Isaiah 28:6 KJV,ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-8

Here, I. The prophet warns the kingdom of the ten tribes of the judgments that were coming upon them for their sins, which were soon after executed by the king of Assyria, who laid their country waste, and carried the people into captivity. Ephraim had his name from fruitfulness, their soil being very fertile and the products of it abundant and the best of the kind; they had a great many fat valleys (Isa. 28:1, 4), and Samaria, which was situated on a hill, was, as it were, on the head of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment ,.... That is, as the Lord would give honour and glory to the people in general, so wisdom and prudence, a spirit of judgment and discerning, to the king in particular, who sat on the throne of judgment to do justice, and execute judgment among his subjects: though this need not be restrained to the king, but be applied to all the judges and magistrates in the land, who sat and heard causes and complaints brought before them, for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:6

The battle to the gate "The war to the gate of the enemy" - That is, who pursue the fleeing enemy even to the very gates of their own city. "But we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate," 2 Samuel 11:23 ; that is, we drove the enemy back to their own gates. See also 1 Samuel 17:52 . The Targum says, The Messiah shall give the victory to those who go out to battle, that he may bring them back to their own houses in peace. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-6

Condition of Samaria. I. DENUNCIATION OF WOE . The condition of Samaria was like that of Jerusalem. And judgment must first fall upon Samaria, and then upon Jerusalem ( Isaiah 8:6 ; cf. Micah 1:6 ). Drunkenness is named," not as the root of the national evil, but rather as its flower. The appalling thing is that when all is on the point of collapsing, those responsible for the state should be given up to careless self-indulgence" (Cheyne). Samaria is described as the city of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-8

The evil of excess: a sermon on intemperance. The allusion here is to the prevalent baneful vice of intemperance. The evils which are connected with it, and which constitute its condemnation, are such as belong to other kinds of excess, but especially and emphatically to it . I. HONOR IS HUMILIATED BY IT . "The crown of pride is trodden under feet" ( Isaiah 28:1 , Isaiah 28:3 ). The proud city, which was, alas! a city given up to drunkenness, should be brought down to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

THE FALL OF SAMARIA COINCIDENT WITH AN OFFER OF FAVOR TO JUDAH . Her sister's fate was the most powerful of all possible warnings to Judah against treading in her steps. Samaria had perished through want of faith in Jehovah. She had turned to other gods; she had trusted in her own "glory" and "beauty;" and she had trusted in Egypt. If Judah would do the exact opposite, she might be saved. If she would take Jehovah for her "Crown of glory" and "Diadem of beauty," he was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

God our Glory, Beauty, etc. "In that day," i.e. in the day when God shall reign over his people, either the day of their return to him in loyal obedience, or the day of their return to their own land under his delivering power—in that day God would be everything to his chosen people; he would be the Object and the Source of their glory, their beauty, their righteousness, their strength. We may see how God in Christ is the same to us. I. OUR GLORY . "The Lord of hosts shall be for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

Beauty, wisdom, and strength for us in God. Kings wear crowns; kings decide causes and give judgment; kings lead armies to battle; so kings must be chiefly in the thought of the prophet here. But kings are, or ought to be, the representatives of the nations they rule; the realized ideals of the nation, the persons in whom they can see their best selves. Hezekiah was in some good sense such a king. What God was to him, God would be to all his people; Isaiah even says, God was to the residue... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:6

For a spirit of judgment . How far Judah had departed from the spirit of just judgment was made apparent in the very opening chapter of Isaiah's prophecy (verses 15-27). To him that sitteth in judgment ; rather, that sitteth on the judgment-seat (Cheyne). For strength to them that turn the battle to the gate ; i.e. "to those who repulse an enemy, and drive him back to his own city's gate". read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment - (compare the note at Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 11:2). The sense of this passage is, that Jehovah would enlighten the judges of the land, so that they should understand what was right, and be disposed to do it.To him that sitteth in judgment - This is to be understood collectively, and means those who sat upon the bench of justice; that is, the magistracy in general.And for strength to to them that turn the battle to the gate - That is, to the very gate of their enemies;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:6

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