Isaiah 25:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ”

Isaiah 25:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou hast made - This is supposed to be uttered by the Jews who should return from Babylon, and therefore refers to what would have been seen by them. In their time it would have occurred tha...
Isaiah 25:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou hast made of a (b) city an heap; [of] a fortified city a ruin: a palace (c) of foreigners to be no city; it shall never be built. (b) Not only of Jerusalem, but also of these other cities w...
Isaiah 25:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Song of Praise for Yahweh's Great Deliverance. The deliverance still lies in the future; the song is written from the standpoint of the redeemed community, and expresses its exultation over its s...
Isaiah 25:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strangers . foreigners. See note on Isaiah 5:17 .
Isaiah 25:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. For thou hast made of a city a heap. Some refer this to Jerusalem; but I think that there is a change of the number, as is very customary with the prophets; for the Prophet does not speak...
Isaiah 25:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. A city "The city" - Nineveh, Babylon, Ar, Moab, or any other strong fo...
Isaiah 25:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For thou hast made of a city, an heap— The prophet here plainly speaks of the destruction of a city; but respecting what city is meant interpreters greatly vary. Vitringa seems to have proved clear...
Isaiah 25:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Thou hast made of a city an heap - Babylon, "the city of confusi...
Isaiah 25:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Thy counsels, etc.] RV 'even counsels of old' (i.e. formed of old) 'in faithfulness and truth.'
Isaiah 25:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou hast made of a city an heap. — The city spoken of as “the palace of strangers” was, probably in the prophet’s thought, that which he identified with the oppressors and destroyers of his people...
Isaiah 25:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BOOK 5 PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH'S TIME In the first thirty-nine Chapter s of the Book of Isaiah-the half which refers to the prophet's own career and the politics contemporary with that...
Isaiah 25:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sorrow Turned to Gladness Isaiah 25:1-12 Here is a song of thanksgiving at the fall of Babylon. When she fell, a sigh of relief passed over the whole world, and strong, terrible nations over wh...
Isaiah 25:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Immediately following this terrible description is a prophecy which, in the form of praise, declares the activity of Jehovah. The song first offers praise for judgment both in its procedure, as it de...
Isaiah 25:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Prophet, in the name of the Church, begins the song of praise. And without all doubt, it is a gospel song, in which redemption is celebrated. Probably with reference to the ruin of Babylon, which...
Isaiah 25:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou hast made of a city an heap ,.... Which is to be understood, not of Samaria, nor of Jerusalem; rather of Babylon; though it is best to interpret it of the city of Rome, as Jerom says the Je...
Isaiah 25:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Ver. 2. For thou hast made of a city an heap. ] Babylonem intellig...
Isaiah 25:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou hast made of a city a heap Nineveh, Babylon, Ar of Moab, or any other strong city, or fortress, possessed by the enemies of the people of God. Vitringa has made it appear probable that Babylon...
Isaiah 25:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Song of Praise. B. C. 718. 1 O L ORD , thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will pr...
Isaiah 25:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A city; which is put collectively for cities. He speaks of the cities of strangers, as the following clause explains it, or of enemies of God, and of his people. And under the name cities he comp...
Isaiah 25:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Yahweh Will Bring Down ‘The City' With all Its Anti-God Significance And Will Uphold His People and Defeat Death So That They Rise Again ( Isaiah 25:1-8 ). Analysis. a O Yahweh, you are my God, I...
Isaiah 25:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 25:2 . A defenced city a ruin. This city, in the next words, is called a palace of strangers; therefore it was a great city. In the critics we find nothing but conjectures, as Samaria Ar...
Isaiah 25:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 25:1-23 ISAIAH 'S SONG OF PRAISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOD 'S KINGDOM . AS in Isaiah 12:1-23 , after describing the first setting up of Christ's king...
Isaiah 25:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thanksgiving for God's Benefits
Isaiah 25:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 13:16 ; Isaiah 13:22 ; Isaiah 14:23 ; Isaiah 17:1 ; Isaiah 21:9 ; Isaiah 23:13 ; Isaiah 25:12 ; Jeremiah 51:26 ; Nahum 3:12-15 ; Revelation 18:19 ; Revelation 18:2 ; Revelatio...
Isaiah 25:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A city — Which is put for cities: or of enemies of God and his people. And under the name cities he comprehends their countries and kingdoms. Strangers — The royal cities, in which were the palaces...

Isaiah 25:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 25:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 25:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 25:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 25:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 25:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 25:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 25:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 25:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 25:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 25:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 25:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 25:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes