Isaiah 30:25 - Exposition

Rivers and streams of water ; rather, rivulets , courses of water . Channels, along which water was conveyed for the purpose of irrigation, are intended (comp. Ezekiel 47:1-12 ; Joel 3:18 ). No doubt there is a secondary allegorical meaning running through the whole description of Judah's prosperity ( Isaiah 30:23-26 ). In this allegorical intention the waters stand for the streams of God's grace. In the day of the great slaughter . Equivalent to "the day of vengeance" ( Isaiah 34:8 ) the day when God shall tread down his enemies. The prophet passes from the immediate effect of Judah's repentance to a broader view of what shall happen when God's kingdom is established upon the earth. When the towers fall ; i.e. when there shall be a general "pulling down of strong holds," and a "casting down of every high thing that exalts itself against God" ( 2 Corinthians 10:4 , 2 Corinthians 10:5 ).