Isaiah 3:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 3:9-15

Here God proceeds in his controversy with his people. Observe, I. The ground of his controversy. It was for sin that God contended with them; if they vex themselves, let them look a little further and they will see that they must thank themselves: Woe unto their souls! For they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Alas for their souls! (so it may be read, in a way of lamentation), for they have procured evil to themselves, Isa. 3:9. Note, The condition of sinners is woeful and very deplorable.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 3:11

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him ,.... In time, and to eternity, in times of public calamity, and under all afflictions, and adverse dispensations of Providence; he has no God to go to; all that befalls him is in wrath; at death he is driven away in his wickedness; at judgment he will be bid to depart as cursed, and his portion will be in the lake of fire, with devils and damned spirits for ever. Some F12 אוי לרשע רע "vae impio malo", Munster, Vatablus; so Ben... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 3:11

Wo unto the wicked - לרשע lerasha , the man who is, Evil in his heart. Evil in his purposes. Evil in his life. As he is wicked, he does that which is wicked; and is influenced by the wicked one, of whom he is the servant and the son. It shall be ill with him, רע ra ; in a single word say to him - evil! Of him you can speak no good; and to him you can speak no good - all is evil, in him - before him - after him - round about him - above him - below him. Evil in time - evil... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 3:8-15

The reasons of judgment. In man's sufferings they must own they are subject to the reasonable rule of him who is eternal Reason. I. ANTAGONISM TO THE DIVINE RULE . In word and deed. 1. In current talk, writing, speechifying, it is difficult to detect where the falsehood lies. It consists in the suppression of certain important sides of truth, and in putting forward interested, partial views of things. The literature of a people cannot be sound, if it be sunk in greed of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 3:8-26

THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENT SHOWN TO BE THE SINS OF JERUSALEM . 1. The sins of the men . ( Isaiah 3:8-15 ). These are declared to be partly sins of speech, but mainly sins of act ( Isaiah 3:8 ). Of sins of speech the only one specified is the open and shameless declaration of their wickedness ( Isaiah 3:9 ). Under the head of sins of act are enumerated The enumeration of the sins is mixed with exhortation and comment in such a way as to give rise to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 3:9-11

The law of retributive justice not mechanical, but moral. The doctrine of future rewards and punishments is sometimes preached in a way that is, if not offensive, at any rate unsatisfactory. God is made to deal with men as not even judicious parents would deal with their children—viz, for so much obedience, so much bestowal of pleasure or indulgence; for so much disobedience, an equal award of pain and punishment. But this is certainly not the doctrine of Holy Scripture. Scripture... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 3:9-11

The path of sin and the rest of righteousness. I. THAT SIN CANNOT BE CONCEALED . "The show of their countenance doth witness against them" ( Isaiah 3:9 ). Whether Isaiah's words point to the unconscious revelation of sin is uncertain, but they clearly suggest the fact. The evil that is in men's hearts is shown in their countenance, whether they wish to conceal it or whether they take a shameful pride in it. The thoughts that flit through the mind, the passions that burn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 3:10-11

Messages to the righteous and the wicked. These verses are parenthetical. "They assert the doctrine of 'future rewards and punishment' in a spiritual and not a mechanical sense. Good deeds ripen into happiness, as evil deeds into misery" (Cheyne). The point of impression may be stated thus— I. TO THE RIGHTEOUS — GOD 'S JUDGMENTS ARE NOT INDISCRIMINATE . II. TO THE WICKED — GOD 'S JUDGMENTS ARE INEVITABLE . "The pious are graciously assured, that in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 3:11

Wo unto the wicked - To all the wicked - but here having particular reference to the Jews whom Isaiah was addressing.It shall be ill with him - The word “ill” is the only word here in the original. It is an emphatic mode of speaking - expressing deep abhorrence and suddenness of denunciation. ‘Woe to the impious! Ill!’For the reward of his hands - Of his conduct. The hands are the instruments by which we accomplish anything, and hence, they are put for the whole man.Shall be given him - That... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 3:10-11

Isaiah 3:10-11. Say ye to the righteous O ye priests and Levites, in your sermons and exhortations to the people; that it shall be well with him Even when it is ill with the wicked, and with the nation in general; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings God will be their safeguard and portion in the common calamity; therefore let them not fear, but let them commit themselves, and their all, to his protection, and resign themselves up to his disposal. They shall either be hid in... read more

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