E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:17
wait. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18 ). the house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:5 . and I will look, &c. See Hebrews 2:13 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:18
children = young children. Not the same word as in Isaiah 8:4 . signs and for wonders. Compare Isaiah 20:3 . Reference to Pentateuch Exodus 7:3 .Deuteronomy 4:34 ; Deuteronomy 6:22 . dwelleth = is making His dwelling, or is about to dwell. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:19
when = should. familiar spirits. See note on Leviticus 19:31 . peep. Hebrew. zaphaph . Occurs only in Isaiah; and this form, only in Isaiah 10:14 , elsewhere, in Isaiah 29:4 (whisper); Isaiah 38:14 (chatter). It is used of an unearthly sound. mutter: i, e. with indistinct sounds. This refers to the low incantations which, in the Babylonian and Egyptian "mysteries", had to be recited in a whisper (like certain parts of the Roman Missal). A whole series is called "the ritual of the whispered... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:20
there is no light in them = there shall be no morning for them. All are in darkness who do not speak by and appeal to the revealed Word of God. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 8:19
"And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead? To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them. And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:17-18
Isaiah 8:17-18. And I will wait, &c.— These words belong to the Messiah. The Messiah here answers God the Father, that he perfectly acquiesces in his counsel, waiting with confidence reposed in him for the completion of those great promises which were made to him by the Father, as well as those in ch. 49 though God hid his face from the greater part of the rebellious and unbelieving Jews. The children, mentioned Isa 8:18 are generally thought to refer to the apostles, and first disciples of... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:19-20
Isaiah 8:19-20. And when they shall say— Here follows the address of the prophet to the Jewish nation, drawn from the argument of the preceding prophesy,—to the first verse of the 9th chapter; and then a remarkable illustration of the prophesy concerning Jehovah the teacher, who was hereafter to appear to the Jews,—from Isaiah 8:2-7. The connection is this: the prophet having foretold the coming of the Messiah, and the disciples which he would have, takes this occasion of addressing the Jews,... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:17
17. I—Whatever the rest of the nation may do, I will look to Jehovah alone. that hideth . . . face—though He seems now to withdraw His countenance from Judah (the then representative of "the house of Jacob"). Let us wait and trust in, though we cannot see, Him (Isaiah 50:10; Isaiah 54:8; Habakkuk 2:3; Luke 2:25; Luke 2:38). read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:18
18. I and the children—Isaiah means "salvation of Jehovah"; His children's names, also (Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:3), were "signs" suggestive of the coming and final deliverance. wonders—that is, symbols of the future (Isaiah 20:3; Zechariah 3:8). "Behold I . . . me" is quoted in Hebrews 2:13 to prove the manhood of the Messiah. This is the main and ultimate fulfilment of the prophecy; its temporary meaning is applied to Ahaz' time. Isaiah typically, in Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 8:18,... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-22
Judah rejects Isaiah’s preaching (8:11-22)Once again God reminds Isaiah to trust in him alone. Isaiah is not to follow Ahaz and the people, whether in fearing the Israelite-Syrian alliance or in trusting in Judah’s alliance with Assyria (11-12). God should be the means of Judah’s safety; but if the people do not trust in him they will find that he is the means of their destruction (13-15).When neither the king nor the people heed the messages he brings them from God, Isaiah ceases his public... read more