Isaiah 9:20 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 9:20

eat. not be satisfied. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:26 ). read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 9:18-21

Isaiah 9:18-21. For wickedness, &c.— For wickedness burneth as a fire, (and it shall devour the briers and thorns) and it burns up the thickets of the forest, and they mount up curled, like, &c. We have here in the 18th verse the third fault, the power of reigning and barefaced impiety, which is said to burn as the fire; the punishment whereof is denounced in the subsequent verses, which, as usual, is assimilated to the vice; namely, destructive factions, which shall overthrow their... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:20

20. hungry—not literally. Image from unappeasable hunger, to picture internal factions, reckless of the most tender ties ( :-), and insatiably spreading misery and death on every side (Jeremiah 19:9). eat—not literally, but destroy (Psalms 27:2; Job 19:22). flesh of . . . arm—those nearest akin: their former support (helper) (Job 19:22- :) [MAURER]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:18-21

The selfishness of everyone 9:18-21 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:20-21

They even consume themselves to satisfy themselves. The tribes of Israel were consuming each other for the same purpose, even brother tribes like Ephraim and Manasseh that had come from one father, Joseph (cf. Judges 12:1-6). The Hebrews described the members of their own tribe or family as their "arm" because they supported and sustained them. Whereas Judah had defended his brothers in the days of the patriarchs (Genesis 44:18-34), now the descendants of Joseph were trying to destroy the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

(continued)8. Jacob.. Israel] Both names here stand for the northern kingdom, as is made clear by what follows in the next v. 9. Shall know] i.e. shall be taught by experience (Numbers 14:34).10. If the language is to be understood literally, the allusion is to the way in which the people set themselves to repair, and more than make up for, the devastation caused by invasion. But it is more likely that the prophet refers in a figure to the frequent changes of dynasty in the N. kingdom; no... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:8-21

Divine Judgments on the Kingdom of IsraelThis section relates throughout to the kingdom of Israel. It belongs to the same period as the chapters immediately preceding, and treats of the ruin which Isaiah foresaw would shortly overtake the kingdom of the Ten Tribes: cp. Isaiah 7:16; Isaiah 8:4. The prophet traces the fall of Israel to the moral and social condition of its people. His prophecy was speedily fulfilled in the conquest of Syria and Israel by the Assyrian armies. The prophecy falls... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:19-20

(19, 20) Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened . . .—The vision of darkness and famine which had come before the prophet’s eyes in Isaiah 8:21 appears once again, and here, as there, it is a question whether the words are to be understood literally or figuratively. The definiteness of the language of Isaiah 9:20 suggests the thoughts of the horrors of a famine like that of Samaria (2 Kings 6:28-29), or of Deuteronomy 28:53-57; Zechariah 11:9. But even that scene of horror... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 9:1-21

The Gift of Peace Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 5:21 What a contrast these two texts present! The wicked those living apart from God have no peace; but to those who know the Incarnate Son of God to be their Saviour, He is their Peace the Prince of Peace. Let us look at Him, and then at the great inward gift that He comes to convey to us. I. Peace Inherent in Christ's Nature. Whatever Christ is, He is by nature, not by circumstance. If He is a King, He is so by nature; if He is the Redeemer, it is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6-21

CHAPTER VIITHE MESSIAHWE have now reached that point of Isaiah’s prophesying at which the Messiah becomes the most conspicuous figure on his horizon. Let us take advantage of it to gather into one statement all that the prophet told his generation concerning that exalted and mysterious Person.When Isaiah began to prophesy, there was current among the people of Judah the expectation of a glorious King. How far the expectation was defined it is impossible to ascertain; but this at least is... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 9:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 9:18-21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:18-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:20-21

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:8-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:19-20

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 9:1-21

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6-21

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