Isaiah 8:11-15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 8:9-15

The prophet here returns to speak of the present distress that Ahaz and his court and kingdom were in upon account of the threatening confederacy of the ten tribes and the Syrians against them. And in these verses, I. He triumphs over the invading enemies, and, in effect, sets them at defiance, and bids them do their worst (Isa. 8:9, 10): ?O you people, you of far countries, give ear to what the prophet says to you in God's name.? 1. ?We doubt not but you will now make your utmost efforts... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:11

For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand ,.... In the strength of prophecy, as the Targum explains it; and so all the Jews' interpreters understand it of prophecy, as in Ezekiel 1:3 , or, "the Lord spake thus to me, when he took (me) by the hand" F20 בחזקת היד "apprehensione manus", Piscator; "cum manu me apprehenderit", Tigurine version. ; as parents or masters take hold of the hands of children, while they are advising and instructing them, as expressive of their great... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not, a confederacy ,.... With the king of Assyria, or any other; do not cry it up as a right thing, and express pleasure and satisfaction in it, and encourage others to come into it, and vote for it, and declare an approbation of it; or a "rebellion", as the Targum, that is, against Ahaz; and so deliver up the kingdom of the house of David into the hands of its enemies: to all them to whom this people shall say, a confederacy : who either were for entering into an alliance with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself ,.... Christ, Immanuel, God with us, the Lord of the armies above and below, of angels and of men, God over all, the true Jehovah, who is sanctified by his people, when they declare him to be so; as the Targum paraphrases it, "the Lord of hosts, him shall ye say is holy;' for they cannot make him so, nor can he receive any holiness from them, nor does he need any; but they celebrate the perfection of his holiness, and ascribe it to him; yea, they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary ,.... Not the king of Assyria, as Aben Ezra, but the Lord of hosts: the Targum rightly interprets it of the word of the Lord, the essential Word; of the Messiah, who is for a sanctuary, or asylum, a place of refuge for his people in all times of distress, and who is their dwelling place in all generations; he dwells in them, and they dwell in him; and where they dwell safely and securely, peaceably and quietly, comfortably and pleasantly, and that always; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:15

And many among them ,.... Not all, though the greater part; for Christ was set for the falling and rising of many in Israel, Luke 2:34 , shall stumble, and fall, and be broken : stumble at Christ, the stumbling stone; fall by unbelief into other sins and punishment, and be broken in pieces by this stone, Matthew 21:44 , and be snared, and be taken ; and so die in their sins, and perish eternally. The allusion is to birds being taken in a snare or trap, or with bird lime, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:11

With a strong hand "As taking me by the hand" - Eleven MSS., (two ancient), of Kennicott's, thirty-four of De Rossi's, and seven editions, read כחזקת kechezkath ; and so Symmachus, the Syriac, and Vulgate. Or rather with a strong hand, that is, with a strong and powerful influence of the prophetic Spirit. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not, A confederacy "Say ye not, It is holy" - קשר kesher . Both the reading and the sense of this word are doubtful. The Septuagint manifestly read קשה kashah ; for they render it by σκληρον , hard. The Syriac and Chaldee render it מרדא merda , and dn מרוד merod , rebellion. How they came by this sense of the word, or what they read in their copies, is not so clear. But the worst of it is, that neither of these readings or renderings gives any clear sense in this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary "And he shall be unto you a sanctuary" - The word לכם lachem , unto you, absolutely necessary, as I conceive, to the sense, is lost in this place: it is preserved by the Vulgate, " et erit vobis in sanctificationem ." The Septuagint have it in the singular number: εσται σοι εις ἁγιασμον , it shall be to Thee. Or else, instead of מקדש mikdash , a sanctuary, we must read מוקש mokesh , a snare, which would then be repeated without any propriety... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:5-15

God with us. The prophet looks out on the troubled prospect as on a deluge, amidst which the ark of promise carrying the elect, the remnant, the Church of the faithful and chosen, is seen riding. I. TEMPORAL ALLUSIONS . 1. The foreign sympathies of the people . Tired of the inefficient reign of Ahaz, they watch for the approach of the two northern kings with interest. They have forgotten their patriotism, which once rallied round the house of David as a political and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 8:9-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:5-15

Group of Brands