Isaiah 30:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. Or the first words in this paragraph may be read by way of antithesis, Notwithstanding this, yet will the Lord wait that he may be gracious. The prophet, having shown that those who made Egypt their confidence would be ashamed of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:25

And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill ,.... Which were round about Jerusalem, and in other parts of Judea: rivers and streams of water ; such abundance of rain, that it should flow in streams like rivers, from the higher to the lower lands, and water them. This may in a spiritual sense be understood of the great plenty of the ministry of the Gospel, in all the kingdoms of the world, great and small, signified by mountains and hills; and which may also... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:25

When the towers fall "When the mighty fall" - מגדלים migdalim , μεγαλους , Sym.; μεγαλυνομενους , Aquila; רברבין rabrebin , Chard.; all signifying mighty sizes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

A RENEWAL OF PROMISE . The denunciations of the preceding passage ( Isaiah 30:9-17 ) had been so terrible that, without some counterpoise of promise, they must have produced a general despair. This was not the Divine purpose. Judah's probation still continued. Therefore it was necessary to let it be seen that the Divine long-suffering was not yet exhausted—there were still conditions under which God would be gracious to his people. The conditions were "crying to the Lord" ( Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The blessedness of Zion. Throughout the book the idea of temporal blends with that of spiritual weal. The images are drawn from the state of temporal happiness and prosperity. Yet Zion and Jerusalem may be regarded as symbolical of the Church in general. I. JOY IN GOD . There will be "no more weeping." Tears are significant of the lot of humanity; and in the poetry of the Old Testament we hear, as Lord Bacon says, "as many hearse-like airs as carols," and the pencil of the Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The people of God in their prosperity. These verses are primarily applicable, and they are more or less true as they are applied, to the return of the Jews from captivity, and their residence in their own land. But they find a larger fulfillment in the condition of the Church of Christ in its last days. Possibly they anticipate the felicities of the heavenly future. We refer them to the Church in its prosperity, and conclude— I. THAT THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE THOSE THAT HAVE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:23-26

The glories of Christ's kingdom shown in figure. Isaiah gives us several descriptions of Christ's kingdom, all of them more or less allegorical (see Isaiah 4:2-6 ; Isaiah 11:1-9 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 ; Isaiah 60:1-22 ). In the present description all is allegory. The blessings of the kingdom are— I. RICH AND ABUNDANT HARVESTS , by which would seem to be signified a great conversion of the nations by the preaching of the gospel (comp. Matthew 9:1-38 :87, 38; John 4:35 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:25

Rivers and streams of water ; rather, rivulets , courses of water . Channels, along which water was conveyed for the purpose of irrigation, are intended (comp. Ezekiel 47:1-12 ; Joel 3:18 ). No doubt there is a secondary allegorical meaning running through the whole description of Judah's prosperity ( Isaiah 30:23-26 ). In this allegorical intention the waters stand for the streams of God's grace. In the day of the great slaughter . Equivalent to "the day of vengeance" ( ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:25

In the day of the great slaughter - When the enemies of the people of God shall have been destroyed - probably in a time subsequent to the slaughter of the army of the Assyrians.When the towers fall - The towers of the enemy; perhaps referring here to the towers of Babylon. After they should fall, the Jews would be favored with the time of prosperity to which the prophet here refers. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:25

Isaiah 30:25. On every high mountain, and every high hill Which are commonly dry and barren; shall be rivers and streams of water Fertilizing and refreshing blessings, showered down by God upon his church and people. This verse certainly cannot be understood literally, and the mystical meaning, according to Vitringa and some others, is, “that in all the more celebrated places, whether of kingdoms or cities, there should be synagogues, public schools, or oratories, in which the word of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 30:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:23-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:25

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