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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

God, having awoke for the comfort of his people, here calls upon them to awake, as afterwards, Isa. 52:1. It is a call to awake not so much out of the sleep of sin (though that also is necessary in order to their being ready for deliverance) as out of the stupor of despair. When the inhabitants of Jerusalem were in captivity they, as well as those who remained upon the spot, were so overwhelmed with the sense of their troubles that they had no heart or spirit to mind any thing that tended to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

And I will put it into the hand of them that afflict me ,.... As the Lord did to literal Babylon, Jeremiah 25:15 , so will he do to mystical Babylon; he will retaliate upon her all the evils she has done to others, and destroy them that destroyed the earth; see Revelation 11:18 , which have said to thy soul, bow down, that we may go over ; who not only afflicted the bodies, but tyrannized over the souls and consciences of men; obliging them to a compliance with their idolatrous... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:23

Them that afflict thee "Them who oppress thee" - The Septuagint, Chaldee, Syriac, and Vulgate appear to have read מוניך monayich , as in Isaiah 40:26 ." - Secker. Which have said to thy soul, Bow down "Who say to thee, Bow down thy body" - A very strong and most expressive description of the insolent pride of eastern conquerors; which, though it may seem greatly exaggerated, yet hardly exceeds the strict truth. An example has already been given of it in the note to Isaiah 49:23 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

AN ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM . The comfort afforded to Israel generally is now concentrated on Jerusalem. Her condition during the long period of the Captivity is deplored, and her want of a champion to assert her cause and raise her out of the dust is lamented ( Isaiah 51:17-20 ). After this, an assurance is given her that the miseries which she has suffered shall pass from her to her great enemy, by whom the dregs of the "cup of trembling" shall be drained, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

Encouragement for Jerusalem. The prophet, or chorus of prophets, is supposed to salute the holy city with a cheering cry. I. PICTURES OF DISTRESS . The draught from the cup of Divine wrath. "The cup of his fury"—"the goblet-cup of reeling." These are figures for the horror and bewilder-meat caused by a (great catastrophe. It is "to drink the wine of astonishment" ( Psalms 60:3 ; Ezekiel 23:2 ). Then there is utter helplessness. No guide for Jerusalem to be found in all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

Spiritual stupefaction. The passage presents one of the most pitiable of all possible spectacles—a nation reduced to utter helplessness and prostration, lying like one that is brought down by intoxication to a motionless stupidity. We learn from this picture, and from the opening summons and concluding promise— I. THAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT AS WELL AS THE HUMAN BODY IS SUBJECT TO STUPEFACTION . It is a striking and suggestive fact that the very thing which at first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee . Babylon, the oppressor of Judah, shall in her turn be made to drink of the cup of which Judah had so long drunk, and shall suffer nearly the same woes which she had inflicted. Meanwhile, Judah should cease to drink of the cup, and have "a time of refreshing." Bow down, that we may go over ; i.e. "submit yourselves to the uttermost, that we may put upon you the most extreme indignity." The metaphor is drawn from the actual practise... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

Divine judgment on persecutors. "Thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over." This is a figure for the last humiliation of an Eastern conquest. Joshua called his captains, and even his soldiers, to put their feet upon the necks of the conquered kings ( Joshua 10:24 ). Matthew Arnold's note on this verse is as follows: "A trait of the humiliation of the conquered and the insolence of the conqueror in Eastern kingdoms. So it is related that when Sapor,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:23

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee - The nations that have made war upon thee, and that have reduced thee to bondage, particularly the Babylonians. The calamities which the Jews had suffered, God would transfer to their foes.Which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over - This is a striking description of the pride of eastern conquerors. It was not uncommon for conquerors actually to put their feet on the necks of conquered kings, and tread them in the dust.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:21-23

Isaiah 51:21-23. Hear, thou drunken, but not with wine But with the cup of God’s fury, mentioned Isaiah 51:17. Thus saith the Lord That is, Jehovah; he that is able to help thee, and hath wherewithal to relieve thee; thy Lord That hath an incontestable right to thee, and will not alienate it; thy God In covenant with thee, and that hath undertaken to make thee happy; that pleadeth the cause of his people As their patron and protector, who, though he hath been angry with, and hath... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:21-23

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