Isaiah 34:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-8

Here we have a prophecy, as elsewhere we have a history, of the wars of the Lord, which we are sure are all both righteous and successful. This world, as it is his creature, he does good to; but as it is in the interest of Satan, who is called the god of this world, he fights against it. I. Here is the trumpet sounded and the war proclaimed, Isa. 34:1. All nations must hear and hearken, not only because what God is about to do is well worthy their remark (as Isa. 33:13), but because they are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:4

And all the hosts of heaven shall be dissolved ,.... "Pine away" F9 נמקו "tabescet", Vatablus; "centabescet", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "contabescent", Cocceius, Gataker. , as with sickness, grow languid, become obscure, lose their light, and be turned into blood and darkness; this figure is used to express the horror of this calamity, as if the very heavens themselves, and the sun, and moon, and stars, were affected with it; see Isaiah 13:10 . and the heavens shall be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:4

And all the host of heaven See note on Isaiah 24:21 , and De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum, Prael. ix. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-10

The terrors of the Lord not to be held back by the preacher, "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord," says the great apostle of the Gentiles, "we persuade men. There is m these modern times a sickly sentimentality prevalent, which protests against the employment by preachers of arguments that address themselves to the fears of their hearers. Delicate nerves are not to be hurt by disagreeable images, or highly wrought descriptions of sufferings. Ears accustomed to flatteries are not to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Divine indignation. The strong, pictorial language of the prophet brings into bold relief some truths respecting God's indignation of which it is needful to be occasionally reminded. We learn— I. THAT IT IS A CONSTANT FACTOR IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD . "Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people; let the earth hear, and all that is therein … for the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations ," etc. ( Isaiah 34:1 , Isaiah 34:2 ). It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

SECTION 11. THE DIVINE JUDGMENT ON THE WORLD , AND THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH CONSEQUENT UPON IT ( Isaiah 34:1-17 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 .). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The sins and punishment of Edom. The Edomites appear in the blackest colors in the descriptions of the prophets. And in this oracle their punishment is represented in the horrible desolation of their land. I. THEIR SINS . Their cruelty is above all stigmatized. At the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar they helped to plunder the city and slaughter the poor Jews. Their conduct on this occasion was never forgotten ( Psalms 137:1-9 .). In Obadiah we have the feelings about them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:4

All the host of heaven shall be dissolved . A dissolution of the material frame of the heavens, in which the moon and stars are regarded as set, seems to be intended (comp. Matthew 24:29 ; 2 Peter 3:10 ). The slaughter of God's enemies is here connected with the cud of the world, as in the Book of Revelation ( Revelation 19:11-21 ). The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll ; literally, as a book . Ancient books were written on long strips of paper or parchment, which,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:4

And all the host of heaven - On the word ‘host’ (צבא tsâbâ'), see the note at Isaiah 1:9. The heavenly bodies often represent kings and princes (compare the note at Isaiah 24:21).Shall be dissolved - (ינמקוּ venâmaqqû. This figure Vitringa supposes to be taken from the common prejudice by which the stars appear to be crystals, or gems, set in the azure vault of heaven, which may melt and flow down by the application of heat. The sense is, that the princes and nobles who had opposed God and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:4

Isaiah 34:4. And all the host of heaven The sun, moon, and stars; shall be dissolved We have frequently had occasion to observe, that, in the prophetic language, the heavenly luminaries represent kings, empires, and states: see note on Isaiah 13:10. The prophet here foretels the overthrow and dissolution of such states and kingdoms as were hostile to his church, whether under the Jewish or Christian dispensation. Or, alluding to a horrid tempest raging furiously, during which the heavens... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:4

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