Isaiah 30:16-33 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17

Here, I. The preface is very awful. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. 30:8), write it in a table, to be hung up and exposed to public view; he must carefully note it, not in loose papers which might be lost or torn, but in a book, to be preserved for posterity, in perpetuam rei memoriam?for a standing testimony against this wicked generation; let it remain not only to the next succeeding ages, but for ever and ever, while the world stands; and so it shall, for... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. Or the first words in this paragraph may be read by way of antithesis, Notwithstanding this, yet will the Lord wait that he may be gracious. The prophet, having shown that those who made Egypt their confidence would be ashamed of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:27-33

This terrible prediction of the ruin of the Assyrian army, though it is a threatening to them, is part of the promise to the Israel of God, that God would not only punish the Assyrians for the mischief they had done to the Israel of God, but would disable and deter them from doing the like again; and this prediction, which would now shortly be accomplished, would ratify and confirm the foregoing promises, which should be accomplished in the latter days. Here is, I. God Almighty angry, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

But ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses ,.... Hither and thither to get help and assistance; go down to Egypt for it on them, or thither for them, as some render it; and then face the enemy, and, if we can not conquer him, will flee from him, and so provide for our safety; this is man's way of salvation, as opposed to God's way; see Hosea 1:7 or this may design their fleeing on horses and camels with their riches into Egypt, both for the security of them and their persons, Isaiah... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:17

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one ,.... A troop of horse, consisting of a thousand men, shall flee upon the attack and onset of a single person, so dispirited should they be, and so possessed of the fear of the enemy; what was promised to them with respect to their enemies is here turned against them, Leviticus 26:7 , at the rebuke of five shall ye flee ; being attacked by a very small number, the whole army should run away: this denotes with what ease they should be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you ,.... Or "yet" F17 לכן "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. , or "nevertheless" though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto, and therefore waits till the set time comes to arise and have mercy on them; he has taken up thoughts and resolutions of grace and favour concerning them, and has fixed the time when he will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem ,.... Or, "for the people of Zion F26 עם בציון "polpulus Sion", V. L. Gataker. shall dwell in Jerusalem"; those that belonged to the fort of Zion should dwell in Jerusalem, or "abide" there, both they and the inhabitants of it, at least many of them should quietly continue there, waiting the Lord's time to appear for them, and not run here and there, and particularly to Egypt for help or shelter. Seeing there are many things in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction ,.... Either at this present time, when the city was besieged by Sennacherib; or when it should be besieged by the Chaldeans, when adversity was their bread, and affliction their water; or when they had only bread and water in their adversity and affliction; or a famine of bread and water, as is common in times of a siege. It may refer to the poor, and mean, and afflicted state of the people of God, in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee ,.... Which may be said in reference to the backsliding and declining state of the people, Isaiah 30:11 and is thought by some to be an allusion to schoolmasters, who stand behind their scholars, or at their backs, to guide, teach, and instruct them; and by others to shepherds following their flocks, who, when they observe any of the sheep going out of the way, call them back; or to travellers, who, coming to a place where are several ways, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:22

Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver ,.... Images made of solid silver, covered with rich and costly garments; or images covered and decorated with plates of silver; see Jeremiah 10:4 these they not only pulled down and defaced, but defiled, to show their contempt and abhorrence of them: and the ornament of thy molten images of gold ; images made of solid gold, covered with an ephod, as the word here used signifies; such an one as the high priest wore, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:27-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:22

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