Isaiah 33:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. ”

Isaiah 33:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And your spoil - The booty that the Assyrian army bad gathered in their march toward Jerusalem, and which would now be left by them to be collected by the Jews. Shall be gathered like the gath...
Isaiah 33:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the (h) caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall (i) he run upon them. (h) You who as caterpillars destroyed with your number...
Isaiah 33:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 33. Denunciation of the Treacherous Foe. Zion's Extremity, Yahweh's Opportunity. If Isaiah's, the date is apparently 701, and the situation presupposed is Sennacherib's demand for unconditio...
Isaiah 33:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

caterpiller . locusts.
Isaiah 33:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. And your prey shall be gathered. Here he addresses the Assyrians, if it be not thought preferable to refer it to the Jews, and to take the word “prey” in an active sense. But the former o...
Isaiah 33:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
Isaiah 33:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And your spoil shall be gathered— In this apostrophe to the enemy, we have the consequence of their overthrow; which should be the collection of their spoils, without order or distinction; just as...
Isaiah 33:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou s...
Isaiah 33:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-12. The deliverance of Jerusalem from the Invader. 13-24. The Consequences of the Interposition of Jehovah for those that dwell in the City.
Isaiah 33:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Your spoil... — The words are addressed to the invader. He who came to spoil should find himself spoiled. As caterpillars and locusts devour the green herbage, so should he (or they, the indefinite...
Isaiah 33:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI OUR GOD A CONSUMING FIRE 701 B.C. Isaiah 33:1-24 WE have seen how the sense of forgiveness and the exultant confidence, which fill chapter 33, were brought about within a few mont...
Isaiah 33:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Exalted in Judgment Isaiah 33:1-12 Here we have the final prediction against Sennacherib. He had dealt very treacherously by returning against Jerusalem, though he had taken a heavy ransom...
Isaiah 33:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter celebrates a great victory, and is prophetic of the method of the final triumph. In the first thirteen verses we have the prophet's appeal, in which there are two movements. In the first...
Isaiah 33:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Prophet be here speaking of general things, the whole will be suited to all times, in the Church. God's faithfulness is the same: the efficacy of Christ's blood and righteousness, the same: an...
Isaiah 33:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar ,.... This is the answer of the Lord to the prayer of his church, signifying that their enemies should flee, be scattered, an...
Isaiah 33:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. Ver. 4. And your spoils shall be gathered. ] The spoil of t...
Isaiah 33:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

At the noise of the tumult Which shall be made upon the angel's destroying the army; the people fled Namely, those of the army who escaped that stroke. At the lifting up of thyself To execute j...
Isaiah 33:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Assyria Threatened. B. C. 710. 1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled;...
Isaiah 33:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Your spoil, that treasure which you have raked together by spoiling divers people, shall be gathered by the Jews at Jerusalem, when you shall be forced to flee away with all possible speed, leavi...
Isaiah 33:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Deliverance At Jerusalem ( Isaiah 33:1-6 ). Assyria is chided for its greed and treachery, and Yahweh's people plead for deliverance. But the invasion is going forward and the spoil is b...
Isaiah 33:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 33:1 . Woe to thee, thou spoiler, who hast not been spoiled; And thou plunderer, who hast not been plundered. When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; When thou art wea...
Isaiah 33:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION X. A PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA ( Isaiah 33:1-23 .). EXPOSITION Isaiah 33:1-23 THE JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA AND DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM , STATED GENE...
Isaiah 33:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Punishment Strikes the Adversary
Isaiah 33:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 14:13 ; 2 Chronicles 20:25 ; 2 Kings 7:15 ; 2 Kings 7:16 ; Isaiah 33:23 ; Joel 2:25 ; Joel 2:9
Isaiah 33:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Your spoil — That treasure which you have raked together, by spoiling divers people. Gathered — By the Jews at Jerusalem, when you flee away. Like the caterpillar — As caterpillars gather and devou...

Isaiah 33:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 33:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 33:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 33:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 33:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 33:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 33:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 33:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 33:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 33:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 33:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 33:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 33:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes