Isaiah 30:30 - Exposition

The Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard ; literally, the majesty of his voice , Mr. Cheyne renders, "the peal of his voice." Delitzsch understands fearful thundering, like that at Sinai ( Exodus 19:16 ; Exodus 20:18 ), to be intended (comp. Psalms 29:3-9 ). The lighting down of his arm; i.e. the blow causing the destruction, of Isaiah 30:31 , of whatever kind that destruction might be—blasting by lightning, plague, simoom, death by the visitation of God, as men slept, or any other sudden, sweeping catastrophe. With the indignation of his anger ; rather, in fury of anger . With the flame of a devouring fire ; rather, with a flame of devouring-fire . All the elements of storm are accumulated by the prophet, to express the terrible character of the coming judgment-lightning, and scattering (of crops?), tempestuous wind, and hail-stones.