Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21
The fall of Israel (9:8-10:4)Isaiah now describes the situation in the northern kingdom Israel, which becomes weakened by enemy attacks and finally is conquered by Assyria. The northerners refuse to acknowledge that God is the one who has brought this catastrophe upon them. They make a show of self-assurance by saying they will rebuild, bigger and better, whatever their enemies have destroyed (8-12).Because the people refuse to repent, God will punish them further. His purpose is to remove the... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 9:20-21
Isaiah 9:20-21. He shall snatch on the right hand They shall plunder and devour one another, without ever being satisfied, or ceasing. They shall eat every man the flesh, &c. They shall destroy one another by their intestine wars: see Isaiah 49:26. But it was literally fulfilled when they were reduced to that extremity that they ate the flesh of their own children, 2 Kings 6:28; Jeremiah 19:8-9; a judgment denounced for their sins by Moses, Deuteronomy 28:53, where see the note. They... read more