Isaiah 3:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ In that day shall he swear,b saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. ”

Isaiah 3:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In that day shall he swear - Hebrew, ישׁא yı̂shā' ‘Shall he lift up’ - that is, the voice, or the hand. To lift up the hand was one of the modes of taking an oath. Perhaps it means only that...
Isaiah 3:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

In that day shall he (g) swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. (g) Fear will cause him to forswear himself, rath...
Isaiah 3:7 - 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 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

swear. Hebrew "lift up [the hand]": i.e. swear. Reference to Pentateuch ( Genesis 14:22 . Exodus 6:8 ; Numbers 14:30 ; Deuteronomy 32:40 ). App-92.
Isaiah 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. In that day shall he swear. The word swear expresses an absolute and vehement refusal; for frequently he who at first excuses himself, or declares that he will not do it, at length yie...
Isaiah 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. In that day shall he swear "Then shall he openly decla...
Isaiah 3:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When a man, &c.— In these verses the description of the confused state of the nation, mentioned in the fifth verse, is continued under an elegant figure, whereby the government, which otherwise...
Isaiah 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. In that day shall he swear - literally, lift up;...
Isaiah 3:7 - 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 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When a man shall take hold of his brother ... — Disorder was followed by destitution. The elder brother, the impoverished owner of the ruined dwelling, the head of a family or village, turns in his...
Isaiah 3:7 - 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 3:7 - 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 3:7 - 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 3:7 - 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 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In that day shall he swear ,.... Or "lift up", that is, his hand e, which was a gesture used in swearing, and therefore is so rendered; the meaning is, that he shall at once immediately give an answ...
Isaiah 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. Ver. 7. In that day shall he swear, saying. ] It is...
Isaiah 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A man shall take hold of his brother Of his relation, friend, or neighbour. To take hold of another implies entreating his assistance; see Isaiah 4:1 ; Zechariah 8:23 ; saying, Thou hast clothin...
Isaiah 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Denounced. B. C. 758. 1 For, behold, the Lord, the L ORD of hosts, doth take...
Isaiah 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He shall swear, Heb. he shall lift up ; understand either, 1. His voice; he shall cry aloud, to show his earnestness in refusing the offer; or, 2. His hand, which was the usual gesture in swea...
Isaiah 3:7 - 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 3:7 - 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 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will give children to be their princes Puerile government Probably an abstract term used for a concrete--puerilities or childishnesses for childish persons . ( J. A. Alexander. ) Juvenile...
Isaiah 3:7 - 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 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Threat of Punishment
Isaiah 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 32:40 ; Genesis 14:22 ; Hosea 5:13 ; Hosea 6:1 ; Isaiah 58:12 ; Jeremiah 14:19 ; Lamentations 2:13 ; Nehemiah 5:17 ; Revelation 10:5 ; Revelation 10:6
Isaiah 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

An healer — A repairer of the ruins of the state.

Isaiah 3:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 3:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 3:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 3:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 3:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes