Isaiah 31:4-9 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-5

This is the last of four chapters together that begin with woe; and they are all woes to the sinners that were found among the professing people of God, to the drunkards of Ephraim (Isa. 28:1), to Ariel (Isa. 29:1), to the rebellious children (Isa. 30:1), and here to those that go down to Egypt for help; for men's relation to the church will not secure them from divine woes if they live in contempt of divine laws. Observe, I. What the sin was that is here reproved, Isa. 31:1. 1. Idolizing the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 31:6-9

This explains the foregoing promise of the deliverance of Jerusalem; she shall be fitted for deliverance, and then it shall be wrought for her; for in that method God delivers. I. Jerusalem shall be reformed, and so she shall be delivered from her enemies within her walls, Isa. 31:6, 7. Here is, 1. A gracious call to repentance. This was the Lord's voice crying in the city, the voice of the rod, the voice of the sword, and the voice of the prophets interpreting the judgment: ?Turn you, O turn... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:4

For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me ,.... The prophet Isaiah, who had heard and received what follows from the Lord, and therefore it might be depended upon; and they are words of grace and mercy, promising preservation and deliverance; and therefore it was a foolish thing to send to Egypt for help: Like as the lion, and the young lion roaring on his prey ; or "muttering", or "growling over his prey" F18 יהגה על טרפו "ab" הגה , "mussitare." ; for the lion roars when he is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:5

As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem ,.... As the preceding metaphor expresses the mighty power of God, this his tenderness and affection, as well as his speed and swiftness in the deliverance of his people. As birds in the air, at a distance, especially the eagle, have their eye upon their nests, and their young ones in them, and when in danger fly to their assistance, and hover over them, and about them, to keep off those that would hurt them, or carry them away; so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:6

Turn ye unto him ,.... From the Egyptians, to whom they sought for help, unto the Lord, they had neglected; from evil ways and practices, idolatry and impiety, by repentance and reformation; to the true worship of God, to his word and ordinances, statutes and commands. The Targum is, "turn to the law;' which they had rejected and broken. These are the words of the prophet, a call of his to the people to repentance, to which they might be induced by the gracious declaration of the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:7

For in that day ,.... When deliverance shall be wrought; when men shall be convinced of the vanity and insufficiency of their idols to help them, and of their sin in worshipping them; when they shall be brought to repentance for it, and turn to the Lord as an evidence of it: every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold ; with contempt and abhorrence of them, as the word F23 ימאסון a מאס "spernere, reprobare." signifies; every man "his" own idol, and even... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:8

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man ,.... That is, the Assyrian army under Sennacherib their king, which besieged Jerusalem in Hezekiah's time; which, as soon as the people were brought to a sense of their sin, and repentance for it, and cast away their idols as a proof of it, were utterly destroyed; but not in battle, not by the sword of Hezekiah, or any of his valiant generals: and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him ; neither the sword of a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:9

And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear ,.... This is said of the king of Assyria, departing in haste from the siege of Jerusalem, to some strong hold in his own country, particularly his strong city Nineveh, for fear of the angel, and destruction following him; nor could he think himself safe, until he had got there. Some render it (and the original will bear it), "and his rock shall pass over for fear" F1 וסלעו ממגור יעבור "et rupes ejus prae pavoro transibit",... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:4

Like as the lion - This comparison is exactly in the spirit and manner, and very nearly approaching to the expression, of Homer. Βη ρ ' ιμεν, ὡστε λεων ορεσιτροφος, ὁστ ' επιδευηςπ Δηρον εῃ κρειων, κελεται δε ἑ θυμος αγηνωρ,π Μηλων πειρησοντα, και ες πυκινον δομον ελθειν·π Ειπερ γαρ χ ' εὑρῃσι παρ ' αυτοψι βωτορας ανδραςπ Συν κυσι και δουρεσσι φυλασσοντας περι μηλα,π Ου ρα τ ' απειρητος μεμονε σταθμοιο διεσθαι.π Αλλ ' ὁγ ' αῥ η ἡρπαξε... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:5

Passing over "Leaping forward" - The generality of interpreters observe in this place an allusion to the deliverance which God vouchsafed to his people when he destroyed the first-born of the Egyptians, and exempted those of the Israelites sojourning among them by a peculiar interposition. The same word is made use of here which is used upon that occasion, and which gave the name to the feast which was instituted in commemoration of that deliverance, פסח pesach . But the difficulty is to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 31:6-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 31:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:5

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