Isaiah 29:20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 29:17-24

Those that thought to hide their counsels from the Lord were said to turn things upside down (Isa. 29:16), and they intended to do it unknown to God; but God here tells them that he will turn things upside down his way; and let us see whose word shall stand, his or theirs. They disbelieve Providence: ?Wait awhile,? says God, ?and you shall be convinced by ocular demonstration that there is a God who governs the world, and that he governs it and orders all the changes that are in it for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nought ,.... Who before was so to the people of God; meaning not Sennacherib king of Assyria, but some formidable enemy or enemies under the Gospel dispensation; as the Scribes and Pharisees, and the Jewish sanhedrim; who were "violent" F3 עריץ "violentus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius. , as it may be rendered, violent persecutors of the followers of Christ, the meek and poor before described; who were brought to nought, and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:17-24

A RENEWAL OF PROMISE . God's judgment ( Isaiah 29:14 ), whatever it is, will pass. In a little while there will be a great change. The lowly will be exalted, the proud abased. From the "meek" and "poor' will be raised a body of true worshippers, who will possess spiritual discernment ( Isaiah 29:18 ), while the oppressors and "scorners" will be brought to naught. When Isaiah expected this change is uncertain; but he holds out the hope of it here, as elsewhere so frequently ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:17-24

Religious revivals. It is sometimes supposed that religious revivals are modern inventions, concessions to the weakness of the degenerate man of the nineteenth century; and no doubt there have been features in many so-called "revivals" which have justified this view of them. But, in point of fact, revivals, if we follow out the history of religion, are found to be movements which have belonged to all ages, and without which it appears more than probable that religion in this world would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:17-24

A time of regeneration. A time of refreshing and of renewal is, notwithstanding all the gloom of preceding pictures, at hand. I. THE CHANGE IN NATURE . "One of Isaiah's most characteristic ideas is a future transformation of nature corresponding to that of man" (Cheyne). The forest will be turned into the garden-land. Lebanon stands for the wild or uncultivated land (cf. Isaiah 10:18 , Isaiah 10:34 ). The passage in Isaiah 32:15 is parallel. When God again begins to bless... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:18-24

The hour of revival. I. ITS CHARACTERISTICS . 1. The spirit of docility . Those once deaf now " hear the words of the book" ( Isaiah 29:18 ); " They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine" ( Isaiah 29:24 ). It is one of the surest signs of the presence of God's Spirit that the attitude of insensibility or of captiousness is exchanged for the desire to learn the will of God—that those who once held aloof... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:20

The terrible one … the scorner . "The terrible one" may be the foreign enemy, as in Isaiah 29:5 , or, possibly, the native oppressor ( Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 5:1-30 :93, etc.)—a still more tearful evil. "The scorner" is the godless man, who scoffs at religion ( Isaiah 28:14 , Isaiah 28:22 ). Both classes would be "consumed" and "brought to naught" when the new state of things was established. All that watch for iniquity ; i.e. "all those who, for the furtherance of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:20-21

The humiliation of the suspicious. We should see in these verses a strictly personal reference. Some parties, especially among the leaders of the people, could see nothing good, nothing wise, in Isaiah's teachings and warnings. They thought them babyish, untimely, leading to a false security. They valued statesmanship, political wisdom, and the subtlety of setting one great nation against another, so that their kingdom might be let alone. The kinds of scorning and sneering in which they... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one - The violent one (עריץ ‛ârı̂yts), the oppressor, who had exercised cruelty over them. This, I suppose, refers to the haughty among the Jews themselves; to those who held offices of power, and who abused them to oppress the poor and needy.And the scorner - (see Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:22).Is consumed - Shall be entirely destroyed.And all that watch for iniquity - That is, who anxiously seek for opportunities to commit iniquity. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 29:20-21

Isaiah 29:20-21. For, &c. Here we have the second event connected with the calling of the Gentiles, the punishment of the enemies of God and his truth. For the terrible one is brought to naught The proud and potent enemies of those meek and poor believers, mentioned in the last verse, such as the unbelieving Jews and their rulers, and the heathen potentates, were in the first age of Christianity. And the scorner is consumed The scornful opposers of God’s word and servants. And all... read more

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