Isaiah 32:7 KJV,NLT

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 32:7

The instruments also of the churl are evil ,.... Not his vessels or measures he sells by, which are small and deficient, as Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it; nor his servants, his tools in doing his wickedness, which are fit for his purpose, wicked men; but rather these are much the same with "the instruments of the foolish shepherd", Zechariah 11:15 and may signify the evil ways and methods which covetous pastors or shepherds take to fleece the flock, and to increase their own gain:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:7

The instruments also of the churl are evil "As for the niggard, his instruments are evil" - His machinations, his designs. The paronomasia, which the prophet frequently deals in, suggested this expression כליו וכלי vechelai kelaiv . The first word is expressed with some variety in the MSS. Seven MSS. read וכילי vekili , one וכל vechol , another וכולי vecoli . To destroy the poor with lying words "To defeat the assertions of the poor in judgment" - A word seems to have... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

An ideal of political good. When the Divine Spirit has been outpoured, when the idols have been cast away, and the Assyrian yoke has been cast off, happy days will dawn. I. ROYALTY WILL BE SYNONYMOUS WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS . The King will be seen in his beauty—not the splendor of purple robes and lofty throne and brilliant court, but that of the equity and justice which imitate Heaven. God will call him by his name, will make him rich with hidden possessions, will go before him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:5-8

A mark of good government, etc. Three lines of thought are here laid down. We have— I. A MARK OF GOOD GOVERNMENT . The displacement of the unworthy and the elevation of the good and wise. Under the reign of the righteous King ( Isaiah 32:1 ) the "fool will no longer be called a nobleman," the man of mean character but lofty rank will be made to know his true place in the commonwealth; on the other hand, the man who has in him the qualities of nobility ( Isaiah 32:8 ) shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:7

The instruments . Mr. Cheyne translates, "the machinations," which gives a better sense; but the rendering is scarcely borne out by any parallel use of the term c'li in Scripture or elsewhere. C'li properly means "vessels," "weapons," "implements." He deviseth wicked devices ; rather, he deviseth plots . The word "he" is emphatic. Unlike the fool, who passively does evil through thoughtlessness, the niggard actively devises crafty plans against his fellow-men. He seeks to cheat the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 32:7

The instruments also - In the Hebrew here there is a paronomasia which cannot be imitated in a translation. The word ‘instruments’ here denotes evidently the means by which the churl accomplishes his object; whether it be by words, by judicial decisions, or by crafty devices. This is also a kind of proverbial expression, and is given as a further reason why such a person would not be employed by a wise and virtuous prince.Are evil - He will make use of any unprincipled means, any wicked plan or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:7-8

Isaiah 32:7-8. The instruments also of the churl are evil Hebrew, כלי , the vessels. It is a word of a very general signification among the Hebrews, and signifies any person or thing which is employed in a man’s service. The sense is, that such covetous or wicked princes most willingly choose and employ wicked men in their affairs, because such men will, without any regard to conscience or justice: serve all their exorbitant desires. It includes, however, his counsels, practices, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-20

A kingdom of righteousness (32:1-20)Looking beyond the victory over the Assyrians, Isaiah sees the day when the people of God are under the rule of an ideal government. At the head of this government is a king whose chief officials share his characteristics of integrity, justice and mercy. Together they give their people protection and contentment (32:1-2).In such a kingdom the people as a whole reflect in their lives the qualities of their rulers. They have a desire to know more of God and his... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 32:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 32:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 32:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 32:7-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 32:1-20

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