Isaiah 10

Isaiah 10:1

THat write] namely, those that by violence cause unjust sentences to be given in courts of Justice, according to their owne private passions.

Isaiah 10:2

From judgement] namely, from the means of obtaining their just demands and pretences by the way of justice.

Isaiah 10:3

Where will you leave] for to keep it safe and out of danger Your glory] your power, titles, and wealth.

Isaiah 10:4

Bow downe] that is to say, they shall be prisoners, great companies of them bound together thrusting and crouding one another.

Isaiah 10:5

The staffe] that is to say, they are armed with my wrath, and have no other power over my people, but what I through my just judgement do grant them.

Isaiah 10:7

He meaneth not] that is to say, the Assyrians end which he proposeth to himselfe, shall not be to obey me in punishing of my people, nor hee shall not acknowledge, that whatsoever he can doe or undertake, doth depend upon my will.

Isaiah 10:8

Are not my princes] that is to say, am not I King of Kings, Ezech. 26. 7. Daniel 2:37. who have for mine officers, Barons and Captains, Kings that are my vassals.

Isaiah 10:9

Is not] have I not subdued all these nations and provinces, as well one as the other, see of the destruction of Calno and Hamath, Amos 6:2.

Isaiah 10:11

Jerusalem and her] words of an idolater who knowes not the true God.

Isaiah 10:12

His whole work] namely, of punishing and visiting of his people The fruit] namely, his proud deeds and blasphemous words, see Isa. 36. and 37.

Isaiah 10:14

All the earth] bringing the greatest part of the world under my command Moved the wing] to withstand me, or so much as to complain.

Isaiah 10:15

Boast it selfe] a scoffe at the Assyrians vain boasting, who were but instruments of Gods hand from whom they had all their power and motion.

Isaiah 10:16

Send] that is to say, he shall destroy all the flower of the nation, 2 King. 19. 35. see of this kinde of speech, Judges 3:29. Psal. 78. 31.

Isaiah 10:17

The light] that is to say, God, who is a devouring fire: but doth not worke with his Church in that quality, but is to it as a lively light, as it was figured, Exodus 3:2. but shall cause his enemies to feele the other effect, by being a consuming fire to them, as Exodus 14:24. His thornes] by which, and by great trees, vers. 18. the Prophet meanes generally little and great.

Isaiah 10:18

His fruitfull field] the Italian, his Carmel; the name of a hill which was very famous for fruitfulnesse and fair trees, which here signifies the Nobles and chiefe of a people Both soule] the Italian, from the soule] a kinde of speech to signifie a generall destruction, as who should say, body and soule together As when] that is to say, He shall not be able to recover himselfe after this overthrow, nor gather a new Armie together, no more then an Army can gather it selfe together again when the Standards are once overthrown.

Isaiah 10:19

Of the trees] namely, of his chiefest and valiantest men

Isaiah 10:20

Upon him] namely, upon the Assyrians, as Ahaz had done in the dayes of these Prophecies, who had called them to helpe him, after which time they did continually molest and vex the people, see 2 Kings 16:1-20; 2 Kings 7:1-20. 2 Chronicles 28:20.

Isaiah 10:21

The remnant] he hath a relation to the signification of his sonne Shear-iashubs name, Isaiah 7:3.

Isaiah 10:22

A remnant] namely, that small number of beleevers which God shall save out of the generall ruines, to make them partakers of his grace. This was fulfilled corporally in those remainders of the people, which with Ezechiah escaped from Sennacheribs inundation: but spiritually it is and shall be verified in the reliques of the Jewish Nation which God hath converted, and shall convert to to the true faith by the Gospell, Romans 9:27. The consumption] namely, the judgements which God had decreed should come upon his people, by which they should almost be brought to nothing, shall also move Gods mercie to heap superabundant benefits upon them, which are in this place called righteousnesse.

Isaiah 10:24

He shall smite thee] he shall oppresse thee and tyrannize over thee, as once the Egyptians did.

Isaiah 10:25

The indignation] namely, my indignation against my people In their destruction] namely, the Assyrians destruction.

Isaiah 10:26

A scourge] namely, a sudden mortalitie, 2 King. 19. 35. As his rod] he shall by his Angell smite the armie of the Assyrians, as he did by Moses rod strike the sea, and make it swallow up the Egyptians, Exodus 14:26-27. Of Egypt] namely, at the red sea at the comming out of Egypt; or as he did against the Egyptians.

Isaiah 10:27

Because of the anointing] namely, by reason of the holy Kingdome which the Lord hath established amongst his people, and will there maintain it: and chiefly by reason of the love, favour, and power of the Messias, who is the onely foundation of all the benefits and deliverances of the Church.

Isaiah 10:28

He is come] a propheticall description of Sennacheribs drawing neere to Jerusalem. Migron] it is likely that it was some place belonging to the Tribe of Benjamin, as Michmash andGeba were, 1 Samuel 14:2.

Isaiah 10:29

The passage] it was a strait and narrow passage between two rocks, 1 Samuel 13:23. Others translate it, a foord, namely, over some brook which is not made mention of Ramah] a city of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25. Gibeah] see 1 Samuel 11:4.

Isaiah 10:30

O daughter] O people, or O city of Gallim, see 1 Samuel 25:44. Unto Laish] towards the northerne confines of the countrey where Laish stood, Judges 18:7. by which way the Assyrians came in; the meaning is, who shall be able to save them in those frontiers Anathoth] another citie of Benjamin, Joshua 21:18.

Isaiah 10:31

Madmenah] a place of Judah, Joshua 15:31.

Isaiah 10:32

Nob] a place of Benjamin, 1 Samuel 21:1. Nehemiah 11:32 : Shake his hand] threatning Jerusalem, as he did by Rabshakeh, Isai. 36. 2.

Isaiah 10:33

Shall lop] figurative termes, as vers. 18.

Isaiah 10:34

Lebanon] that is to say, that mighty armie which was like a thick wood, vers. 18. By a mighty one] namely, by an Angel, Isai. 37. 36. see Psal. 78. 25. and 89. 6.