from far countries, and therefore highly esteemed. The sense is, Thou shalt use much industry and cost, but to no purpose, as it follows. In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, &c. Beginning early in the morning, thou shalt, from day to day, use all care and diligence, that what thou hast planted and sown... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-14

Syria and Israel condemned (17:1-14)This message belongs to the time of Ahaz, when Israel and Syria joined forces to attack Judah. The two attackers will themselves be destroyed (17:1-3). Israel in particular will suffer, because the nation has turned away from God. Throughout the nation, however, the scattered few remain faithful to God and these will be spared. They are likened to the odd pieces of fruit that remain on the trees after the harvest has been gathered (4-6).The judgments will be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 17:10

Rock. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:13 ). App-92 . pleasant plants. Probably = plantings of Adonis. strange slips: or slips of a strange [God], read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 17:9-11

Isaiah 17:9-11. In that day, &c.— Isaiah 17:9. As a forsaken bush and a top shoot;—ver. 10. Therefore didst thou plant—and didst set, Isaiah 17:11. In the day of thy planting didst thou make increase, and in the morning madest thy seed to flourish: deplorable will be the harvest in the day of trouble, and sorrow incurable. This period, which is more difficult to be understood than the former, contains in my idea, says Vitringa, a confirmation and amplification of the former judicial... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:10

10. forgotten . . . God of . . . salvation . . . rock— (Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:18). plants—rather, "nursery grounds," "pleasure-grounds" [MAURER]. set in—rather, "set them," the pleasure-grounds. strange slips—cuttings of plants from far, and therefore valuable. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 17:9-11

The land would be a desolation because the Israelites forgot their God and tried to supply their own needs independent of Him. The description of cultivating plants in these verses represents a pagan custom designed to secure the favor of local gods. Rather than trusting in their saving God, the Israelites had planted little seedlings of faith in idols. The Israelites’ horticultural attempts had been frustrating, as had their attempts to produce satisfaction in life and divine help by pursuing... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 17:1-11

Judgment on Syeia and IsraelThis section is headed,’ oracle concerning Damascus,’ but its subject is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria, but also of Ephraim, i.e. the kingdom of Israel (Isaiah 17:3). This connexion of Ephraim with Syria is best explained by the alliance of the two kingdoms against Judah (Isaiah 7:1-2). Isaiah here teaches (as in Isaiah 7:16; Isaiah 8:4) that they will both be completely overthrown, an anticipation which was literally fulfilled... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 17:10

(10) Hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength.—Jehovah, as the true defence, the fortress rock of His people (Deuteronomy 32:4), is contrasted with the rock-fortresses in which the people had put their trust. They had forsaken the One, and therefore, by a just retribution, the others should be forsaken.Therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants.—Better, thou didst plant. The word for “pleasant” is found here only as a common noun. The singular appears as a proper name in Genesis 46:21,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 17:1-14

Through the Material to the Spiritual Isaiah 17:2 It will not appear to be so. Appearance, indeed, will be on the other side. But we are to judge by the harvest, by the end, and not by the appearances. Sometimes it would seem as if the devil reigned. He has everything his own way; he imagines evil, and brings his device to pass; and we say, 'Why should we trouble about God, and of what good is it to pray? He does not trouble us, He does not answer, He does not care for us.' But the Lord has... read more