Isaiah 14:31 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

The destruction of Babylon and the Chaldean empire was a thing at a great distance; the empire had not risen to any considerable height when its fall was here foretold: it was almost 200 years from this prediction of Babylon's fall to the accomplishment of it. Now the people to whom Isaiah prophesied might ask, ?What is this to us, or what shall we be the better for it, and what assurance shall we have of it?? To both questions he answers in these verses, by a prediction of the ruin both of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate ,.... Or gates of the cities of Palestine; the magistrates that sat there to execute judgment, or the people that passed through there; or because now obliged to open to their enemies; wherefore, instead of rejoicing, they are called to howling: cry, O city ; or cities, the several cities of the land, as well as their chief, because of the destruction coming upon them. The Targum is, "howl over thy gates, and cry over thy cities;' or concerning them: thou, whole... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 14:31

There shall come from the north a smoke "From the north cometh a smoke" - That is, a cloud of dust raised by the march of Hezekiah's army against Philistia; which lay to the south-west from Jerusalem. A great dust raised has, at a distance, the appearance of smoke: Fumantes pulvere campi ; "The fields smoking with dust." - Virg. Aen. 11:908. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:28-32

THE BURDEN OF PHILISTIA . The Philistines had suffered grievously at the hands of Judah in the reign of Uzziah ( 2 Chronicles 26:6 ), and had retaliated in the reign of Ahaz ( 2 Chronicles 28:18 ). It would seem that after this they were invaded by Tiglath-Pileser, who penetrated as far as Gaza, which lie took and made tributary, as he also did Ascalon. Tiglath-Pileser died shortly before Ahaz, and the present "burden" seems to have been uttered in connection with his death. Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:28-32

Oracle concerning Philistia. I. THE HISTORICAL OCCASION . It dates from about the time of the death of Ahaz, and was on his death incorporated with the book. The Edomites and the Philistines, who had given way before the powers of David, had taken advantage of the weakness of Ahaz's government to invade Judah They had taken possession of several towns in the south of the land ( 2 Chronicles 28:17 , 2 Chronicles 28:18 ). The Syrians in the front and the Philistines in the rear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:29-32

A truth, a test, and a solution. We have here— I. A TRUTH RESPECTING AN INDIVIDUAL DEATH ; viz. that we may hope or may fear too much from the death of one man. Philistia was evidently inclined to hope too much from the death of a Jewish king; another was arising (Hezekiah) who would be to his predecessor what a cockatrice was to a serpent—a still more formidable enemy. ( 2 Kings 18:8 ). The wicked nation, or the unprincipled party, or the unscrupulous man that indulges a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate; cry, O city . Each city of Philistia is hidden to howl and lament. All will suffer; not one will be spared. Art dissolved ; literally, art melted ; i.e. "faintest through fear" (comp. Joshua 2:9 ; Jeremiah 49:23 ). There shall come from the north a smoke . The "smoke" is the Assyrian host, which ravages the country as it advances, burning towns, and villages, and peasants' cots, and watchmen's towers. It enters the country "from the north," as a matter of course,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate - That is, ye who throng the gate. The gates of a city were the chief places of concourse.Cry, O city - The prophet here fixes the attention upon some principal city of Philistia, and calls upon it to be alarmed in view of the judgments that were about to come upon the whole land.Art dissolved - The word ‘dissolved’ (מוג mûg) is applied to that which melts, or which wastes away gradually, and then to that which faints or disappears. It means here that the kingdom of Philistia... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:31

Isaiah 14:31. Howl, O gate O people, who used to pass through the gates; cry, O city O inhabitants of the city; or city may be put collectively for all their cities. Thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved Hebrew, נמוג , art melted, which may be understood, either of the faintness of their spirits and courage, or of the dissolution of their state; there shall come from the north a smoke A grievous judgment, or calamity, often signified by smoke, as Genesis 15:17; Joel 2:30; both... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

Click image for full-size versionConcerning Assyria and Philistia (14:24-32)In Isaiah’s day the immediate threat came not from Babylon but from Assyria. But Assyria will suffer the same fate as Babylon. It may invade the land of Judah, but in that same land it will be defeated and its power over Judah broken (24-25). The almighty God has determined this, and therefore no one will be able to prevent it (26-27).Ahaz had always tried to follow a pro-Assyrian policy, in spite of objections from... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 14:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:28-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:28-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:29-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

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