Isaiah 10:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:1-4

Whether they were the princes and judges of Israel of Judah, or both, that the prophet denounced this woe against, is not certain: if those of Israel, these verses are to be joined with the close of the foregoing chapter, which is probable enough, because the burden of that prophecy (for all this his anger is not turned away) is repeated here (Isa. 10:4); if those of Judah, they then show what was the particular design with which God brought the Assyrian army upon them?to punish their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:3

And what will ye do in the day of visitation ,.... Not in a way of grace and mercy, but of wrath and anger, as the following clause explains it, when God should come and punish them for their sins; and so the Targum, "what will ye do in the day that your sins shall be visited upon you?' it designs the Babylonish captivity, as the next words show; the same phrase is used of the destruction of the Jews by the Romans, Luke 19:44 , and in the desolation which shall come from far ?... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:1-4

The prophecy begun in Isaiah 9:8 terminates with this stanza, which contains a warning against injustice and oppression, addressed to Israel and Judah equally, and accompanied by the threat of a "day of desolation," when those who have refused to make God their Refuge will have no resource, but to go into captivity with the "prisoners," or to perish with the "slain." A foreign conquest, accompanied by slaughter, and the deportation of captives, is not obscurely intimated. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:1-4

The helplessness of man under the wrath of God. The anger of the Lord is here expressly declared against the oppressor. We are again reminded: 1. That God judges those who are in authority over men; that however these may be placed above the reach of human justice, they will not escape Divine retribution. 2. That God especially requires an account of our treatment of the suffering and the dependent. Whoso wrongs the widow or the orphan must expect a fearful reckoning with the pitiful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:3

What will ye do in the day of visitation ? "The day of visitation" is the day when God reckons with his servants, and demands an account from each of the work done in his vineyard, being prepared to recompense the good and punish the bad (comp. Hosea 9:7 ). It is oftenest used in a bad sense because, unhappily, so many more are found to deserve punishment than reward . The desolation which shall come from far ; rather, the crashing ruin (Cheyne). It is sudden, and complete destruction,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:3

God is man's only sure Refuge in the day of calamity. "God is our Refuge and Strength, a very present Help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof" ( Psalms 46:1-3 ). So sang the psalmist, and so Israel and Judah felt, so long as they clung to the worship of Jehovah, and served him, and strove to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 10:3

And what will ye do - The prophet here proceeds to denounce the judgment, or punishment, that would follow the crimes specified in the previous verses. That punishment was the invasion of the land by a foreign force. ‘What will ye do? To whom will you fly? What refuge will them be?’ Implying that the calamity would be so great that there would be no refuge, or escape.In the day of visitation - The word “visitation” (פקדה peqûddâh) is used here in the sense of God’s coming to punish them for... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 10:3-4

Isaiah 10:3-4. What will ye do To save yourselves? in the day of visitation? When I shall come to visit you in wrath, as the next words limit the expression. The desolation which shall come from far From the Assyrians. This he adds, because the Israelites, having weakened the Jews, and being in amity with the Syrians, their next neighbours, were secure. To whom will ye flee for help To the Syrians, as now you do? But they shall be destroyed together with you, 2 Kings 16:9; and where... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 10:1-4

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 10:3

desolation = storm. leave = secure, or put in safe keeping. Hebrew. 'azab, a Homonym with two meanings. See note on Exodus 23:5 . glory = honour. read more

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