Isaiah 17:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:9-11

Here the prophet returns to foretel the woeful desolations that should be made in the land of Israel by the army of the Assyrians. 1. That the cities should be deserted. Even the strong cities, which should have protected the country, shall not be able to protect themselves: They shall be as a forsaken bough and an uppermost branch of an old tree, which has gone to decay, is forsaken of its leaves, and appears on the top of the tree, bare, and dry, and dead; so shall their strong cities look... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation ,.... Who had been the author of salvation to them many a time, in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in various instances since; and yet they had forgot his works of mercy and goodness, and had left his worship, and gone after idols; and this was the cause of their cities being forsaken, and becoming a desolation: and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength ; or strong Rock, who had supplied and supported them, protected and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 17:10

Strange slips "Shoots from a foreign soil" - The pleasant plants, and shoots from a foreign soil, are allegorical expressions for strange and idolatrous worship; vicious and abominable practices connected with it; reliance on human aid, and on alliances entered into with the neighboring nations, especially Egypt; to all which the Israelites were greatly addicted, and in their expectations from which they should be grievously disappointed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:4-11

A DENUNCIATION OF WOE ON ISRAEL , COMBINED WITH THE PROMISE OF A REMNANT . Israel, having united herself with Syria to resist the Assyrians, will incur a similar fate. Her glory will decay, her population dwindle and almost disappear. Still there will be a few left, who, under the circumstances, will turn to God ( Isaiah 17:7 ). But it will be too late for anything like a national recovery; the laud will remain "a desolation" on account of the past sins of its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-11

National repentance may come too late to avert national ruin. The crisis of a nation's fate is brought on by slow degrees, and results from a multitude of acts, each one of which, when once done, is past recall. Up to a certain point there is a possibility of retrieval. "Tout peut se retablir," as a great monarch of our own time said. The modes of action that have brought the state into difficulties may be renounced, or even reversed; and recovery may set in as a natural consequence of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:9-11

Forgetfulness of God and its consequences. I. GOD AS AN OBJECT OF THE SOUL 'S ATTENTION . He is the "God of men's salvation." His Name calls up all those ideas of power, of grace, of goodness, necessary to the Deliverer, the Savior. To acknowledge that such a Being exists is not enough; the eye of the spirit must be turned to him, its gaze fixed upon him, its ear bent towards the place of his holy oracle. Micah says in evil times, "I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten ; rather, because thou didst forget . The late repentance of a "remnant" which "looked to their Maker" ( Isaiah 17:7 ) could not cancel the long catalogue of former sins ( 2 Kings 17:8-17 ), foremost among which was their rejection of God, or, at any rate, their complete forgetfulness of his claims upon them. The Rock of thy strength. God is first called "a Rock" in Deuteronomy 32:4 , Deuteronomy 32:15 , Deuteronomy 32:18 , Deuteronomy 32:30 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

The Rock of our strength. Irreligious men have many "rocks of strength," or at any rate think that they have many. 1. "Some put their trust in chariots and in horses," believe in "big battalions" as really ruling the world, and think they have only to swell their armies in order to sway the course of events at their pleasure. Tell them that "it is nothing with God to help, whether with many or with them that have no power" ( 2 Chronicles 14:11 ); assure them that "it is no hard matter... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

God our Rock. Here called the "Rock of thy fortress; 'and contrasting with the fortress-cities, which proved no defense, and the fortress-rocks, in which the refugees had found safe shelter. The city represented man's power to defend; the rock represents God's power. According to the circumstances of the age, and in view of the machinery of war then in use, the steep rock was a better safety than the walled city. The figure of God as a Rock is found very early in Scripture, and was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10-11

The sin and doom of ungodliness. We learn— I. THAT GOD IS WRONGED AND GRIEVED BY OUR NEGLECT OF HIMSELF AS WELL AS BY OUR DISOBEDIENCE TO HIS LAWS . Men sometimes mistakenly suppose that their sin is limited by the number of their transgressions of God's positive enactments. They make a very serious mistake in so judging. Great guilt, indeed, is contracted by the breach of Divine commandment, by setting at defiance the "Thou shalt not" of sacred... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:9-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:4-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:10-11

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