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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:7

Isa 10:7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. Ver. 7. Howbeit he meaneth not so. ] He is otherwise minded and affected than I am, and doeth my will merely beside and against his own will. As in applying of leeches the physician seeketh the health of his patient, the leech only the filling of his gorge, so is it when God turneth loose a bloody enemy upon his people; he hath excellent ends, which they think... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:8

Isa 10:8 For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings? Ver. 8. For he saith. ] Sennacherib saith. See Isaiah 36:9 ; Isaiah 36:15 ; Isaiah 36:18 ; Isaiah 36:20 ; Isaiah 37:10 ; Isaiah 37:13 ; Isaiah 37:24-25 . A great part of this whole book of Isaiah concerneth Sennacherib. Are not my princes altogether kings? ] Behold a right Pyrgopolynices, a whenas he was set to work by God, exalting himself both against God and man. And saith not the Pope the same when he claims to be Dominus... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:9

Isaiah 10:9 [Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus? Ver. 9. Is not Calno as Carchemish? ] Here in a vaunt he reckoneth up six royal cities vanquished by himself and his ancestors; and boasteth how with a wet finger, as we say, he had taken in all the country between Nineveh and Jerusalem. Of the destruction of Calno and Hamath, see Amos 6:2 . Is not Hamath. ] Afterwards called Antiochia. As Arpad? ] Hear how this proud braggard: “ Proiecit... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:10

Isa 10:10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Ver. 10. As my hand hath found. ] Nota fastum tyranni, Note the arrogance of this tyrant, saith A. Lapide. It was his hand did all, and not God’s - like as afterwards Timotheus, the victorious Athenian, into whose toils cities were said to fall even as he was sleeping, telling his countrymen of his great successes, inserted ever and anon these words, Herein fortune... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:11

Isa 10:11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Ver. 11. Shall I not as I have done. ] God is not in all this man’s thoughts; himself doeth all that is done. So do to Jerusalem. ] Why, no; for "their rock is not as our rock," might God’s people have replied., "our enemies themselves being judges." Vere magnus est Deus Christianorum, said a certain pagan truly. The God of the Christians is a great God above all gods. But the devil doeth... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:12

Isa 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. Ver. 12. Wherefore. ] Heb., And. A close connection: where pride is in the saddle, there destruction is on the crupper; a when the scum is at highest, it falls in the fire. When the Lord hath performed. ] When he hath sufficiently chastised his children by this rod of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:13

Isa 10:13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant [man]: Ver. 13. For he saith, By the strength of my hand, &c. ] Viva haec est istius Veiovis Latialis, hoc est Pontificis pictura, saith Scultetus - i.e., Here we have a lively picture of Antichrist, who speaketh great things and blasphemies, Rev 13:5... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:14

Isa 10:14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Ver. 14. And my hand had found. ] See Isaiah 10:10 . As a nest. ] Or, As in a nest, where a man need but only put in his hand and take out the birds or eggs, and hath none to withstand him. Thrasonica Allegoria. The riches of the people. ] Whereon they sat abrood, as it were, but... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

Isa 10:15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood. Ver. 15. Shall the axe boast itself. ] Is not God the architect and chief agent - the Assyrian only the instrument in his hand? What a madness, then, is it for him thus to vaunt and vapour? is the man in his right mind, think... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:16

Isa 10:16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. Ver. 16. Therefore shall the Lord … send among his fat ones,] i.e., Pingues, torosos et validos milites, his lusty and mastive soldiers, in whom he confided. Leanness, ] i.e., Luem, a plague to tame them, and take them down. See this fulfilled, Isaiah 37:36 . And under his glory, ] i.e., His huge army wherein he glorieth.... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:8

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:9

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:10

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:11

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:12

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:14

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 10:16

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