Isaiah 32:1-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

We have here the description of a flourishing kingdom. ?Blessed art thou, O land! when it is thus with thee, when kings, princes, and people, are in their places such as they should be.? It may be taken as a directory both to magistrates and subjects, what both ought to do, or as a panegyric to Hezekiah, who ruled well and saw something of the happy effects of his good government, and it was designed to make the people sensible how happy they were under his administration and how careful they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness ,.... Not Hezekiah, as the Jewish writers; at least only as a type, as some writers interpret it; rather Christ himself, who is "King" not only of the whole world, and of the kings of it in general, but in particular is King of saints; and who "reigns" now in and over his church and people, being set as King by his Father over his holy hill of Zion, and, being exalted at his right hand, is made and declared Lord and Christ; and where he does and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:2

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ,.... Or, "that man"; the King Messiah before mentioned; who had agreed to become man, was promised and prophesied of as such, had often appeared in a human form, was to be incarnate, and now is; though he is not a mere man; were he, he could not be what is here said of him, "as a hiding place, and covert from the wind and tempest", of his Father's wrath, raised by sin; and which all men are deserving of, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim ,.... Not of the seers and prophets, or ministers of the word only, but of the righteous in general, as the Targum; even all such as are illuminated by the Spirit of God, who shall have a clear discerning of Gospel truths, behold with open face, with eyes unveiled, the glory of them, and of Christ in them, and not have their eyes covered, or such a dim obscure knowledge of them as under the law; and not only the watchmen shall see, eye to eye,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness - If King Hezekiah were a type of Christ, then this prophecy may refer to his time; but otherwise it seems to have Hezekiah primarily in view. It is evident, however, that in the fullest sense these words cannot be applied to any man; God alone can do all that is promised here. And princes - ושרים ve - read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:2

As the shadow of a great rock - The shadow of a great projecting rock is the most refreshing that is possible in a hot country, not only as most perfectly excluding the rays of the sun, but also as having in itself a natural coolness, which it reflects and communicates to every thing about it. Speluncaeque tegant, et saxea procubet umbra . Virg. Georg. 3:145. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim "And him the eyes of those that see shall regard" - For ולא velo , and not, Le Clerc reads ולו velo , and to him, of which mistake the Masoretes acknowledge there are fifteen instances; and many more are reckoned by others. The removal of the negative restores to the verb its true and usual sense. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

A king … princes . Delitzsch and Mr. Cheyne translate, "the king … the princes;" but the Hebrew gives no article. The announcement is vague, and corresponds to those of other prophets, as of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 23:5 ), "Behold, the days come that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a king shall reign and prosper;" and of Zechariah ( Zechariah 9:9 ), "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion … behold, thy King cometh unto thee." The "princes" of the text are the minor authorities... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

Strict justice a characteristic of Messiah's kingdom. Whatever may be said, and said with truth, of the Divine mercy, still there is no quality more characteristic of God's rule over man than his justice. "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? " ( Genesis 18:25 ); "God is a righteous Judge" ( Psalms 7:11 ); "He shall judge the world in righteousness , and minister judgment to the people in uprightness ( Psalms 9:8 ). If this were not so, the whole foundations of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

SECTION VIII . A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH 'S KINGDOM ( Isaiah 32:1-8 ). A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH 'S KINGDOM . It is generally allowed that this prophecy is Messianic; but some critics insist that it is not so "in a narrow sense." They regard Isaiah as expecting Messiah's kingdom to follow immediately on the discomfiture of Sennacherib, and as looking to Hezekiah to inaugurate it. According to this view, Hezekiah, renovated in character, was to be the Messiah, and might have... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

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