Isaiah 11:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

We have here a further prophecy of the enlargement and advancement of the kingdom of the Messiah, under the type and figure of the flourishing condition of the kingdom of Judah in the latter end of Hezekiah's reign, after the defeat of Sennacherib. I. This prediction was in part accomplished when the great things God did for Hezekiah and his people proved as an ensign, inviting the neighbouring nations to them to enquire of the wonders done in the land, on which errand the king of Babylon's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:16

And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people ,.... That is, through the river; that being dried up, and all hindrances and obstacles being removed, the way will be clear for multitudes to walk in without interruption, like a large common, highway, or causeway; so the Mahometan, Pagan, and Papal kingdoms being destroyed, and with them each of their religions, the way of truth, righteousness, and holiness, will be manifest to the remnant of the Lord's people; who will be at this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

Judah and the nations. I. HONOR TO THE ROOT OF JUDAH . The scion from the ancient trunk will be honored far and wide among the heathen, because of those virtues already described in the preceding section. It will be a banner to which they will flock, a center of light and living oracles. II. REDEMPTION OF THE REMNANT . The mighty hand of Jehovah will be stretched forth to gather the scattered ones from all the four quarters of their dispersion. When the banner is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:13-16

Conditions of victory. These verses probably point to the time when all Israel shall be gathered into the fold of the gospel, and when" their fullness" shall contribute largely to the conversion of the Gentile world (see Romans 11:1-36 .). But we may take a more practical view of the subject if we regard it thus; we have pictures of— I. PRESENT SPIRITUAL ANARCHY . The people of God everywhere dispersed, the theocracy broken up, the temple destroyed, the Law unobserved, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:14-16

THE UNITED CHURCH SHALL TRIUMPH OVER ITS ENEMIES . PHYSICAL OBSTACLES TO ITS UNION GOD WILL REMOVE . Israel's most persistent enemies had been the border-nations of the Philistines, the Edomites, the Arabs, Moab and Ammon. These are now taken as types of the enemies of the Church, and victory over them is promised ( Isaiah 11:14 ). A further promise is made that physical difficulties shall not prevent the return of the Jewish exiles from distant countries ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:16

There shall be an highway . This is the object in view—the free and unhindered passage of his people from the various regions where they are scattered ( Isaiah 11:11 ) to their resting-place in Palestine. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:16

And there shall be an highway - All obstructions shall be removed, and they shall be permitted to return without hinderance (compare the note at Isaiah 35:8).For the remnant of his people from Assyria - See note at Isaiah 11:11.Like as it was to Israel... - That is, God will remove all obstructions as he did at the Red Sea; he will subdue all their enemies; he will provide for their needs; and he will interpose by the manifest marks of his presence and protection, as their God and their friend.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 11:15-16

Isaiah 11:15-16. And the Lord shall utterly destroy Shall not only divide it, as of old, but shall quite dry it up, that it may be a highway; the tongue of the Egyptian sea The Red sea, which may well be called the Egyptian sea, both because it borders upon Egypt, and because the Egyptians were drowned in it. It is called a tongue, both here and in the Hebrew text, (Joshua 15:2; Joshua 15:5,) as having some resemblance to a tongue; and for a similar reason the name of tongue has... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16

The Messiah’s kingdom (11:1-12:6)A leading theme of this part of the book is that God preserves a remnant out of the destruction of Israel and Judah. Earlier this remnant was likened to the stump of a tree from which springs new life (see 6:13). The remnant is now identified with the royal line of David (son of Jesse) from which comes the Messiah (11:1). The Messiah reverences God and, having the Spirit of God in unlimited measure, knows how to apply God’s wisdom in ruling God’s people. He is... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 11:16

highway. See note on Isaiah 7:3 . like as it was. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:22 ). App-92 . in the day = when. See note on Genesis 2:17 , and App-18 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:14-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 11:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 11:16

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