Isaiah 33

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:21

The glorious Lord "The glorious name of Jehovah" - I take שם shem for a noun, with the Septuagint and Syriac. See Psalm 20:1 ; Proverbs 18:10 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:23

Thy tacklings are loosed - Here the Assyrians are represented under the figure of a ship wrecked by a violent storm; and the people on the beach, young, old, feeble, and diseased, gathering the spoil without any to hinder them. Kimchi, who understands the whole of this chapter of Hezekiah and the king of Assyria, says, "There are others of our rabbins who apply it all to the days of the Messiah." Their mast "Thy mast" - For תרנם tornam , "their mast, "the Syriac reads תרניך ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:24

And the inhabitant shall not say - This verse is somewhat obscure. The meaning of it seems to be, that the army of Sennacherib shall by the stroke of God be reduced to so shattered and so weak a condition, that the Jews shall fall upon the remains of them, and plunder them without resistance; that the most infirm and disabled of the people of Jerusalem shall come in for their share of the spoil; the lame shall seize the prey; even the sick and the diseased shall throw aside their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:1

Woe to thee that spoilest . The "spoiler" is here, evidently, Assyria—the world-power of this entire group of prophecies (see especially Isaiah 30:31 ; Isaiah 31:8 ), and the greatest "spoiler" of Isaiah's time. Thou wast not spoiled ; i.e. "that hast not yet been spoiled thyself." A covert threat is conveyed in the words. And dealest treacherously ; rather, usest violence (compare the comment on Isaiah 21:2 ). When thou shalt cease to spoil , etc. Conquering nations cannot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:1

Aggravated evil. I. THAT SIN IS OFTEN FOUND IN AN AGGRAVATED FORM . It may take the forms of which the prophet here complains. 1. Unprovoked aggression . "Thou spoilest, and (though) thou wast not spoiled." Men may go so far as to assail their fellow-men without the slightest justification; this may be in the shape of open war, or of brutal individual assault, or of unlawful appropriation, or of shameful slander. 2. Inexcusable treachery . "And dealeth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:1-6

SECTION X. A PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA ( Isaiah 33:1-24 .). THE JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA AND DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM , STATED GENERALLY . Events had progressed since the preceding prophecies were delivered. The negotiations carried on with Sennacherib had been futile ( Isaiah 33:7 ), the heavy fine imposed and paid ( 2 Kings 18:14 ) had been of no avail ( Isaiah 33:18 ); the Assyrian monarch was still dissatisfied, and threatened a second siege.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:1-6

Jehovah a Refuge. It is "Israel's extremity, but God's opportunity." Retribution is about to fall on Assyria; salvation and every resource is to be found in Jehovah. I. WOE TO ASSYRIA . This land appears under the image of a rapacious spoiler. The time is about B.C. 700, and the allusion is to Sennacherib and his army, who had advanced on a plundering and destroying course. The tables are to be turned, and the greedy conqueror (of. 2 Kings 18:14 , 2 Kings 18:15 ) was to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:2

O Lord , etc. The mingling of prayer with prophecy is very unusual, and indicative of highly excited feeling. Isaiah realizes fully the danger of his people and nation, and knows that without prayer there is no deliverance. His prayer is at once an outpouring of his own heart, and an example to others. We have waited for thee (comp. Isaiah 8:17 ; Isaiah 26:8 ). Their Am ; i.e. "the Arm of thy people." Every morning . Continually, day by day, since their need of thy support is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:2

The lesser and the larger mercies. This prayer includes the striking request, "Be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble." The words suggest the pertinent and not unprofitable question—Are we laid under greater obligation by the lesser mercies of God which we are continually receiving, or by the larger ones which we occasionally receive at his hands? We look at both— I. THE LESSER MERCIES WE ARE CONTINUALLY RECEIVING . God is to us "our Arm... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:2

Constant renewals of Divine help. "Be thou their Ann every morning." Prophetic reference is made to that wonderful morning, when the inhabitants of Jerusalem arose, and, looking forth from the walls of the city, beheld the besieging army of Sennacherib a multitude of corpses ( Isaiah 37:36 ). The prayer is that every morning of life may bring its witness of as real, if not as striking, helpings and deliverings and defendings of God. The reference to the " arm " is specially... read more

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