Isaiah 7:8-9 NIV

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:1-9

Isaiah 7:1-9Rezin . . . and Pekah . . . went up toward Jerusalem to war against itThe confederacy against JerusalemThe reason of this war is not stated: but from the desire of those kings to dethrone Ahaz, and place on the throne in Jerusalem another, even Ben Tabeal, it may be inferred thatAhaz refused to join these two powers in a general rising against Assyria.Obviously, Ahaz was well advised in not taking a step of such decided opposition to Nineveh: for had he done so, the legions of that... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:9

Isaiah 7:9If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be establishedFaith in the Divine Word and promises the alone ground of the believer’s establishment and happinessThere are only two sources from which human hope or happiness can be derived, and these are sense and faith.I. SENSE AS THE SOURCE OF HUMAN HAPPINESS. It is self-evident from the history of what is past and from observation and experience of what is present that, amidst all the enjoyments, whether more gross or more refined, the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:8

Isa 7:8 For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. Ver. 8. For the head of Syria is Damascus. ] Not Jerusalem, as they haply had contrived it; looking upon Jerusalem as a city fatally founded to bear rule, as one saith of Constantinople. And the head of Damascus is Rezin. ] Let him set his heart at rest, and not reach after the dominion of Judah; lest, falling from his high... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:9

Isa 7:9 And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Ver 9. And the head of Samariah, Remaliah’s son.] In contempt he hath neither his name nor title of a king given him, but is fairly warned to keep within his bounds; he is not like to hold long that he hath. It is dangerous meddling with Jerusalem. Zechariah 12:2-3 ; Zec 12:6 If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. ]... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 7:8

For the head: Dr. Jubb transposes the former part of Isaiah 7:9, and renders, "Though the head of Syria be Damascus; and the head of Damascus Retzin; and the head of Ephraim be Samaria; and the head of Samaria Remaliah's son; yet within threescore and five years Ephraim shall be broken, that he be no more a people." This renders the passage perfectly clear; and the prophecy received its full accomplishment when Esarhaddon carried away the remains of the ten tribes. 2 Samuel 8:6 within: Isaiah... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 7:9

the head: 1 Kings 16:24-Joel :, 2 Kings 15:27 If ye: etc. or, ye not believe, it is because ye are not stable, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Acts 27:11, Acts 27:25, Romans 11:20, Hebrews 11:6, 1 John 5:10 Reciprocal: Exodus 4:5 - That they Exodus 16:28 - General Exodus 19:9 - believe Numbers 20:12 - Because ye believed Deuteronomy 1:32 - General Deuteronomy 32:20 - children 1 Kings 12:26 - Now shall 2 Kings 7:2 - thou shalt see it 2 Kings 7:20 - General 2 Chronicles 28:6 - Pekah Psalms 78:22 - ... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 7:8

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.Damascus — Damascus shall still continue the capital of the kingdom of Syria; and therefore Jerusalem shall not become a part of Rezin's dominion: but he shall keep within his own bounds, and be king of Damascus only. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 7:9

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.Samaria — Samaria shall continue to be the chief city if the kingdom of Israel, and Pekah shall not conquer Jerusalem.If — If you do not believe this, but seek to the Assyrians for succour, ye shall be consumed thereby. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:8-9

8, 9. In these verses there is at first sight a degree of complexity which has induced some able commentators to propose amendments of the text. But a closer investigation reveals the real parallelisms. In each verse there is an antecedent statement and a result, and the two statements correspond, and the two results correspond. In Isaiah 7:8 the statement is, that the ally of Israel Ephraim is nothing more than Syria, with its capital, Damascus, culminating like a pyramid in king Rezin;... read more