Isaiah 1:27-31

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:21-30

Here, I. The woeful degeneracy of Judah and Jerusalem is sadly lamented. See, 1. What the royal city had been, a faithful city, faithful to God and the interests of his kingdom among men, faithful to the nation and its public interests. It was full of judgment; justice was duly administered upon the thrones of judgment which were set there, the thrones of the house of David, Ps. 122:5. Men were generally honest in their dealings, and abhorred to do an unjust thing. Righteousness lodged in it,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment ,.... The blessing of redemption by Christ is the source and foundation of the other blessings of grace, before mentioned, the little remnant are favoured with, as justification, pardon of sin, and conversion, Isaiah 1:18 , Isaiah 1:25 it is of a spiritual nature; the redemption of the soul is a deliverance from the captivity of sin, Satan, and the law, and is plenteous and eternal; the objects of redeeming grace are "Zion" and her converts ; not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:28

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together ,.... Of the beast and false prophet, of the followers of antichrist, the man of sin, who are transgressors of the law of God, and sinners against the Lord; the destruction of these, or the breaking of them into shivers, as the word F15 שבר "contritio sive confractio", Syr. signifies, see Revelation 2:27 will be at the time of Zion's redemption, and make a part of it; and it shall be all at once and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired ,.... Though there is a change of persons in the words, the same are intended; and design such, who being convinced of the idolatries of the church of Rome they have been fond of, and delighted in, will be ashamed of them, and relinquish them, and come out of Babylon a little before the destruction of it; for under oaks, and such like green trees, idolatry used to be committed, to which the allusion is; see Jeremiah 2:20 and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:30

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth ,.... Shall be stripped of all their dependencies and self confidence, and be as naked and as bare as an oak that has cast its leaves; or thus, in a way of just retaliation, since they have desired oaks, and sacrificed under them, they shall be like them as in the wintertime, stripped of all their riches, honour, substance, and desirable things; see Revelation 18:12 . and as a garden that hath no water ; in which the herbs and plants are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:31

And the strong shall be as tow ,.... החסון , "that strong one", who is eminently so; the little horn, whose look is more stout than his fellows, Daniel 7:20 the beast who had great power and authority given by the dragon, Revelation 13:2 who shall be cast alive into the lake of fire; when he will be like tow in those devouring flames, easily, quickly, and irrecoverably consumed, Daniel 7:11 , Revelation 19:20 . and the maker of it as a spark , or "his work"; so the Targum, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:27

With judgment "In judgment" - By the exercise of God's strict justice in destroying the obdurate, (see Isaiah 1:28 ;), and delivering the penitent in righteousness; by the truth and faithfulness of God in performing his promises." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks "For ye shall be ashamed of the ilexes" - Sacred groves were a very ancient and favorite appendage of idolatry. They were furnished with the temple of the god to whom they were dedicated, with altars, images, and every thing necessary for performing the various rites of worship offered there; and were the scenes of many impure ceremonies, and of much abominable superstition. They made a principal part of the religion of the old inhabitants of Canaan; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:30

Whose leaf "Whose leaves" - Twenty-six of Kennicott's, twenty-four of De Rossi's, one ancient, of my own, and seven editions, read אליה aleyha , in its full and regular form. This is worth remarking, as it accounts for a great number of anomalies of the like kind, which want only the same authority to rectify them. As a garden that hath no water "A garden wherein is no water" - In the hotter parts of the Eastern countries, a constant supply of water is so absolutely necessary for the... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:21-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-31

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