Isaiah 27:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-13

Here is the prophet again singing of mercy and judgment, not, as before, judgment to the enemies and mercy to the church, but judgment to the church and mercy mixed with that judgment. I. Here is judgment threatened even to Jacob and Israel. They shall blossom and bud (Isa. 27:6), but, 1. They shall be smitten and slain (Isa. 27:7), some of them shall. If God find any thing amiss among them, he will lay them under the tokens of his displeasure for it. Judgment shall begin at the house of God,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off ,.... This city is compared to a tree, whose branches are not only gnawed and consumed by cattle, as in the former verse Isaiah 27:10 ; but which, in a hot dry summer, are withered and dried up, and so are easily broken, and are fit for nothing but the fire; hence it follows: the women come and set them on fire ; or "gather" them F6 So Abendana in Miclol Yophi observes, this is the sense some give of the word, taking... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 27:11

The boughs thereof "Her boughs" - קציריה ketsireyha , MS. and Vulg.; that is, the boughs of the vineyard, referring still to the subject of the dialogue above. The scarcity of fuel, especially wood, in most parts of the east is so great, that they supply it with every thing capable of burning; cow-dung dried, roots, parings of fruit, withered stalks of herbs and flowers; see Matthew 6:21-30 . Vine-twigs are particularly mentioned as used for fuel in dressing their food, by D'Arvieux;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:1-11

God's treatment of the rebellious and the righteous. Amid the different and difficult interpretations and the numerous and dubious applications given to these verses, we may discern some truths respecting God's treatment of human character. I. HIS TREATMENT OF THE WICKED . 1. The sharpness of his instruments . He punishes with "a sore and great and strong sword" ( Isaiah 27:1 ) He "whets his glitter-nag sword ( Deuteronomy 32:41 ). Out of the mouth of the Son of God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:1-13

In that day. We have here a general picture of the events which precede the condition of the inauguration of a new era. I. THE FIGHT WITH THE MONSTER OR MONSTERS . We cannot enter into the subject of this symbolism, in reference to which, in the absence of definite information, so much of fanciful interpretation has gathered. We cannot refer the serpent or the dragon to the storm-cloud, or lightning, as some have done; nor historically to Egypt and Assyria. Something much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-11

THE COMING JUDGMENT UPON JUDAH A CHASTISEMENT IN WHICH MERCY IS BLENDED WITH JUSTICE . A coming judgment upon Judah has been one of the main subjects of Isaiah's prophecy from the beginning. It has been included in the catalogue of "burdens" (see Isaiah 22:1-25 .). It will have to be one of the prophet's main subjects to the end of his "book." Hence he may at any time recur to it, as he does now, without special reason or excuse. In this place the special aspect... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off. By a sudden introduction of metaphor, the city becomes a tree, the prophet's thought going back, perhaps, to Isaiah 27:6 . "Withered boughs" are indications of internal rottenness, and must be "broken off" to give the tree a chance of recovery. Samaria may be viewed as such a "bough," if the "tree" be taken as "the Israel of God" in the wider sense. Otherwise, we must suppose a threat against individual Judaeans. The women... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs thereof are withered - This is a further description of the desolation which would come upon Babylon. The idea is, that Babylon would be forsaken until the trees should grow and decay, and the branches should fall to be collected for burning. That is, the desolation should be entire, undisturbed, and long continued The idea of the desolation is, therefore, in this verse carried forward, and a new circumstance is introduced to make it more graphic and striking. Lowth, however,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:10-11

Isaiah 27:10-11. Yet, &c. Before this glorious promise, concerning the removal of Israel’s sin and calamity, shall be fulfilled, a dreadful and desolating judgment shall come upon them. The defenced city shall be desolate Jerusalem, and the rest of the defenced cities of the land, the singular number being put for the plural; and the habitation forsaken The most inhabited and populous parts of the country; or, as נוה properly signifies, their pleasant habitation, whether in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:2-13

Shameful exile and glorious return (27:2-13)From its beginning, Israel was God’s chosen people. God compares the nation to a beautiful vineyard, which he has cared for and guarded continually (2-3). Israel’s enemies are likened to thorns and briars, and unless they repent of their wrongdoing and seek God’s forgiveness, they will suffer a fiery destruction (4-5). Israel, by contrast, will flourish like a giant tree and bring blessing to the whole world (6). Before that can happen, however, God... read more

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