Isaiah 30:19 NIV

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion "When a holy people shall dwell in Sion" - Λαος ἁγιος , Septuagint; קדוש עם am kadosh . The word dro קדוש kadosh , lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up the sense, otherwise extremely obscure. When the rest of the cities of the land were taken by the king of Assyria, Zion was preserved, and all that were in it. Thou shalt weep no more "Thou shalt implore him with weeping" - The negative particle לא lo is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

A RENEWAL OF PROMISE . The denunciations of the preceding passage ( Isaiah 30:9-17 ) had been so terrible that, without some counterpoise of promise, they must have produced a general despair. This was not the Divine purpose. Judah's probation still continued. Therefore it was necessary to let it be seen that the Divine long-suffering was not yet exhausted—there were still conditions under which God would be gracious to his people. The conditions were "crying to the Lord" ( Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion ; rather, a people shall continue . Jerusalem shall not now be made desolate, or deprived of its inhabitants. Whatever the number of captives taken, "a people shall remain." Thou shalt weep no more . The reasons for weeping shall be removed. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry . For God to be gracious to them, they must first "cry" to him—make an earnest, hearty appeal to him for mercy. Their "cry" will be answered as soon as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-22

Turning to God. It is the intention of God's chastisements, and their natural, though perhaps scarcely their ordinary, result, to stir the soul to penitence, and produce a turning of the heart to God. When the spirit of the man is truly touched, the steps on the path of repentance are commonly— I. THE UTTERANCE OF A CRY . " Men and brethren, what shall we do?" ( Acts 2:37 ). " Sirs , what must I do to be saved?" ( Acts 16:30 ). " Lord , what wilt thou have me to do?" ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The blessedness of Zion. Throughout the book the idea of temporal blends with that of spiritual weal. The images are drawn from the state of temporal happiness and prosperity. Yet Zion and Jerusalem may be regarded as symbolical of the Church in general. I. JOY IN GOD . There will be "no more weeping." Tears are significant of the lot of humanity; and in the poetry of the Old Testament we hear, as Lord Bacon says, "as many hearse-like airs as carols," and the pencil of the Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The people of God in their prosperity. These verses are primarily applicable, and they are more or less true as they are applied, to the return of the Jews from captivity, and their residence in their own land. But they find a larger fulfillment in the condition of the Church of Christ in its last days. Possibly they anticipate the felicities of the heavenly future. We refer them to the Church in its prosperity, and conclude— I. THAT THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE THOSE THAT HAVE... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion - (see the note at Isaiah 1:8). The language here is evidently adapted to a return from the captivity. The whole design of the passage Isaiah 30:19-26 is to describe a future state of prosperity by images mainly drawn from the idea of temporal enjoyment. The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that would befall them for their improper reliance on the aid of Egypt Isaiah 30:16-17, there would be prosperity, peace, and joy in Jerusalem.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:19

Isaiah 30:19. For, &c. “The consolatory part of this discourse begins here, which is connected with the preceding part by the last clause of the former verse, Blessed, &c. Here follows, therefore, a series of excellent blessings, to be conferred by God after these judgments. And the prophet hath so ordered his style in setting them forth, that when he seems to promise only temporal blessings to the church, he would be understood mystically under these figurative emblems.”... read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:19

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