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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 10:5

O Assyrian - The word הוי hôy, is commonly used to denounce wrath, or to indicate approaching calamity; as an interjection of threatening; Isaiah 1:4. ‘Wo sinful nation;’ Isaiah 10:8, Isaiah 10:11, Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:20-21; Jeremiah 48:1; Ezekiel 13:2. The Vulgate so understands it here: Vae Assur; and the Septuagint, Οὐαι Ἀσσυρίοις Ouai Assuriois - ‘Woe to the Assyrians.’ So the Chaldee and the Syriac. It is not then a simple address to the Assyrian; but a form denouncing wrath on the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 10:6

I will send him - Implying that he was entirely in the hand of God, and subject to his direction; and showing that God has control over kings and conqueror’s; Proverbs 21:1.Against an hypocritical nation - Whether the prophet here refers to Ephraim, or to Judah, or to the Jewish people in general, has been an object of inquiry among interpreters. As the designs of Sennacherib were mainly against Judah. it is probable that that part of the nation was intended. This is evidently the case, if, as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:1-2

Isaiah 10:1-2. Wo, &c. The first four verses of this chapter are closely connected with the foregoing, and ought to have been joined thereto, being a continuation of the subject treated of in it. We have here the fourth evil charged on the people, and the punishment of it. The sin complained of is the injustice of the magistrates and judges, who decreed unrighteous decrees That is, made unjust laws, and gave forth unjust sentences, which is termed in the next clause, writing... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:3-4

Isaiah 10:3-4. What will ye do To save yourselves? in the day of visitation? When I shall come to visit you in wrath, as the next words limit the expression. The desolation which shall come from far From the Assyrians. This he adds, because the Israelites, having weakened the Jews, and being in amity with the Syrians, their next neighbours, were secure. To whom will ye flee for help To the Syrians, as now you do? But they shall be destroyed together with you, 2 Kings 16:9; and where... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:5

Isaiah 10:5. O Assyrian, &c. We have here the fourth section of the fifth sermon, which reaches to the end of this chapter, and which is two-fold; containing, 1st, A proposition in this verse; and, 2d, The unfolding of it in the following verses. It is a new and distinct prophecy, and, as the former part of it foretels the invasion of Sennacherib and the destruction of his army, it must have been delivered before the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign. “In the former chapters the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:6-7

Isaiah 10:6-7. I will send him By my providence, giving him both opportunity and inclination to undertake this expedition; against a hypocritical nation Or, a profane nation, as the word חנ Šrather signifies; and against the people of my wrath The objects of my just wrath, devoted to destruction. To tread them down like the mire of the streets Easily to conquer them, and utterly to destroy them, as he did after this time. Howbeit, he meaneth not so He does not design the execution... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:1-4

The fall of Israel (9:8-10:4)Isaiah now describes the situation in the northern kingdom Israel, which becomes weakened by enemy attacks and finally is conquered by Assyria. The northerners refuse to acknowledge that God is the one who has brought this catastrophe upon them. They make a show of self-assurance by saying they will rebuild, bigger and better, whatever their enemies have destroyed (8-12).Because the people refuse to repent, God will punish them further. His purpose is to remove the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-34

Assyria’s pride and punishment (10:5-34)God is angry with the rebellious people of Israel and has used Assyria to punish them (5-6). Assyria, however, has no concern for God’s purposes and thinks it has won its victories by its own might. It therefore decides to attack Jerusalem, confident that it will conquer Judah as it has conquered other nations (7-9). It thinks that because the gods of other nations have not been able to save them from Assyria’s might, the God of Judah will not be able to... read more

E.W. Bullinger