Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:12-16
Isaiah 2:12-16. For the day of the Lord The time of God’s taking vengeance on sinners; shall be upon every one that is proud To mortify and bring him down to the dust; and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, &c. In these and the following words, to Isaiah 2:17, the prophet is considered, by most commentators, as speaking metaphorically, according to the symbolical language of the Egyptian hieroglyphics. The cedars of Lebanon, and oaks of Bashan, are supposed to mean princes and... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:10-11
Isaiah 2:10-11. Enter into the rock, &c. Such calamities are coming upon you, that you will be ready to hide yourselves in rocks and caves of the earth, for fear of the glorious and terrible judgments of God. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled The eyes that looked high; the countenance, in which the pride of the heart had showed itself, shall be cast down in shame and despair. The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down Judicially, as they prostrated themselves before their idols... read more