Isaiah 10:5-26

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 10:5-34

Isaiah 10:5-Nahum : . Assyria’ s Boastfulness and Its Punishment.— This prophecy, so far as it is Isaiah’ s, must be later than the capture of Carchemish in 717 and before Sennacherib’ s invasion in 701. Narrower limits cannot be fixed. Non-Isaianic material appears to be present in it. Isaiah 10:5-Psalms : . Assyria is Yahweh’ s rod to smite any nation that has aroused His anger, but, inspired by lust of blood, plans to exterminate many peoples, and boastfully thinks to destroy Jerusalem... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:5

O Assyrian: so it is God’s call or invitation to him to take the charge, and set upon the work. Or, Woe to the Assyrian! because though he do my work, yet he doth it in a wicked manner, and for wicked ends, as we shall see. The rod of mine anger; the instrument of mine anger. wherewith I shall chastise my people. The staff in their hand is mine indignation; mine anger against my people puts the weapons of war into their hand, and gives them strength and success in this expedition. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:6

I will send him, not by express commission, but by the secret yet powerful conduct of my providence, giving him both occasion and inclination to this expedition. Hypocritical: See Poole "Isaiah 9:17". The people of my wrath; the objects of my just wrath, devoted to destruction. Give him a charge, by putting this instinct into his mind. To tread them down like the mire of the streets; which signifies that he should easily conquer them, and utterly destroy them, as he did after this time. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:7

He meaneth not so; he doth not at all design the execution of my will. and the glory of my justice, in punishing mine enemies; but only to enlarge his own empire, and satisfy his own lusts; which is seasonably added, to justify God in his judgments threatened to the Assyrian, notwithstanding this service. To destroy and cut off nations not a few; to sacrifice multitudes of people to his own ambition and covetousness; which is abominable impiety. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:8

Equal for power, and wealth, and glory to the kings of other nations, though my subjects and servants. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:9

Is not Calno as Carchemish? have not I conquered one place as well as another, the stronger as well as the weaker? Have I not from time to time added new conquests to the old? Calno seems to be the same with Calneh, Genesis 10:10; Amos 6:2, a great and strong city. Carchemish was a city upon Euphrates, of which 2 Chronicles 35:20; Jeremiah 46:2. Is not Hamath as Arpad? Hamath was an eminent city of Syria, not far from Euphrates, called Hemath, or Hamath the great, Amos 6:2; of which see 2 Kings... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:10

Hath found, i.e. hath taken, as this word is used, Proverbs 1:13, and oft elsewhere, the antecedent being put for the consequent, because what men find they commonly take to themselves. The kingdoms of the idols; which worshipped their own proper idols, and vainly imagined that they could protect them from power. He calls the gods of the several nations, not excepting Jerusalem, idols, by way of contempt, because none of them could deliver their people out of his hands, as he brags, Isaiah... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:11

I shall certainly do it, and neither God nor man can hinder me. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:12

Wherefore; because of this impudent blasphemy. Hath performed his whole work, of chastising his people so long and so much as he sees fit and necessary for them. Punish, Heb. visit, to wit, in wrath, as before on Isaiah 10:3. The glory of his high looks; his insolent words and carriages, proceeding from intolerable pride of heart. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 10:13

He saith, not only within himself, but before his courtiers and others. By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; I owe all my successes to my own power, and valour, and wise conduct, and to no other god or man. I have removed the bounds; I have invaded their lands, and added them to my own dominions, as this phrase is used, Proverbs 22:28; Hosea 5:10. Their treasures, Heb. their prepared things, their gold and silver, and other precious things, which they had long been... read more

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