Isaiah 2:10,Isaiah 2:19-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 2:10-22

The prophet here goes on to show what a desolation would be brought upon their land when God should have forsaken them. This may refer particularly to their destruction by the Chaldeans first, and afterwards by the Romans, or it may have a general respect to the method God takes to awaken and humble proud sinners, and to put them out of conceit with that which they delighted in and depended on more than God. We are here told that sooner or later God will find out a way, I. To startle and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:10

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust ,.... As it was when Rome Pagan was destroyed, the kings, princes, and freemen called to the rocks to fall on them and hide them, Revelation 6:15 so it will be at the downfall of Rome Papal, when the kings and merchants of the earth, who have been concerned therewith, will stand afar off, as for fear of her torment, Revelation 18:10 . so for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty ; lest he should pour out his wrath and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 2:10

"When he ariseth to strike the earth with terror" - On the authority of the Septuagint, confirmed by the Arabic and an ancient MS., I have added here to the text a line, which in the 19th and 21st verses ( Isaiah 2:19 , Isaiah 2:21 ;) is repeated together with the preceding line, and has, I think, evidently been omitted by mistake in this place. The MS. here varies only in one letter from the reading of the other two verses; it has בארץ baarets , instead of הארץ haarets . None of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:5-10

Purgation by judgment. The blessed age cannot yet come in. If we suppose the prophet to have been reading the previous oracle as a sabbath lesson out of the elder prophet Joel's scroll, he adds the exhortation, "Let us walk in the light of Jehovah!" Then a sudden pause. For he calls to mind the present corrupt condition of the nation. They cannot pass over to that new and happy condition of things as they now are. Peace can only be the fruit of righteousness. God cannot impart blessings for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:5-11

THE CONTRAST OF THE PRESENT WITH THE FUTURE . Having shown to Israel the vision of a far-distant future, when holiness and peace would reign upon the earth, and "the mountain of the Lord's house" would draw all men into it, the prophet returns to things as they are—first exhorting Israel to "walk in the light of Jehovah' ( Isaiah 2:5 ), and then showing how far they have withdrawn from the light; Such being the case, punishment must come—mean and great must be equally... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:6-21

Retribution and its results. In this noble prophetic passage, as charged with poetic grandeur as it is full of religious zeal, we have our thought directed to— I. Two HEINOUS SINS WHICH BELONG TO EVERY AGE AND CLASS . They are these: 1. Disobedience . The divination to which reference is made ( Isaiah 2:6 ) is expressly prohibited in the Law ( Deuteronomy 18:10-12 ); alliance with strangers ( Isaiah 2:6 ) is also forbidden ( Exodus 34:12 ; Dent; Exodus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:10

Enter into the rock . The limestone rocks of Palestine are full of extensive caverns, to which the Israelites often betook themselves in times of danger (see 6:2 ; 1 Samuel 13:6 ; 1 Samuel 22:1 , etc.). The prophet exhorts them to flee thither now, but without stating what exactly is the peril (comp. Isaiah 2:19 , Isaiah 2:21 ). Hide thee in the dust . Not "the dust of humiliation" (Kay), but "the dust of the earth" ( Genesis 2:7 ), put here for the earth itself, as in Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:10-11

Shame for the sinner. We can more easily bear suffering than shame. Man has great powers of physical endurance. But we dread shame as we dread nothing else. There was the keenest distress in that old and cruel way of treating some criminals. They were put in the pillory. They were lifted up on a stage in the market-place. A frame was fastened round the neck and wrists, which left the head and hands exposed. Crowds gathered below, and scorned the poor man, throwing at him all manner of vile... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:10

Enter into the rock - That is, into the “holes or caverns” in the rocks, as a place of refuge and safety; compare Isaiah 2:19, and Revelation 6:15-16. In times of invasion by an enemy, it was natural to flee to the fastnesses or to the caverns of rocks for refuge. This expression is highly figurative and poetic. The prophet warns them to flee from danger. The sense is, that such were their crimes that they would certainly be punished; and he advises them to flee to a place of safety.And hide... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:10-11

Isaiah 2:10-11. Enter into the rock, &c. Such calamities are coming upon you, that you will be ready to hide yourselves in rocks and caves of the earth, for fear of the glorious and terrible judgments of God. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled The eyes that looked high; the countenance, in which the pride of the heart had showed itself, shall be cast down in shame and despair. The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down Judicially, as they prostrated themselves before their idols... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 2:10-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:6-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:10-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:10-11

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