Isaiah 17:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

These verses read the doom of those that spoil and rob the people of God. If the Assyrians and Israelites invade and plunder Judah, if the Assyrian army take God's people captive and lay their country waste, let them know that ruin will be their lot and portion. They are here brought in, 1. Triumphing over the people of God. They relied upon their numbers. The Assyrian army was made up out of divers nations: it was the multitude of many people (Isa. 17:12), by which weight they hoped to carry... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:13

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters ,.... With great force and noise, and run over the whole land, as the Assyrian army did, until it came to Jerusalem, and there it stopped; see Isaiah 8:7 , but God shall rebuke them ; as he did the waters of the Red Sea, Psalm 106:9 and as Christ rebuked the winds and sea, and made a calm, Matthew 8:26 . The word "God" is not in the text, but rightly supplied; for as none but he can rebuke the mighty waters of the sea, so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

A PROPHECY AGAINST ASSYRIA . This passage is, apparently, out of place. At any rate, it is quite unconnected with what precedes, and almost equally so with what follows. Still, it must be borne in mind that, until the destruction of Sennacherib's army, Isaiah has the thought of the Assyrians, as the pressing danger, always before him, and continually reverts to it, often abruptly, and without preparation (see Isaiah 5:26-30 ; Isaiah 7:17-25 ; Isaiah 8:5-8 ; Isaiah 10:5-19 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

Sounds from afar. In the distance the prophet hears a vague tumult, like that of the sea with its roaring, incoming tide. It is the noise of the invading host. Readers will recollect the powerful passage describing the eve of the battle of Waterloo—the dull distant sound repeated until the conviction flashes, "It is—it is—the cannon's opening roar!" So does the prophet listen to the uproar of the advancing Assyrians. I. THE POETIC REPRESENTATION . It is one of sublimity and terror,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

The overthrow of the enemies of God. I. THAT THE ENEMIES OF GOD 'S PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMIES OF GOD HIMSELF . "God will rebuke" those who come up against his people to spoil and to rob them. Those who assail Israel come beneath his ban, and are subject to his "woe." Jesus Christ taught nothing more plainly or emphatically than that they who befriended his disciples were, in his estimation, befriending him ( Matthew 10:40-42 ; Matthew 25:40 ). It is equally true... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:13

God shall rebuke them ; literally, he shall rebuke them—he who alone can do so. There is no need to mention his name. They shall flee far off . The destruction of the great bulk of Sennacherib's army in the night was followed, as soon as morning came, by the hasty flight of the survivors ( 2 Kings 19:36 ; Isaiah 37:37 ). And shall be chased. Herodotus says that the Egyptians pursued the army of Sennacherib and slew vast numbers (2:141). As the chaff of the mountains (comp. Hosea... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:13

God shall rebuke them - The word ‘God’ is not here in the original, but is evidently to be supplied. The word ‘rebuke’ means that he would disarrange their plans, prevent their success, and defeat their purposes. It shows the great power of God, that he can thus by a “rebuke” - a word - arrest mighty nations, and discomfit thom when they are tumultuously hastening onward in the confidence of victory. This discomfiture refers, doubtless, to the overthrow of Sennacherib and his army by the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:12-14

Isaiah 17:12-14. Wo, &c. “We have here the third member of this prophetic discourse, and the first part of the section concerning the unexpected overthrow of the Assyrians. After the prophet had exhibited the divine judgments upon the Syrians, (Isaiah 17:1-3,) and upon the Ephraimites, (Isaiah 17:4-11,) he immediately beholds the Assyrians themselves, after they had destroyed both those states, (that is, eight years after,) advancing against the Jews, that they might oppress and subject... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-14

Syria and Israel condemned (17:1-14)This message belongs to the time of Ahaz, when Israel and Syria joined forces to attack Judah. The two attackers will themselves be destroyed (17:1-3). Israel in particular will suffer, because the nation has turned away from God. Throughout the nation, however, the scattered few remain faithful to God and these will be spared. They are likened to the odd pieces of fruit that remain on the trees after the harvest has been gathered (4-6).The judgments will be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 17:13

God = One. chaff = dried grass. a rolling thing = a galgal. See note on Psalms 83:13 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 17:13

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