isaiah-29:11-12-niv,nkjv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-16

Here, I. The prophet stands amazed at the stupidity of the greatest part of the Jewish nation. They had Levites, who taught the good knowledge of the Lord and had encouragement from Hezekiah in doing so, 2 Chron. 30:22. They had prophets, who brought them messages immediately from God, and signified to them what were the causes and what would be the effects of God's displeasure against them. Now, one would think, surely this great nation, that has all the advantages of divine revelation, is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed ,.... The prophecies of all the prophets contained in the Scriptures; or all the prophecies in the book of Isaiah, concerning the Messiah, were no more seen, known, and understood, both by the priests and the people, than if they had been in a book, written, rolled up, and sealed. And this was owing, not to the obscurity of these writings, or because they were really sealed up, but to the blindness and stupidity... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:12

And the book is delivered to him that is not learned ,.... Or that knows not a book or letters, as before, and so consequently cannot read, having never been put to school, or learned to read: saying, Read this, I pray thee ; or "now" F23 נא "nunc", Pagninus, Montanus. , at once, immediately: and he saith, I am not learned ; he does not excuse himself on account of its being sealed, but on account of his want of learning; which shows the former was but an excuse. In short,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 29:11

I cannot; for it is sealed "I cannot read it; for it is sealed up" - An ancient MS. and the Septuagint have preserved a word here, lost out of the text; לקרות likroth , (for לקראות ), αναγνωναι , read it. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-12

Concerning Ariel. I. VICISSITUDES OF ARIEL . The name is symbolic, perhaps signifying " God ' s lion." It was the city where David dwelt. The prophet bids the city enter upon the new year, and run the round of the feasts. The distress will come, and the city, true to her name, will be mourning like a wounded lioness; and yet her prowess will be seen. She will be beleaguered, the mound for the battering-ram will be set up; she will be abased, and her low voice will be like the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-12

NEITHER WARNING NOR PROMISE COMPREHENDED BY THOSE TO WHOM THEY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED , "Who hath believed our report?" says the prophet in another place ( Isaiah 53:1 ), "and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?" It was among the most painful circumstances attaching to the prophetical office, that scarcely ever was the prophet held in any esteem among his own people, or in his own lifetime. Isaiah knows that his warning will fall dead—that the people and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-12

Spiritual incapacity. Our powers, as men and women, are limited enough; and it may well be that those of God's children who move in wider spheres and are endowed with greater capacities look down in wonder, if not with amusement, on our large pretensions. Yet we talk freely of the incapable, the feeble, the helpless, as if we ourselves were strong. There are various degrees of power and weakness among us, but the most important belong to that kind of incapacity to which the text refers. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

The vision of all ; i.e. "the entire vision"—all that Isaiah has put before them in verses 1-8. As the words of a book that is sealed ; rather, the words of a letter (marginal rendering) or writing . Written documents were often sealed up to secure secrecy, the sealing being done in various ways. When the writing was on a clay tablet, it was often enclosed in a clay envelope, so that the document could not be read till the outer clay covering was broken. Rolls of papyrus or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

God's Word a sealed Book. Reference is to the prophecies of Isaiah, which were evidently circulated in writing among the people; but, by reason of prevailing hypocrisy, pride, and obstinacy, they were not understood—they were like a sealed book (compare the figure in Revelation 5:2 ). The connection of the text may be stated thus: "The hearers stare in astonishment at a prophecy seemingly so out of relation to facts. The prophet warns them that, if they willfully deaden their spiritual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:12

Him that is not learned ; i.e. "that cannot read writing." Even in our Lord's day the ordinary Jew was not taught to read and write. Hence the surprise of the rulers at his teaching the people out of the Law ( John 7:15 , "How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?"). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 29:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:12

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