Isaiah 30:18-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:26

Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun ,.... An hyperbolical expression, used to set forth the exceeding great light of the Gospel under the dispensation of it, which would as far exceed the light of the former dispensation, comparable to the moon, as the light of the sun exceeds the light of the moon; as also that great degree of spiritual joy and comfort that should be in those times, especially in the latter day; and the Jews themselves apply this to the times of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:27

Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far ,.... From hence to the end of the chapter Isaiah 30:28 is a very full account, by way of prophecy, of the destruction of the Assyrian army by the Lord; and which is to be considered as a type of the destruction of antichrist, by and at the coming of the Lord Jesus. It is introduced with a "behold", as declaring something of moment and importance worthy of attention, and even wonderful. "The name of the Lord" is the Lord himself; unless it is to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:28

And his breath as an overflowing stream ,.... Which comes with great swiftness and force, bearing all before it, breathing out nothing but the fire of divine wrath, before which there is no standing; nor could the Assyrian army stand before it, but suddenly, in a moment, was carried away with the force of it: thus our Lord will consume the man of sin with the spirit or breath of his mouth, and destroy him with the brightness of his coming, 2 Thessalonians 2:8 , and this stream shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:29

Ye shall have a song ,.... That is, the Jews should have a song, and sing it upon the ruin of the Assyrian army; as the Israelites had, when Pharaoh and his host were drowned in the Red Sea; and so will the Christian church have one, at the fall of Babylon, Revelation 15:1 , as in the night, when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart , the Jewish feasts always began, the even preceding, and were ushered in with singing songs, and psalms; especially the feast of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:30

And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard ,.... Or, "the glory of his voice" F14 הוד קולו "gloriam vocis suae", V. L. Vatablus; "magnificam vocem suam", Piscator. ; his majestic voice, the voice of his word, as the Targum, giving orders for the destruction of the Assyrian army; this was heard by the angel who obeyed it: and such a voice will be heard, ordering the destruction of antichrist, and the antichristian powers, in the pouring out of the vials by the angels,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:31

For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down ,.... As anything is by a storm of thunder, lightning, hail, and rain: or "fear", or be "affrighted", as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; Sennacherib, the Assyrian monarch, and that part of his army which escaped, though not destroyed by it, were put into the utmost consternation: this shows that the prophecy in the context refers to the overthrow of the Assyrian army by the angel, when besieging Jerusalem in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:32

And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass ,.... The storm before mentioned, the wrath and righteous judgment of God, founded upon his unalterable purposes and decrees; and, wherever it came, would fall with great weight, sink deep, stick fast, and remain fixed and sure, like a rod or staff fastened in the earth: which the Lord shall lay upon him ; or, "cause to rest upon him" F15 יניח "requiescere faciet", Pagninus, Montanus; "quiescere faciet", Cocceius. ; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:33

For Tophet is ordained of old ,.... The place long ago appointed for the ruin of the Assyrian army, which pitched here: this was a valley near Jerusalem, the valley of the son of Hinnom; so called, from the drums and tabrets beat upon here, to prevent parents hearing the cries of their infants offered to Molech: into it was brought the filth and dung of the city; here malefactors were buried, it is said; and such as were condemned to burning were burned here; and such as had no burial were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:18

And therefore will he be exalted "Even for this shall he expect in silence" - For ירום yarum , he shall be exalted, which belongs not to this place, Houbigant reads ידום yadum , he shall be silent: and so it seems to be in a MS. Another MS. instead of it reads ישוב yashub , he shall return. The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters ד daleth and ר resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion "When a holy people shall dwell in Sion" - Λαος ἁγιος , Septuagint; קדוש עם am kadosh . The word dro קדוש kadosh , lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up the sense, otherwise extremely obscure. When the rest of the cities of the land were taken by the king of Assyria, Zion was preserved, and all that were in it. Thou shalt weep no more "Thou shalt implore him with weeping" - The negative particle לא lo is... read more

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