John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 33:19
Isa 33:19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, [that thou canst] not understand. Ver. 19. Thou shalt not see a fierce people. ] Or, Look not upon a fierce people; or, as some render it, a barbarous people, of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. Such as are most of the schoolmen. Seven years, said one, are but sufficient to understand the barbarisms of Scotus upon Lombard. But rather look upon Zion. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 33:18
Isa 33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers? Ver. 18. Thine heart shall meditate terror. ] But thou shalt now think of it as "waters that are past," calling to mind what speeches among those late distractions had fallen from thee. a Where is the scribe? ] Or, The muster master of the Assyrian army? Verba sunt insultantium et exultantium, saith Piscator; they are the words of God’s people insulting over... read more