Isaiah 17:7,Isaiah 17:8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-8

Mercy is here reserved, in a parenthesis, in the midst of judgment, for a remnant that should escape the common ruin of the kingdom of the ten tribes. Though the Assyrians took all the care they could that none should slip out of their net, yet the meek of the earth were hidden in the day of the Lord's anger, and had their lives given them for a prey and made comfortable to them by their retirement to the land of Judah, where they had the liberty of God's courts. 1. They shall be but a small... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

At that day shall a man look to his Maker ,.... The one only living and true God, who has made him, and not he himself, nor any other creature; that is, such as are left, as before described, the remnant, according to the election of grace; these shall look to God for help and assistance, for supply, support, and protection; and to Christ particularly, who is the Maker of all things, without whom was not any thing made that is made, for all spiritual blessings; for righteousness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-8

Damascus and Israel. The present oracle bids us turn to a different scene—to the famed city and territory of Damascus. It lies in the vast rich plain east of Mount Antilibanus, on the border of the desert. Through the plain flows the river Barada, probably the Abaca in which Naaman delighted. "In the midst of the plain lies at your feet the vast lake or island of deep verdure—walnuts and apricots waving above, corn and grass below; and in the midst of the mass of foliage rises, striking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:4-11

A DENUNCIATION OF WOE ON ISRAEL , COMBINED WITH THE PROMISE OF A REMNANT . Israel, having united herself with Syria to resist the Assyrians, will incur a similar fate. Her glory will decay, her population dwindle and almost disappear. Still there will be a few left, who, under the circumstances, will turn to God ( Isaiah 17:7 ). But it will be too late for anything like a national recovery; the laud will remain "a desolation" on account of the past sins of its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-11

National repentance may come too late to avert national ruin. The crisis of a nation's fate is brought on by slow degrees, and results from a multitude of acts, each one of which, when once done, is past recall. Up to a certain point there is a possibility of retrieval. "Tout peut se retablir," as a great monarch of our own time said. The modes of action that have brought the state into difficulties may be renounced, or even reversed; and recovery may set in as a natural consequence of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

At that day shall a man look to his Maker . We have evidence of this revulsion of feeling on the part of Israel in the statement of Chronicles that, in the reign of Josiah, offerings of money were made for the temple service by men of "Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel," which the Levites collected and brought to Jerusalem ( 2 Chronicles 34:9 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

Eyes turned to God only. Cheyne's translation is, "In that day shall the earth-born look towards his Maker, and his eyes shall have regard to the Holy One of Israel." The reference seems to be to those who, after the Assyrian conquest of Israel accepted Hezekiah's invitation, returned to Jerusalem, giving up their confidence in idols, and looking with single eye to Jehovah, and serving him with sincere hearts. The figure suggests for consideration the possible attitudes of human vision... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7-8

The function of adversity. I. THE PREVALENCE OF TROUBLE IN THIS WORLD OF SIN . "That day" was the day of national disaster, and, therefore, of individual distress. In the more settled and durable condition of modern times and Western lands, we are much less liable to suffer from this particular cause. But civilization brings its own perils and its own troubles, and while sin lasts "the day" of sorrow will be continually recurring. How many are the sources whence it may... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:7

At that day shall a man look to his Maker - Instead of confiding in their strongly fortified places and armies, they shall look for aid and protection to the God that made them, and who alone can help them. National afflictions and judgments often have the effect to turn the eyes of even a wicked and rebellious people to God. They feel their danger; they are convinced of their guilt; they see that no one but God can protect them; and for a time they are willing, even by humiliation and fasting,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:7-8

Isaiah 17:7-8. At that day shall a man Those few men that are left; look to his Maker They shall sincerely respect, trust in, and worship God, and God only. In other words, at that time, when God shall execute these severe judgments upon the Ephraimites, some, being fully convinced by experience that they had been deceived by their false prophets, and that their worship of idols had turned out as the true prophets foretold, shall turn themselves, by sincere repentance, to the God of their... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:4-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:7-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:7-8

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