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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 33:13-24

Here is a preface that commands attention; and it is fit that all should attend, both near and afar off, to what God says and does (Isa. 33:13): Hear, you that are afar off, whether in place or time. Let distant regions and future ages hear what God has done. They do so; they will do so from the scripture, with as much assurance as those that were near, the neighbouring nations and those that lived at that time. But whoever hears what God has done, whether near or afar off, let them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:18

Thine heart shall meditate terror ,.... shall recollect, and think of with pleasure and thankfulness, the terror they were formerly seized with, when surrounded and oppressed by their enemies, particularly at the time of the slaying of the witnesses, which will be a terrible time to the church and people of God; but when that is over, they will call it to mind with gratitude, for deliverance from it F5 So Ben Melech interprets it, "thine heart, which was meditating terror before... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:19

Thou shalt not see a fierce people ,.... A people of a fierce countenance, as in Daniel 8:23 fierce in their looks, furious in their temper, cruel and bloodthirsty in their practices, confirmed and hardened in their sins, whose consciences are seared as with a red hot iron; a character given of the Papists, 1 Timothy 4:2 these shall be no more seen nor feared: a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive ; than the people in common could, having their worship and devotion not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion ,.... Instead of such terrible objects as before described, a very amiable and lovely one is presented to view; even Zion, the church of God, beloved by him, chosen for his habitation, a strong city, a perfection of beauty, and the joy of the whole earth. The Targum is, "O Zion, thou shalt see their fall;' the fall of her enemies before mentioned; as at this time the church will see the fall both of the eastern and western antichrist. But the words are an exhortation to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:21

But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams ,.... Egypt had its Nile, and Babylon its Euphrates, but Jerusalem had no such river for its convenience, commerce, and defence; but God promises to be that to his Jerusalem, his church and people, as will answer to, and be "instead" F7 מקום נחרים "loco fluviorum", Junius & Tremellius; מקום pro תחת "non in talione, sed saltem ut significat loco ac vice, Deus ecclesiae est pro fluminibus",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our Judge ,.... The Lord Christ, who has all judgment committed to him by the Father, who will judge his people, right their wrongs, and avenge their injuries: the Lord is our Lawgiver ; who has enacted wholesome laws for his church, writes them on their hearts, and puts his Spirit within them, to enable them to keep them: the Lord is our King : King of saints, King of Zion, made so by his Father, owned by his church, under whose government it is in safety: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 33:23

Thy tacklings are loosed ,.... Or "are left" F8 So the word is interpreted by Kimchi and Ben Melech. ; forsaken by the mariners, as being of no use and service: they could not well strengthen their mast ; with ropes to make it stand upright: they could not spread the sail ; upon the mast, without which they could not proceed. This is spoken to and of the enemies of the church; most interpreters understand it of the Assyrians, who are compared to a ship in great distress at sea,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:18

Where is the scribe? - The person appointed by the king of Assyria to estimate their number and property in reference to their being heavily taxed. Where is the receiver? - Or he who was to have collected this tribute. Where is he that counted the towers? - That is, the commander of the enemy's forces, who surveyed the fortifications of the city, and took an account of the height, strength, and situation of the walls and towers, that he might know where to make the assault with the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion "Thou shalt see Zion" - For חזה chazeh , "see," read תחזה techezeh , "thou shalt see," with the Chaldee. - Houbigant. At the end of this verse we find in the Masoretic Bibles this note, הספר חצי chatsi hassepher , "the middle of the book;" that is the middle of the book of Isaiah. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 33:21

The glorious Lord "The glorious name of Jehovah" - I take שם shem for a noun, with the Septuagint and Syriac. See Psalm 20:1 ; Proverbs 18:10 . read more

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