Isaiah 1:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the strong shall be as tow, and the makerk of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. ”

Isaiah 1:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the strong - Those who have been thought to be strong, on whom the people relied for protection and defense - their rulers, princes, and the commanders of their armies. As tow - The coars...
Isaiah 1:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the strong shall be as a (p) wick, and its maker as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them]. (p) The false god's in which you put your confidence will be consume...
Isaiah 1:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A fragment on tree-worship, possibly late, but probably Isaiah's. It is an immemorial form of idolatry (p. 100), and persists to the present time. The prophet warns his hearers that they will be disa...
Isaiah 1:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the strong. Hebrew. hason . Occurs only here, and Amos 2:9 . the maker of it . his work (whatever it be): i.e. the idols (doubtless the 'asherahs. App-42).
Isaiah 1:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. And your God (34) shall be as tow The Hebrew word חסן ( chason) signifies strong: and though it is here applied to God, still it retains its signification, as if he had said, “That...
Isaiah 1:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them . Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
Isaiah 1:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the maker of it as a spark— The prophet had explained the judgment of God upon the finally disobedient, as it principally concerned their spiritual state; he now subjoins another explanation, w...
Isaiah 1:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. The strong - powerful rulers ( Amos 2:9 ). Shall be as tow, a...
Isaiah 1:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah's Arraignment of His People This chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah 1:10-17 ) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the prophecy renders it...
Isaiah 1:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The maker of it as a spark. — Better, his work as a spark. The sin itself becomes the instrument of destruction. The mighty and the proud, who were foremost in the work of idolatry, and who did n...
Isaiah 1:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE ARGUMENT OF THE LORD AND ITS CONCLUSION Isaiah 1:1-31 -His General Preface THE first chapter of the Book of Isaiah owes its position not to its date, but to its character. It was...
Isaiah 1:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Nation Purged of Dross by Disaster Isaiah 1:21-31 The great lover of our souls does not abandon His people even when they spurn the first overtures of His appealing pity. Though they refuse t...
Isaiah 1:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah was a prophet to Judah. He exercised his ministry wholly within her borders, and with a view to her correction and comfort. His burdens of the nations were uttered concerning those nations whi...
Isaiah 1:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How very blessed is it to behold divine grace triumphing over human transgression: and the Lord who alone can reform, graciously exercising his love in a way of reformation over his people. And, Read...
Isaiah 1:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SINNER AND HIS WORKS DESTROYED ‘And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it’ [his work] ‘as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.’ Isaiah 1:31 T...
Isaiah 1:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the strong shall be as tow ,.... החסון, "that strong one", who is eminently so; the little horn, whose look is more stout than his fellows, Daniel 7:20 the beast who had great power and author...
Isaiah 1:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them]. Ver. 31. And the strong shall be as tow. ] The idol is here calle...
Isaiah 1:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the strong The wisest, strongest, or richest persons among you, who think to secure themselves against the threatened danger by their wisdom, wealth, or power, and much more they that are weak...
Isaiah 1:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Degeneracy of Jerusalem; Reformation of the Church. B. C. 738. 21 How is the faith...
Isaiah 1:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The strong; either, 1. Your idols, which you think to be strong, and able to defend you, as appears by your confidence in them. Or, 2. The strongest persons among you, who think to secure thems...
Isaiah 1:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah Outlines The Message He Is Bringing ( Isaiah 1:1-31 ). This introductory message is also presented in balanced chiastic form. a He calls on Creation to be aware of God's judgment on His pe...
Isaiah 1:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DOOM OF THE APOSTATES Isaiah 1:28-31 . They that forsake the Lord shall be consumed. For they [472] shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye [475] have denied, and ye shall be confounded for...
Isaiah 1:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:1 . The vision. What the prophet saw with the eyes of his mind, concerning the state of Judah and Jerusalem, his ministry being chiefly confined to the kingdom of Judea. Isaiah, the son...
Isaiah 1:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken God finds vindication in nature I well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief months during my residence...
Isaiah 1:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART I.— EARLIER PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH ( CH . 1-35.) SECTION I.— THE GREAT ARRAIGNMENT ( Isaiah 1:1-23 .). EXPOSITION Isaiah 1:1 TITLE OF THE WORK . It is questioned...
Isaiah 1:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's Complaint against Jerusalem
Isaiah 1:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 20:47 ; Ezekiel 20:48 ; Ezekiel 32:21 ; Isaiah 27:4 ; Isaiah 34:10 ; Isaiah 34:9 ; Isaiah 43:17 ; Isaiah 50:11 ; Isaiah 66:24 ; Judges 15:14 ; Malachi 4:1 ; Mark 9:43-49 ; Matthe...
Isaiah 1:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The strong — Your idols, which you think to be strong and able to defend you. As tow — Shall be as suddenly and easily, consumed by my judgments, as tow is by fire. The maker — Of the idol, who can...

Isaiah 1:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 1:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 1:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 1:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 1:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 1:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 1:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes