Isaiah 9:10-12 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:10

The bricks are fallen down , etc.; i.e. we have suffered a moderate damage, but we will more than make up for it; all our losses we will replace with something better. Bricks were the ordinary material for the poorer class of houses in Palestine; stone was reserved for the dwellings of the rich and great ( Amos 5:11 ). Sycamore wood was the commonest sort of timber, cedar the scarcest and most precious, having to be imported from Phoenicia ( 1 Kings 5:6 ; 2 Chronicles 2:3 ; Ezra 3:7... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:11

Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him . "Against him" means "against Ephraim," or the kingdom of Israel. "The adversaries of Rezin" could only be the Assyrians; but these seem precluded by the next verse, which mentions only "Syrians" and Philistines." Hence many critics accept the variant reading of several manuscripts sarey for tsarey—which gives the sense of "the princes of Rezin" (so Lowth, Ewald, Houbigant, Weir, Cheyne). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:12

The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind ; or, the Syrians from the east , and the Philistines from the west . The Semitic races regarded the world as looking to the rising sun, and used for the east the preposition signifying "in front," for the west that signifying "behind." Syria seems to have been hostile to Samaria until the league was formed between Rezin and Pekah, and may have become hostile again after Pekah's death ( 2 Chronicles 28:23 ). We read of a Philistine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:12

The Divine anger. "For all this his anger is not turned away." The reference of the previous verses is to the calamities which are surely overtaking Rezin of Syria, and Pekah of Israel, as judgments on them, signs of Divine indignation, for their schemes against Judah. Rezin was threatened by Assyria; Pekah was threatened both by his former ally, Israel, and on the other side by the Philistines. As yet, however, these judgments had not proved effectual in humbling Rezin and Pekah, or in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:10

The bricks are fallen down - The language of this verse is figurative; but the sentiment is plain. It contains the confession of the inhabitants of Samaria, that their affairs were in a ruinous and dilapidated state; but also their self-confident assurance that they would be able to repair the evils, and restore their nation to more than their former magnificence.Bricks, in oriental countries, were made of clay and straw, and were rarely turned. Hence, exposed to suns and rains, they soon... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:11

Therefore - This verse indicates the punishment that would come upon them for their pride.The Lord shall set up - Hebrew, ‘Shall exalt.’ That is, they shall overcome and subdue him.The adversaries of Rezin - King of Syria, Isaiah 7:1. It should be observed here, that twenty-one manuscripts, instead of adversaries, read princes of Rezin. The sense seems to require this; as in the following verse, it is said that the Syrians will be excited against them.Against him - Against Ephraim.And join his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:12

The Syrians - Isaiah 7:1. The Syrians had been the allies of the Israelites. But after the death of Rezin, it is probable that they joined the Assyrians, and united with them in the invasion of Samaria. - Aben Ezra; Grotius. “Before.” Hebrew ‘From the east.’ Syria was situated to the east of Samaria, and the meaning is here, that they would pour in upon Samaria from that side.And the Philistines - The Philistines occupied the country southwest of Samaria, lying along on the shores of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 9:8-12

Isaiah 9:8-12. The Lord sent a word, &c. A prophetical and threatening message by me: for now the prophet, having inserted some consolatory passages for the support of God’s faithful people, returns to his former work of commination against the rebellious Israelites; and it lighted Hebrew, נפל , it fell, that is, it shall fall in the prophetical style. It shall certainly be accomplished; upon Israel The same with Jacob in the former clause. We have here the third section of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

The fall of Israel (9:8-10:4)Isaiah now describes the situation in the northern kingdom Israel, which becomes weakened by enemy attacks and finally is conquered by Assyria. The northerners refuse to acknowledge that God is the one who has brought this catastrophe upon them. They make a show of self-assurance by saying they will rebuild, bigger and better, whatever their enemies have destroyed (8-12).Because the people refuse to repent, God will punish them further. His purpose is to remove the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 9:11

adversaries. Some codices read "princes, or generals". him: i.e. Ephraim (not Rezin). join, &c. = weave together, unite as allies. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 9:8-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 9:11

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