Isaiah 32:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

We have here the description of a flourishing kingdom. ?Blessed art thou, O land! when it is thus with thee, when kings, princes, and people, are in their places such as they should be.? It may be taken as a directory both to magistrates and subjects, what both ought to do, or as a panegyric to Hezekiah, who ruled well and saw something of the happy effects of his good government, and it was designed to make the people sensible how happy they were under his administration and how careful they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim ,.... Not of the seers and prophets, or ministers of the word only, but of the righteous in general, as the Targum; even all such as are illuminated by the Spirit of God, who shall have a clear discerning of Gospel truths, behold with open face, with eyes unveiled, the glory of them, and of Christ in them, and not have their eyes covered, or such a dim obscure knowledge of them as under the law; and not only the watchmen shall see, eye to eye,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim "And him the eyes of those that see shall regard" - For ולא velo , and not, Le Clerc reads ולו velo , and to him, of which mistake the Masoretes acknowledge there are fifteen instances; and many more are reckoned by others. The removal of the negative restores to the verb its true and usual sense. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

SECTION VIII . A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH 'S KINGDOM ( Isaiah 32:1-8 ). A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH 'S KINGDOM . It is generally allowed that this prophecy is Messianic; but some critics insist that it is not so "in a narrow sense." They regard Isaiah as expecting Messiah's kingdom to follow immediately on the discomfiture of Sennacherib, and as looking to Hezekiah to inaugurate it. According to this view, Hezekiah, renovated in character, was to be the Messiah, and might have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

An ideal of political good. When the Divine Spirit has been outpoured, when the idols have been cast away, and the Assyrian yoke has been cast off, happy days will dawn. I. ROYALTY WILL BE SYNONYMOUS WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS . The King will be seen in his beauty—not the splendor of purple robes and lofty throne and brilliant court, but that of the equity and justice which imitate Heaven. God will call him by his name, will make him rich with hidden possessions, will go before him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

The eyes of them that see shall not be dim . In Messiah's kingdom there shall be no judicial blindness, such as that threatened in Isaiah 6:9 , Isaiah 6:10 , and described in Isaiah 29:10 , Isaiah 29:11 ; but men shall see the truth clearly (comp. Isaiah 29:18 ; Isaiah 35:5 ; Matthew 13:16 , etc.). The ears.; shall hearken; i.e. "shall both hear and understated " (compare "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear"). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:3-4

Disabled and restored. The words are suggestive of the spiritual incapacity of which Israel was too often guilty (see Ezekiel 12:2 ), and of the recovery which, in better days, they were to experience. I. MAN DISABLED BY SIN . There are four directions in which we suffer sad deterioration and incapacity as the consequence of our sin. 1. Spiritual perception . After some transgressions, after continued disobedience and estrangement from God, we fail to "see light in his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see ... - The sense of this verse is, that there shall be, under the reign of this wise and pious prince, on the part of the prophets and teachers, a clear view of divine truth, and on the part of the people who hear, a disposition to hearken and to attend to it. The phrase ‘of them that see,’ refers probably to the prophets, as those who were called seers (see the notes at Isaiah 29:10; Isaiah 30:10; compare 1 Samuel 9:9), or those who had visions (see the note at... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:2-4

Isaiah 32:2-4 . And a man Either the man or king spoken of, or each of his princes, shall be a hiding-place A protection to the people under their government, especially to such as are oppressed or injured by those that are more powerful than they; from the wind From the rage and violence of evil men. As rivers of water in a dry place Not less refreshing and acceptable shall this king and his princes be to their subjects. And as the shadow of a great rock In a dry and scorched... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-20

A kingdom of righteousness (32:1-20)Looking beyond the victory over the Assyrians, Isaiah sees the day when the people of God are under the rule of an ideal government. At the head of this government is a king whose chief officials share his characteristics of integrity, justice and mercy. Together they give their people protection and contentment (32:1-2).In such a kingdom the people as a whole reflect in their lives the qualities of their rulers. They have a desire to know more of God and his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 32:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:2-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-20

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