Isaiah 54:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. ”

Isaiah 54:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, I have created the smith - The sense of this verse is, ‘Everything that can effect your welfare is under my control. The smith who manufactures the instruments of war or of torture is und...
Isaiah 54:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Behold, I have created the (p) smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. (p) Signifying by this that man...
Isaiah 54:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LIV. Zion shall be Restored to her Place as Yahweh's Wife, Never again to be Rejected. The poet pictures Zion as a barren wife, left desolate by her husband. Let her break into transports of joy, f...
Isaiah 54:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I have created. Compare Isaiah 45:7 ; Isaiah 45:8 . instrument . weapon.
Isaiah 54:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. Behold, I have created the workmen. The Lord shows how easily and readily he delivers his Church from the base attacks of wicked men; for they can do nothing but so far as the Lord permi...
Isaiah 54:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
Isaiah 54:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold, &c.— The meaning of Isaiah 54:15 is this: "It shall come to pass, that enemies shall gather themselves together against, and oppose the church, but their endeavours shall become fruit...
Isaiah 54:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. Behold, I have created the s...
Isaiah 54:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Married wife ] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity.
Isaiah 54:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold, I have created the smith... — The words assert the same thought. The “axe,” the “hammer,” the “sword,” of the great ravagers of the earth are formed by the great Work-Master, and He would f...
Isaiah 54:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ours...
Isaiah 54:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Wondrous Love of God Isaiah 54:1-17 We have heard the exiles summoned to leave Babylon, and have beheld the Savior becoming the sin-bearer. Here our attention is recalled to the still desol...
Isaiah 54:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the section which deals with the triumphant singing resulting from the work of the Servant of God, and this chapter is the song of assurance. It first sets forth the glorious fact of r...
Isaiah 54:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The gracious Lord, still going on to satisfy and silence the fears of his Church and people, here condescends to make use of another similitude, to testify the firmness and unalterable engagements of...
Isaiah 54:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire ,.... Into which he puts his iron to soften it, that he may beat it, and form it into what shape he pleases; which descriptive cla...
Isaiah 54:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. Ver. 16. Behold, I have created t...
Isaiah 54:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, they shall gather together It is true, some will combine, and make an attempt against thee. But not by me As they will do this without any such commission from me as Sennacherib and Nebuc...
Isaiah 54:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prosperity of the Church; The Prosperity of Zion. B. C. 706. 11 O thou afflicted,...
Isaiah 54:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Both the smith that maketh all warlike instruments, and the soldier that useth them, are my creatures, and totally at my command, and therefore they cannot hurt you without my leave. To destroy ; to...
Isaiah 54:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Continuing and Final Establishment of His People ( Isaiah 54:11-17 ). Isaiah's prophecies of Israel's future have a number of facets, for he is preparing them for the whole future. The prophec...
Isaiah 54:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Try and suck all the sweetness that you can out of this chapter while we read it. The personal application of a promise to the heart by the Holy Spirit is that which is wanted. The honey in Jonathan'...
Isaiah 54:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:1 . Sing, oh barren, thou that didst not bear. This prophecy is a song of praise, exulting in the assurance that the gentile world should be converted to Christ. The prophet saw it as al...
Isaiah 54:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sing, O barren Jerusalem: barren, then fruitful The direct address refers to Jerusalem, which resembled Sarah in her early barrenness and later fruitfulness Isaiah 51:1-3 ). ( F. Delitzsch, D...
Isaiah 54:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION IV .—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL , COMBINED WITH EXHORTATION ( CH . 54-56:8). EXPOSITION Isaiah 54:1-23 A PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF GREAT INCREASE , AND...
Isaiah 54:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's Promise of Perfect Security for the Church
Isaiah 54:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 4:34 ; Daniel 4:35 ; Exodus 9:16 ; Isaiah 10:15 ; Isaiah 10:5 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Isaiah 37:26 ; Isaiah 46:11 ; John 19:11 ; Proverbs 16:4
Isaiah 54:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The smith — Both the smith that makes warlike instruments, and the soldier that uses them, are my creatures, and totally at my command, and therefore they cannot hurt you without my leave. The wast...

Isaiah 54:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 54:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 54:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 54:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 54:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 54:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 54:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 54:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 54:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 54:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 54:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 54:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes