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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:1-22

Chapter 2Now chapter 2 is introduced again.The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem ( Isaiah 2:1 ).And now God takes him off to the future.And it shall come to pass in the last days [or in the latter days], that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow into it ( Isaiah 2:2 ).So Isaiah goes from the dark, bleak history and now he jumps forward to a day yet... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:1-22

Isaiah 2:1 . The word that Isaiah saw. In these distressing times, when the Jewish church and state were shaken to the very centre, the Messiah spoke to the prophet, and showed him the new-testament church, built on a rock; of which it is said, God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved. Psalms 46:5. Isaiah 2:2 . It shall come to pass in the last days. The days of the Messiah, as this phrase always designates. Hosea 3:5. Jeremiah 48:47. Joel 2:28. Ezekiel 38:8; Ezekiel 38:16.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 2:22

Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from man.The Septuagint omits this verse. (R. V. margin.)Man’s insignificance and God’s supremacyTwo things are indispensable to undisturbed tranquillity of mind, namely, humble and distrustful views of ourselves, and supreme and unfaltering reliance on God. So long as a man depends on his own wisdom, power, and goodness, he must be disquieted and unhappy. We can attain to substantial quiet only when we feel that our dependence is on a Being omnipotent, independent, and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 2:22

Isa 2:22 Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? Ver. 22. Cease ye from man. ] Man or means, human helps and creature comforts; think not that these can secure you from an angry God, or moat you up against his fire. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust, in that very day his golden thoughts perish. Psa 146:3-4 See Trapp on " Psa 146:3 " See Trapp on... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 2:22

Cease: Psalms 62:9, Psalms 146:3, Jeremiah 17:5 whose: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Job 27:3 for wherein: Job 7:15-Ecclesiastes :, Psalms 8:4, Psalms 144:3, Psalms 144:4 Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 9:20 - it was 2 Chronicles 14:11 - man Job 4:21 - die Job 6:21 - ye are nothing Psalms 108:12 - for vain Psalms 146:4 - his thoughts Isaiah 3:1 - behold Isaiah 20:5 - their glory Isaiah 30:7 - Their Isaiah 51:12 - that thou Jeremiah 9:15 - I will Daniel 6:9 - signed Luke 8:43 - had 1 Corinthians 4:6 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 2:22

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?Cease ye — Never admire or place your trust in man.Breath — Whose breath is quickly stopped and taken away.Wherein — What excellency is in him, considered in himself, and without dependence on God? read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 2:22

22. Thus far the warning has been Abjure idols: now it is, Depend not on man. Cease… from Let him alone. Human strength is impotent. Whose breath is in his nostrils Genesis 2:7. Whose life is transitory, precarious. Wherein On what grounds, or, At what rates. Is he to be accounted of That is, to be valued? No protection from man can be relied on. He is an entity, it is true, yet for actual source of help he is of but little more avail than senseless idols. read more

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