“ Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mightyj in the war. ”
Thy men - This is an address to Jerusalem itself, by a change not uncommon in the writings of Isaiah. In the calamities coming on them, their strong men should be overcome, and fall in battle.
Thy men shall fall by the (t) sword, and thy mighty in the war. (t) Meaning that God will not only punish the women but their husbands who have permitted this dissoluteness and also the commonwealth...
Isaiah 3:16 to Isaiah 4:1 . The Luxurious Ladies of Jerusalem and their Doom. As Amos attacked the women of Samaria for their luxury, made possible through the oppression of the poor ( Amos 4:1...
mighty . might. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "mighty ones".
25. Thy men shall fall by the sword. He directs his discourse to Jerusalem and to the whole kingdom of Judah; for, after having demonstrated that the whole body is infected with a plague, an...
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. Thy mighty men - For גבורתך geburathech an ancient MS. has גבורך gibborech. The true reading, from the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Cha...
Thy men shall fall, &c.— We have in these verses the second evil; the desolation and widowhood of the matrons and virgins. See Lamentations 2:21-22 . We may observe, that the prophet here does...
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. Thy men - of Jerusalem.
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...
(25-26) Thy men... (26) her gates... — The feminine pronoun in both verses points to the daughter of Zion as representing her many daughters. As in Lamentations 1:1 , and as in the JUDÆA CAPTA me...
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...
Vanity and Selfish Luxury Condemned Isaiah 3:13-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 This paragraph opens with the majestic figure of Jehovah Himself, who arises to judge the misrulers and plead the cause of the...
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...
The chapter ends, as it began, and as one might reasonably suppose would be the close; if sin reigns, sorrow must follow: for the wages of sin is death. Blessed be God, who hath taken occasion, from...
Thy men shall fall by the sword ,.... Of the Romans; which would be a punishment to the women for their pride and luxury, being deprived thereby of their husbands: and thy mighty in the war ; of V...
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. Ver. 25. Thy men shall fall by the sword. ] For suffering and favouring the women's excesses, such as are today naked breasts and should...
Thy men shall fall , &c. We have in these verses the second evil; the desolation and widowhood of the matrons and virgins: see Lamentations 2:21-22 . But we must observe, that the prophet here...
The Vanity of the Daughters of Zion. B. C. 758. 16 Moreover the L ORD saith, Because...
No text from Poole on this verse.
FEMALE PRIDE AND LUXURY Isaiah 3:16 , Isaiah 4:1 . Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, &c. We have here a terrible denunciation of female pride and luxury. C...
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...
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...
The Vanity of the Women of Jerusalem
2 Chronicles 29:9 ; Amos 9:10 ; Jeremiah 11:22 ; Jeremiah 14:18 ; Jeremiah 18:21 ; Jeremiah 19:7 ; Jeremiah 21:9 ; Lamentations 2:21