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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17

The Lord shall bring upon thee , etc. The transition from promises to threatenings is abrupt, and calculated to impress any one who was to any extent impressible. But Ahaz seems not to have had "ears to hear." From the day that Ephraim departed from Judah ; i.e. from the time of the revolt under Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12:16-24 )—an evil day, which rankled in the mind of all true Judaeans. Even the King of Assyria . The construction is awkward, since "the King of Assyria' cannot well stand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-20

Our pleasant vices whips for our own backs. Ahaz has made up his mind to "hire" the keen razor that lies beyond the far waters of the Euphrates, in Mesopotamia and Assyria Proper. He means to meet the danger which he sees to be impending, by his own wisdom and in his own strength. His ally, Tigiath-Pileser, "the great king, the King of Assyria" ( 2 Kings 18:28 ), shall crush the hosts of Pekah and Rezin, save Judah and Jerusalem from harm, nay, perhaps exalt Judah to the position which was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-25

THE DANGER TO JUDAH FROM ASSYRIA . The perversity of Ahaz, already rebuked in Isaiah 7:13 , is further punished by a threat, that upon him, and upon his people, and upon his father's house, shall come shortly a dire calamity. The very power whose aid he is himself bent on invoking shall be the scourge to chastise both king and people ( Isaiah 7:17-20 ). The land shall be made bare as by a razor ( Isaiah 7:20 ). Cultivation shall cease; its scant inhabitants will support... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-25

Divine retribution. The reference of these verses is clearly national; nevertheless they may be pointed so as to bear upon individual men; for we may be sure that it is on the same principles on which God governs communities that he rules the heart and life of each one of his subjects. We gather concerning Divine retribution— I. THAT IT MAY BE WROUGHT BY VARIOUS INSTRUMENTALITIES . 1. Sometimes by unconscious instruments . 2. Sometimes by conscious agents . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:14

Therefore - Since you will not “ask” a pledge that the land shall be safe, Yahweh will furnish one unasked. A sign or proof is desirable in the case, and Yahweh will not withhold it because a proud and contemptuous monarch refuses to seek it. Perhaps there is no prophecy in the Old Testament on which more has been written, and which has produced more perplexity among commentators than this. And after all, it still remains, in many respects, very obscure. Its general original meaning is not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey - The word rendered “butter” (חמאה chem'âh), denotes not butter, but thick and curdled milk. This was the common mode of using milk as an article of food in the East, and is still. In no passage in the Old Testament does butter seem to be meant by the word. Jarchi says, that this circumstance denotes a state of plenty, meaning that the land should yield its usual increase notwithstanding the threatened invasion. Eustatius on this place says, that it denotes delicate food. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:16

The land that thou abhorrest - The land concerning which thou art so much “alarmed or distressed;” that is, the united land of Syria and Ephraim. It is mentioned here as ‘the land,’ or as one land, because they were united then in a firm alliance, so as to constitute, in fact, or for the purposes of invasion and conquest, one people or nation. The phrase, ‘which thou abhorrest,’ means properly, which thou loathest, the primary idea of the word - קוץ qûts - being to feel a nausea, or to vomit.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:17

The Lord shall bring ... - The prophet having assured Ahaz that his kingdom should be free from the invasion that then threatened it, proceeds, however, to state to him that it would be endangered from another source.Thy father’s house - The royal family - the princes and nobles.Days that have not come - Times of calamity that have not been equalled.From the day that Ephraim departed from Judah - From the time of the separation of the ten tribes from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.Even the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:13-14

Isaiah 7:13-14. And he said, Hear now, O house of David The prophet no longer addresses himself to Ahaz singly, who would not regard his words, but to the whole royal family, all of whom he reproves, as being the king’s counsellors, and promoting the design of sending for the Assyrian succours. Is it a small thing for you Is it not wickedness enough; to weary men? To vex God’s prophets and people with your oppressions and horrid impieties? But will ye weary my God also? By your... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:15

Isaiah 7:15. Butter and honey shall he eat The common food of children in that country, where these articles were in great abundance, and of the best sort. The principal meaning of the verse seems to be, that this child, called Immanuel, should be brought up in the usual manner, “the same republic still continuing, and the cultivated fields, unoccupied by the enemy, abundantly supplying all necessary food; and that thus he should grow up to maturity.” The words, however, also signify, that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:17-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:13-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:15

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