Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:16-18
Isaiah 32:16-18. Then judgment Just judgment, as the next clause explains it, shall dwell in the wilderness In what had formerly been a wilderness, namely, among the Gentiles, now supposed to be converted to Christianity; by whom righteousness also shall be practised, and among whom it shall remain. And the work of righteousness shall be peace The effect of this righteousness shall be peace of conscience, possessed by all that practise it, and tranquillity, of mind, as well as peace... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:15
Isaiah 32:15. Until the Spirit be poured upon us, &c. And this calamity shall, in a manner, continue until the time come in which God will pour, or, as יערה , properly signifies, reveal, that is, evidently and plentifully confer his Spirit upon his people. Which was done, in some sort, upon their return from Babylon, when God, by his Spirit, moved Cyrus to give them liberty of returning to Jerusalem, and the people to return and build the city and temple. But it was far more clearly... read more