Isaiah 10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:25

For yet a very little while ,.... Within a few days; for in a very short time after Sennacherib was come up against Jerusalem his army was destroyed by an angel: and the indignation shall cease ; the indignation of the Lord against his people Israel, shown by bringing the Assyrian monarch against them, of which he was the staff or instrument, Isaiah 10:5 , and mine anger in their destruction ; not in the destruction of the Jews, but the Assyrians: the sense is, that the anger of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:26

And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him ,.... The Assyrian monarch; this scourge stirred up or awakened by the Lord, with which that monarch was severely scourged, is no other than the angel that was sent of God to destroy his army, 2 Kings 19:35 , according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb : this refers to the destruction of the Midianites in the time of Gideon; and suggests, that the slaughter of the Assyrians should be like that, as it was; for as that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:27

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder ,.... The tax or tribute imposed upon Hezekiah by the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 18:14 , and his yoke from off thy neck ; the same with the burden; unless it means also the subjection of the cities of Judah, which were taken by the Assyrian; and indeed it may be extended further, and be considered as a prophecy not merely of deliverance from the present distress, but from the future... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:28

He is come to Aiath ,.... In this and the following verses is prophetically described the expedition of Sennacherib to Jerusalem, when he either went from Assyria, or returned from Egypt thither; and the several places are mentioned, through or by which he passed, or near to which he came, the tidings of which greatly distressed the inhabitants of them; and the first that is named is Ajath, thought to be the same with Ai, which was beside Bethaven, and on the east side of Bethel, Joshua 7:2... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:29

They are gone over the passage ,.... Or "from the passage" F2 מעברה "a transitu". ; not of Jordan, as the Targum; but rather of Michmash, 1 Samuel 13:23 this to be understood of the king of Assyria with his army: they have taken up their lodging at Geba ; or "Geba was their lodging"; that is, for a night only; not that they continued here for any time, as our version seems to suggest. This was a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 21:17 called Geba of Benjamin, 1 Kings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:30

Lift up that voice, O daughter of Gallim ,.... In a mournful and lamentable manner, and yet with such a clear loud voice, as to be heard afar off: the word is sometimes used for making a joyful sound, and of the neighing of horses. The inhabitants of Gallim are meant by its daughter; of this place was Phalti, who married Michal, Saul's daughter; very probably it was in the tribe of Benjamin. Jerom F6 De locis Hebraicis, fol. 92. D. makes mention of Accaron, a village, which was called... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:31

Madmenah is removed ,.... That is, the inhabitants of it, who removed from thence upon hearing that the Assyrian army had invaded the land, and was coming up to Jerusalem. There was a place called Madmannah, which lay in the southern part of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:31 which, Jerom F9 De Iocis Hebraicis, fol. 93. E. says, was then called Memris, and was near the city of Gaza; but whether the same with this is not certain. The inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:32

As yet shall he remain at Nob that day ,.... The same day he came from Gebim; and proceed no further as yet, but make a short stay, and prepare himself and army to march to Jerusalem the next day: the Jews say F12 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 95. 1. , that he performed all his journeys in one day; the same day he came to Ajath he came to Nob, where he stayed the remaining part of the day. Nob was a city of the priests, 1 Samuel 22:19 and so it is called in the Targum here; it was so near... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:33

Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror ,.... Cut off the king of Assyria and his army, in a most terrible manner; "the glory" of it, as in Isaiah 10:18 the word signifies that which is the ornament, the beauty and glory, of the tree. The Septuagint render it, "the glorious ones"; and the Arabic version, "the nobles", the generals, and principal officers of the army; the Targum is, "behold, the Lord of the world, the Lord of hosts, shall cast forth the slain... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:34

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron ,.... The multitude of the common soldiers, the whole body of the army, by means of one of his angels, that excel in strength, for which he is compared to "iron"; and which is explained in the next clause: and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one ; the Assyrian army is compared to the forest of Lebanon, for the multitude of trees in it, and the tallness of its cedars, it abounding not only with common soldiers, but with great men;... read more

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