Isaiah 46:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: ”

Isaiah 46:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hearken unto me - From this view of the captive gods, the address is now turned to the Jews. The utter vanity of the idols had been set before them; and in view of that, God now addresses his own...
Isaiah 46:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are (e) borne [by me] from the birth, which are carried from the womb: (e) He shows the difference between the idol...
Isaiah 46:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Helpless Plight of Babylon's Gods Contrasted with the Saving Might of Yahweh. Isaiah 46:1 f. In vision the prophet sees the images of Babylon's gods (two of the most prominent are named), ta...
Isaiah 46:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hearken. Note the two calls to hear: here, and Isaiah 46:12 . See App-82. house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:5 . house of Israel. See note on Isaiah 5:7 . which . who are borne. Refere...
Isaiah 46:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Hear me. Here the Prophet beautifully points out the vast difference between the true God and idols. Having formerly said that the Babylonian gods must be drawn on waggons and carts, beca...
Isaiah 46:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 945 GOD’S CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 46:3-5 . Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried fr...
Isaiah 46:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: Which are borne by me from the belly "Ye that h...
Isaiah 46:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hearken unto me— The Almighty introduces the reproof that he was about to urge with a preface, in these words, assuring the exiles, in the strongest manner, of the singular and constant care of his...
Isaiah 46:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: In contrast to what precedes: Babylon's id...
Isaiah 46:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Contrast between Jehovah and the Deities of Babylon 1, 2. The idols of Babylon will be borne away by the conquerors amongst the spoil, the gods being powerless to save their images. i. Bel]...
Isaiah 46:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hearken unto me. — The prophet’s choice of words is singularly emphatic. The false gods are borne away as a burden. The true God bears, i.e., supports, His people. He is able to bear that burden....
Isaiah 46:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 CHAPTER IX FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION Isaiah 43:1-28 - Isaiah 48:1-22 WE have now surveyed the...
Isaiah 46:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Salvation Shall not Tarry Isaiah 46:1-13 Here is a startling contrast! Babylon is broken up. An invading army of stern monotheists have slain the idolatrous priests at their altars and ar...
Isaiah 46:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter and the next contain the prophecy of the fall of Babylon. This one describes the failure of the gods. It opens with a graphic picture of the idols being hurried away for safety, carried...
Isaiah 46:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord having, in the preceding verses, shown the wretchedness of idols, utterly unable to help themselves, and consequently incapable of helping others; in these blessed words, calls upon his peop...
Isaiah 46:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob ,.... The Jews, the descendants of Jacob: and all the remnant of the house of Israel ; those that remained of the ten tribes that had been carried captive long ag...
Isaiah 46:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the belly, which are carried from the womb: Ver. 3. Which are borne by me from the belly...
Isaiah 46:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hearken, &c., all the remnant of the house of Israel All that remain of the twelve tribes. He terms them a remnant , either because the ten tribes were already carried into captivity by Shalma...
Isaiah 46:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Folly of Idolatry. B. C. 708. 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upo...
Isaiah 46:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All the remnant of the house of Israel; fitly so called, with respect either, 1. To all the tribes of Israel, ten of which were now lost and gone; or, 2. To the state of the Jews at their retur...
Isaiah 46:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

While The Gods Of The Nations Have To Be Borne By Man And Beast, Yahweh Himself In Contrast Bears His People ( Isaiah 46:3-7 ). Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, And all the remna...
Isaiah 46:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:1 . Bel or Baal. See on Numbers 32:38 . It is understood that the name is derived from Belus; the history is involved in obscurity. The priests every night prepared him a voluptuous sup...
Isaiah 46:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Bel boweth down Bel and Nebo Bel and Nebo are the Jupiter and Mercury of the Babylonian pantheon (they are represented by these planets), and were the supreme deities in Babylon at this time....
Isaiah 46:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 46:1 , Isaiah 46:2 THE FALL OF THE GODS OF BABYLON . Among the direct consequences of the victories of Cyrus will be the downfall, in a certain sense, of...
Isaiah 46:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Fall of Babylon's Idols
Isaiah 46:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 1:31 ; Deuteronomy 32:11 ; Deuteronomy 32:12 ; Exodus 19:4 ; Ezekiel 16:6-16 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Isaiah 10:22 ; Isaiah 11:11 ; Isaiah 37:4 ; Isaiah 44:1 ; Isaiah 44:2 ; Isaiah 44:2...
Isaiah 46:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Carried — Whom I have nourished, ever since you were a people, and came out of Egypt; and that as tenderly, as parents bring up their own children.

Isaiah 46:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 46:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Isaiah 46:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 46:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 46:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 46:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 46:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 46:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 46:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 46:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 46:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 46:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes