Isaiah 9:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

Here are terrible threatenings, which are directed primarily against Israel, the kingdom of the ten tribes, Ephraim and Samaria, the ruin of which is here foretold, with all the woeful confusions that were the prefaces to that ruin, all which came to pass within a few years after; but they look further, to all the enemies of the throne and kingdom of Christ the Son of David, and read the doom of all the nations that forget God, and will not have Christ to reign over them. Observe, I. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:20

And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry ,.... Either with his hand, and rob and plunder all within his reach; or, with his teeth, as cannibals, or beasts of prey, catch at, tear, and rend in pieces, whatever comes in their way; and yet hungry after more, and unsatisfied, as follows: and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied ; ravage and spoil on every side, and yet not content. The Targum is, "he shall spoil on the south, and be hungry; and he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:20

The flesh of his own arm "The flesh of his neighbor" - " Του βραχιονος του αδελφου αυτου , the Septuagint Alexand. Duplex versio, quarum altera legit רעו reo , quae vox extat , Jeremiah 6:21 . Nam רע rea , αδελφος , Genesis 43:33 . Recte ni fallor ." - Secker. I add to this excellent remark, that the Chaldee manifestly reads רעו reo , his neighbor, not זרעו zeroo , his arm; for he renders it by קריביה karibeyh , his neighbor. And Jeremiah has the very same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

THE PROPHET RETURNS TO THREATS AND WARNINGS , ADDRESSED CHIEFLY TO THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL . The remainder of this chapter, together with the first four verses of the next, seems to have formed originally a distinct and separate prophecy. The passage is a poem in four stanzas, with the same refrain at the end of each: "For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still." A somewhat early date has been assigned to the prophecy, as; for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

Persistent impenitence brings repeated chastisements. One would naturally expect that so weak a creature as man, when chastised by the Divine anger, would readily and at once " humble himself under the almighty hand of God," accept the chastisement as deserved, and entreat for mercy and forgiveness. But, weak as he is, man is unwilling to acknowledge his weakness, and, faulty as he is, dislikes nothing so much as acknowledging his faults. God's judgments he will net allow to be judgments,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:18-21

Sin suicidal. From this declaration of judgment against a guilty nation we may gather some principles which are applicable to men as well as nations elsewhere, and indeed everywhere. We learn— I. THAT SIN IS A WASTING POWER . "Wickedness burneth as a fire" ( Isaiah 9:18 ):, Where sin abounds there desolation abounds. The longer a man (or nation) has lived under its dominion the more has power withered and possession decreased, the more has heritage been wasted and lost. 1.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:20

He shall snatch ; rather, one shall devour . A man, i.e; shall plunder and ravage in one quarter, and yet not be satisfied; then he shall do the same in another, and still desire more. "Increase of appetite shall grow by what it feeds on." There shall be no sense of satiety anywhere. The flesh of his own arm. In a civil war, or a time of anarchy, each man is always "eating the flesh of his own arm"— i.e. injuring his neighbor, who is his own natural protector and defender. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:20

And he shall snatch - Hebrew, ‘He shall cut off.’ Many have supposed that this refers to a state of famine; but others regard it as descriptive of a state of faction extending throughout the whole community, dissolving the most tender ties, arid producing a dissolution of all the bonds of life. The context Isaiah 9:19, Isaiah 9:21 shows, that the latter is meant; though it is not improbable that it would be attended with famine. When it is said that he ‘would cut off his right hand,’ it denotes... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 9:20-21

Isaiah 9:20-21. He shall snatch on the right hand They shall plunder and devour one another, without ever being satisfied, or ceasing. They shall eat every man the flesh, &c. They shall destroy one another by their intestine wars: see Isaiah 49:26. But it was literally fulfilled when they were reduced to that extremity that they ate the flesh of their own children, 2 Kings 6:28; Jeremiah 19:8-9; a judgment denounced for their sins by Moses, Deuteronomy 28:53, where see the note. They... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:18-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 9:20-21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:8-21

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