Isaiah 30:22-26 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:23

Then shall he give the rain of thy seed - That is, he shall send rain on the seed which is sown. You will be allowed to cultivate the soil without molestation, and God will give you fruitful seasons and abundant harvests. This is a poetic description of a happy or golden age, when there would be peace and prosperity (compare the notes at Isaiah 11:6-7).And bread of the increase of the earth - And bread which the ground shall produce.And it shall be fat and plenteous - It shall be rich and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:24

The young donkeys that ear the ground - Hebrew, ‘Labouring,’ or ‘cultivating the ground,’ that is, plowing it. The Old English word “ear” (from the Latin aro) meant to till, to cultivate. The word is now obselete, but this is the sense which it has in the Bible Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; Deu 21:4; 1 Samuel 8:12.Shall eat clean provender - Margin, ‘Leavened,’ or ‘savory.’ The word rendered ‘provender’ (בליל belı̂yl) is a verbal from בלל bâlal, “to mix, mingle, confuse;” and denotes provender... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:25

In the day of the great slaughter - When the enemies of the people of God shall have been destroyed - probably in a time subsequent to the slaughter of the army of the Assyrians.When the towers fall - The towers of the enemy; perhaps referring here to the towers of Babylon. After they should fall, the Jews would be favored with the time of prosperity to which the prophet here refers. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:26

Moreover - In addition to all the blessings which are enumerated above.The light of the moon - Light is in the Scriptures an emblem of purity, intelligence, happiness, prosperity; as darkness is an emblem of ignorance, calamity, and sin. This figure is often used by the poets. Thus Horace:Soles melius nitent.Carm. liv.: Od. v. 8.The figure of augmenting light to denote the blessings of religion, and especially of the gospel, is often employed by Isaiah (compare the notes at Isaiah 2:5; Isaiah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:22

Isaiah 30:22. Ye shall also To show your contempt of it; defile the covering of thy graven images The leaves or plates, wherewith their wooden images were frequently covered: and the ornament of thy molten images Or, the coat, or covering; Hebrew, אפדת , the ephod, as the word is rendered, Exodus 28:8; and Exodus 39:5; which was a costly and glorious robe. The images also were of gold: for the idolaters spared no cost in the making and adorning of their idols. Thou shalt cast... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:23-24

Isaiah 30:23-24. Then shall he give thee the rain of thy seed Or rather, to, or for thy seed, namely, when thou hast newly sown it, which was called the former rain; or, such as thy seed requires, which may include both the former and the latter rain. Their sins, the cause of all God’s judgments, being removed by their sincere repentance and God’s gracious pardon, God showers down his blessings upon them. “When he gives them their teachers,” says Henry, “and they give him their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:25

Isaiah 30:25. On every high mountain, and every high hill Which are commonly dry and barren; shall be rivers and streams of water Fertilizing and refreshing blessings, showered down by God upon his church and people. This verse certainly cannot be understood literally, and the mystical meaning, according to Vitringa and some others, is, “that in all the more celebrated places, whether of kingdoms or cities, there should be synagogues, public schools, or oratories, in which the word of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:26

Isaiah 30:26. The light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun For constancy and brightness, which, as also the following clause, is to be understood metaphorically, of that glorious and happy state of the church which should take place in future times. And the light of the sun seven- fold, as the light of seven days As if the light of seven days were combined together in one. Its light shall then be transcendently more bright and glorious than ever it was before. Which magnificent... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:1-33

The folly of relying on Egypt (30:1-33)All Isaiah’s warnings against an alliance with Egypt are in vain. As he learns that a group of Judean representatives is on its way to Egypt, he points out again how disastrous this alliance will prove to be. Judah’s reliance on Egypt is against God’s will and in the end will bring only disgrace upon Judah (30:1-5).Isaiah pictures the dangerous journey, as a caravan of donkeys and camels carry Judah’s payment through the dry southern region of Judah... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:22

covering. Hebrew. zapha ( zippoi ). Reference to Pentateuch. Occurs only here, Exodus 38:17 , Exodus 38:19 , and Numbers 16:38 , Numbers 16:39 . App-92 . ornament. Hebrew. 'aphuddah (rendered ephod). Reference to Pentateuch. Occurs only here, Exodus 28:8 , and Exodus 39:5 . read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:23-24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 30:26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:1-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:22

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