Isaiah 3:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, ”

Isaiah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The mighty man - The hero, The idea expressed is not simply that of personal strength and prowess, but the higher one of military eminence or heroism. “Prof. Alexander.” This was fully accomplish...
Isaiah 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The mighty man, and the man of war, (b) the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, (b) The temporal governor and the minister.
Isaiah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judah to be Punished with Anarchy. The date is uncertain. That it was early in the reign of Ahaz is a dubious inference from Isaiah 3:12 . The pillars of society will be removed, and control will...
Isaiah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

prudent . diviner: i.e. the king. Compare Proverbs 16:10 . ancient . elder.
Isaiah 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. The strong man, and the man of war He mentions other ends which contribute to the safety and good order either of nations or of cities. Of these he threatens that the Jews will be wholly...
Isaiah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
Isaiah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, The mighty man, and the man of war - fulfilled under Nebuchadnezzar ( 2 Kings 24:14 ). The...
Isaiah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Stay and the staff ] A prophecy of famine: cp. Isaiah 3:7 , as the clause following explains. But if the latter clause is a gloss then 'stay and staff' would refer to the classes upon which the...
Isaiah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The mighty man, and the man of war. — The first word points to the aristocracy of landed proprietors, the latter to those who, whether of that class or not, had been prominent as leaders in the kin...
Isaiah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another port...
Isaiah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Exhortation to Humility and Reverence Isaiah 2:12-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-12 If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily put away their idols and sorceries, they will be...
Isaiah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The prophet now deals with judgment in greater detail, and shows how it will proceed against the rulers and against the women. The judgment in the case of the rulers is to be the destruction of true...
Isaiah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prophet plainly shows by these verses, that the sin is universal. All ranks and all orders of the people are involved in the same sin, and consequently the same punishment. It is a melancholy sta...
Isaiah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The mighty man, and man of war ,.... The meaning is either that these should die in war, as thousands of them did; or that men fit to be generals of armies should be removed by death before this tim...
Isaiah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, Ver. 2. The mighty man, and the man of war. ] Such as were David's mighties; Hannibal; Fabius Maxi...
Isaiah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The mighty man , &c. Strong and valiant men. The judge The civil magistrates; and the prophet Either strictly so called, the want of whom is matter of grief, ( Psalms 74:9 ,) or more largely...
Isaiah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Denounced. B. C. 758. 1 For, behold, the Lord, the L ORD of hosts, doth take...
Isaiah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The mighty man; strong and valiant men. The judge; the civil magistrates. The prophet; either strictly so called, the want of whom is matter of grief; see Psalms 74:9 ; or largely, so as to incl...
Isaiah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

All that Jerusalem/Judah Depend On Is To Be Taken Away So That Society Will Disintegrate Towards Even More Evil ( Isaiah 3:1-9 a). Having covered world judgment Isaiah now brings it home to the l...
Isaiah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DEATH OF STATESMEN ( Funeral Sermon for the Right Hon. George Canning .) Isaiah 3:1 ; Isaiah 3:3 . For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah … the...
Isaiah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:1 . Behold, the Lord doth take away from Jerusalem the whole stay of bread. This threatening is understood of the Chaldean invasion in the reign of Jechoniah, and after the death of king...
Isaiah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

For behold the Lord. .. doth take away. .. the mighty man. - National leaders removed The Jewish nation, at this time, may be considered as represented by an old building, ready to fall into r...
Isaiah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 3:1-23 GOD 'S JUDGMENT UPON JERUSALEM . The general denunciations against Israel of the two preceding chapters are here turned especially against Jerusalem. God will...
Isaiah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Threat of Punishment
Isaiah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 24:14-16 ; Amos 2:3 ; Ezekiel 8:12 ; Ezekiel 9:5 ; Isaiah 2:13-15 ; Isaiah 9:15 ; Lamentations 5:12-14 ; Psalms 74:9
Isaiah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The judge — The civil magistrates. The ancient — Whose wisdom was increased by long experience.

Isaiah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes