Isaiah 33:9-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 33:1-12

Here we have, I. The proud and false Assyrian justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence, and laid under a woe, Isa. 33:1. Observe, 1. The sin which the enemy had been guilty of. He had spoiled the people of God, and made a prey of them, and herein had broken his treaty of peace with them, and dealt treacherously. Truth and mercy are two such sacred things, and have so much of God in them, that those cannot but be under the wrath of God that make conscience of neither, but are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourneth and languisheth ,.... All Christendom, being now under the power, dominion, and tyranny of antichrist, and the church's faithful witnesses slain, and a stop put to all Gospel ministrations; and therefore the church must be in a very languishing condition, and great reason for mourning: Lebanon is ashamed, and hewn down ; being stripped of its stately cedars; as now the church of Christ, comparable to that goodly mountain Lebanon, will be deprived of its able... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:10

Now will I rise, saith the Lord ,.... At the last extremity, when things are come to a crisis; his interest at the lowest, and the kingdom of antichrist at its highest pitch; the whore of Rome triumphing over the slain witnesses, and boasting she was a queen, and knew no sorrow: this will be God's fit time to exert himself, and get him honour and glory: he before was as one lain down and asleep, as if quite negligent and careless about his honour and interest; but now he determines to arise,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:9

Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits "Bashan and Carmel are stripped of their beauty" - Φανερα εσται , made manifest. Sept. They read ונערה veneerah . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:7-12

THE PROPHET ENTERS FURTHER INTO PARTICULARS . Having "sketched the main outlines of his revelation," Isaiah proceeds to "fill in and apply the details" (Cheyne). He first describes the despair and low condition of Judah: the men of war wailing aloud; the ambassadors just returned kern Laehish weeping at the ill success of their embassy; all travelling stopped; the land wasted and made a desert; the Assyrians still ravaging and destroying, despite the peace which had been made ( 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:7-12

The uprising of Jehovah. I. HIS UPRISING IS A FIGURE OF PROVIDENTIAL INTERPOSITION . There are times when he seems to be still, seated, and looking on, and the course of events to defy his will ( Isaiah 18:4 ). Men cry, "How long, O Lord? Awake, stir thyself up to deliver!" But he knows his own time; he is not a day too soon, nor too late. When the hour of providence has struck, the scene instantly changes. " Now will I rise; now I will lift up myself!" It is not for us... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourneth ; rather, the land . Lebanon is … hewn down ; rather, as in the margin, is withered away (comp. Isaiah 19:6 ). Lebanon, Sharon, Carmel, and Bashan are the four most beautiful regions of the Holy Land, taking the word in its widest extent. Lebanon is the northern mountain-range, one hundred and twenty miles in length, clad with cedars and firs, and generally crowned with snow, whence the name (from laban , white). Sharon is "the broad rich tract of land" which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:10

Now will I rise . Judah's extremity is Jehovah's opportunity. "Now" at length the time is come for God to show himself, tic will rise from his throne, and actively display his power; he will exalt himself above the heathen—lift himself up above the nations. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:10

The opportuneness of God's judgments. It is characteristic of Divine interpositions that they take place at the moment of greatest need. Isaac is on the point of being sacrificed when the angel calls to Abraham out of heaven ( Genesis 22:10 , Genesis 22:11 ). Elisha is compassed about with horsemen and chariots, and on the point of falling into his enemies' hands, when they are smitten with blindness ( 2 Kings 6:15-18 ). The Israelites are hemmed in between the Egyptians and the sea,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 33:10-16

In the presence of the Holy One. The great question which, in a somewhat different form from that of the text, Balak proposed to Balaam ( Micah 6:6 ) is one that has always stirred the hearts of men everywhere and in all ages. We must find an answer to it if we are to enjoy any "rest unto our souls." I. THE THRICE - HOLY LORD OUR GOD . That which makes God's intervening purpose ( Isaiah 33:10 ) so serious to his creatures is that when he arises he will be found to be as... read more

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