Isaiah 28:19 - Exposition

From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you ; rather, as often as it passes along , it shall take you away ; i.e. as often as the flood of Assyrian invasion sweeps through Palestine, it shall thin the population by death and captivity. We know of at least eight passages of the flood through Judaea—one under Sargon, two under Sennacherib, three or four under Esarhaddon, and two under Asshur-bani-pal. There may have been more. Morning by morning ; i.e. frequently—time after time. Shall it pass over ; rather, pass along , or pass through . It shall be a vexation only to understand the report ; rather, it will be sheer terror to understand the doctrine . There is an allusion to Isaiah 28:9 . They had thought scorn of Isaiah's "doctrine," when he taught it them by word of mouth; they will understand it but too well, and find it" nothing but a terror," when it is impressed on them by the preaching of facts.