Isaiah 28:14-29:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The prophet, having reproved those that made a jest of the word of God, here goes on to reprove those that made a jest of the judgments of God, and set them at defiance; for he is a jealous God, and w 6716 ill not suffer either his ordinances or his providences to be brought into contempt. He addressed himself to the scornful men who ruled in Jerusalem, who were the magistrates of the city, Isa. 28:14. It is bad with a people when their thrones of judgment become the seats of the scornful,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:14

Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men ,.... Men of scorn and mockery, that scoffed and mocked at the word of God, as in the preceding verse Isaiah 28:13 ; or at the threatenings of punishment; and even made a jest of death and hell, as in the following words: "the word of the Lord" they are called upon to hear, hearken, and attend to, is either the word of promise of the Messiah, Isaiah 28:16 or rather the word threatening them with ruin, Isaiah 28:18 or it may be both: ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14

Ye scornful men ; literally, ye men of scorn . The word used is rare, but will be found in the same sense in Proverbs 1:22 and Proverbs 29:8 . A cognate participle occurs in Hosea 7:5 . That rule this people . (On the authority of the nobles at this period, see the introductory paragraph.) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-20

The infatuation of sin. In strong, pictorial language the prophet points out— I. THAT SINFUL MEN ACT AS IF THEY COULD AVERT IMPENDING DOOM . They act as if they said, " We have made a covenant with death," etc. Every day the gully and the foolish are living as if they were possessed with a power to wrestle with and overcome approaching doom. The drunkard seems to say, "I will drink, and not be ruined in health;" and the gambler to say, "will stake money, and not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

THE REBUKE OF JUDAH 'S NOBLES . The power of the nobles under the later Jewish monarchy is very apparent throughout Isaiah's prophecy. It is they, and not the king, who are always blamed for bad government ( Isaiah 1:10-23 ; Isaiah 3:12-15 , etc.) or errors of policy ( Isaiah 9:15 , Isaiah 9:16 ; Isaiah 22:15-19 , etc.). Isaiah now turns from a denunciation of the priests and prophets, who especially opposed his teaching, to a threatening of the great men who guided the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The judgment prepared for scorner's. "Scorners," in the language of Scripture, are those who set at naught God's prophets, or his messages, or his Holy Word, or his Church, or his ministers. Men delight in such scorn because it seems to them so fine a thing, so grand a thing, so bold, so brave, so heroic. It is a poor thing, comparatively, to exalt one's self against man; it is magnificent to measure one's strength with God's, and enter the lists against him . This may, no doubt, be so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

Jehovah pronounces judgment. The rulers or politicians are addressed. They are stigmatized as " men of scorn" (cf. Isaiah 28:22 ; Isaiah 29:20 ; Hosea 7:5 ). The scornful or scoffing habit implies excessive self-confidence on the one hand, on the other contempt of religion and of God. But "be not deceived; God is not mocked." "It has been commonly found," says Calvin, "in almost every age, that the common people, though they are distinguished by unrestrained fierceness and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:14

Wherefore ... - This verse commences a direct address to the scoffing and scornful nation, which is continued to the close of Isaiah 28:22. It is addressed particularly to the rulers in Jerusalem, as being the leaders in crime, and as being eminently deserving of the wrath of God.Ye scornful men - Ye who despise and reproach God and his message; who fancy yourselves to be secure, and mock at the threatened judgments of the Almighty. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 28:14-15

Isaiah 28:14-15. Wherefore hear, ye scornful men Who make a mock at sin, and at God’s word and threatenings, and who doubt not that by your crafty counsels, and human efforts, you shall escape God’s judgments; who have said In your hearts; we have made a covenant with death, &c. We are as safe from death and hell, or the grave, (as the word שׁאול here means,) as if they had entered into covenant with us, that they would not invade us. “To be in covenant with any thing, is a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-29

28:1-33:24 HEZEKIAH AND THE ASSYRIANSBefore reading Chapters 28-33, readers should be familiar with the historical background found in the introduction under the heading ‘Judah’s new policies under Hezekiah’. Hezekiah reversed the policies of his father Ahaz. Whereas Ahaz sought help from Assyria to oppose Israel and Syria, Hezekiah sought help from Egypt to oppose Assyria. Isaiah opposed both policies alike. Faith in God, not reliance on foreign powers, is Judah’s only hope for survival. The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 28:14-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-29

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