The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 10:5-34
Isaiah 10:5-34O Assyrian“O Assyrian”“Ho Asshur,” the name both of the people and its national god.(Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)The judgment of the world powerThe leading idea of the passage is the contrast between the mission assigned to Assyria in the scheme of Jehovah’s providence, and the ambitious policy of universal dominion cherished by the rulers of that empire, Assyria was the instrument chosen by Jehovah to manifest His sole Deity by the extinction of all the nationalities that put their... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:1-34
The first four verses, are properly a part of the preseding chapter, and contain a severe reproof of the magistrates who wrested the judgment of the poor and needy. Isaiah 10:5 . Oh Assyrian. Hebrews הוי hoi or eheu, ho. Though the LXX read here and verse first, woe; yet it is also an interjection of calling, or of reproach, as in Isaiah 1:4. Ah, sinful nation. Isaiah 55:1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters. Jeremiah 47:6. Oh thou sword of the Lord. Thus God calls... read more