Isaiah 7:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. ”

Isaiah 7:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the head of Syria - The “capital.” The “head” is often used in this sense. Is Damascus - For an account of this city, see the notes at Isaiah 17:1 ; compare the notes at Acts 9:2 . The...
Isaiah 7:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within (h) sixty five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. (h) Counting from the 25 years of the reig...
Isaiah 7:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah Gives Ahaz the Encouraging Sign of Immanuel when he is Dismayed by the Alliance of Syria and Ephraim against him. For the historical circumstances see pp. 59, 70f. Apart from Isaiah 7:1 , w...
Isaiah 7:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the . though the. Damascus: which is soon to be spoiled. Rezin: . firebrand soon to be quenched. He was the last independent king of Syria. and . yet. threescore and five years. To be made...
Isaiah 7:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. For the head of Syria is Damascus. As if he had said, “Those two kings shall have their limits, such as they have them now. They aspire to thy kingdom; but I have set bounds to them which...
Isaiah 7:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. For the head of Syria, etc. - "Though...
Isaiah 7:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thus saith the Lord God, &c.— We have in these verses the grounds of the consolation given to Ahaz, namely, the overthrow of this expedition; with an admonitory caution to the Jews. Vitringa re...
Isaiah 7:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. The head of Syria (is) Damascus, a...
Isaiah 7:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-16. Isaiah assures Ahaz by a sign that Judah will be delivered from Syria and Israel.
Isaiah 7:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The head of Syria is Damascus... — The prediction of the failure of the alliance is emphasised. Each city, Damascus and Samaria, should continue to be what it was, the head of a comparatively weak...
Isaiah 7:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER V THE WORLD IN ISAIAH'S DAY AND ISRAEL'S GOD 735-730 B.C. UP to this point we have been acquainted with Isaiah as a prophet of general principles, preaching to his countrymen the element...
Isaiah 7:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Sign of Immanuel Isaiah 7:1-17 A new cycle of prophecy begins here, covering the reign of Ahaz. The complete history which illustrates these Chapter s is given in 2 Chronicles 28:5 . The i...
Isaiah 7:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Immediately following this new call of the prophet, we have the account of his encounter with Ahaz. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel had entered into a confederacy against Judah, and a great fear p...
Isaiah 7:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to remark with me, the Lord's tender mercy to his people. Surely in this history, as in a thousand others, the Apostle's words are fulfilled: where sin abounded, grace did much more...
Isaiah 7:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the head of Syria [is] Damascus ,.... Damascus was the metropolis of Syria, the chief city in it, where the king had his palace, and kept his court; of which Genesis 15:2 Acts 9:2 : and the...
Isaiah 7:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. Ver. 8. For the head of Syria is Da...
Isaiah 7:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It shall not stand Namely, their evil counsel. For the head of Syria is Damascus As if he had said, As Damascus is the head city of Syria, and Rezin is the head, or king, of Damascus, so shall th...
Isaiah 7:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Distress of Ahaz; Comfort Administered to Ahaz. B. C. 740. 1 And it came to pass in...
Isaiah 7:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is Damascus; or rather, shall be Damascus ; for the verb is not expressed in the Hebrew text, and therefore may be either way supplied. The sense is, Damascus shall still continue to be the capita...
Isaiah 7:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God Appeals to Ahaz Asking Him To Trust Him ( Isaiah 7:1-9 ). Syria and Israel, in seeking to join an alliance against Assyria, called on Judah to join them, and when Ahaz was reluctant, determine...
Isaiah 7:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

FEARS AND COMFORTS Isaiah 7:1-9 . And it came to pass, in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, &c. The historical statements [778] in these verses afford illustrations of spiritual truths ....
Isaiah 7:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 7:1-2 . And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up towa...
Isaiah 7:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 7:1 . In the days of Ahaz, the second or the third year of his reign. Chapter s 5. and 6. are therefore out of place. Isaiah 7:6 . Let us go up against Judah and set a king in the midst...
Isaiah 7:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Rezin. .. and Pekah. .. went up toward Jerusalem to war against it The confederacy against Jerusalem The reason of this war is not stated: but from the desire of those kings to dethrone Ahaz, a...
Isaiah 7:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION IV . PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO - ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah 7-10:4). EXPOSITION Isaiah 7:1-23 THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ AT THE TIME OF THE...
Isaiah 7:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God Promises Help Against Syria and Ephraim
Isaiah 7:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 17:5-23 ; 2 Samuel 8:6 ; Ezra 4:2 ; Hosea 1:6-10 ; Isaiah 17:1-3 ; Isaiah 8:4
Isaiah 7:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Birth of Christ in Isaiah Isaiah 7:5-14 ; Isaiah 9:6-7 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Revelation opens thus: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." "We see no reason why the whole Bible is...
Isaiah 7:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Damascus — Damascus shall still continue the capital of the kingdom of Syria; and therefore Jerusalem shall not become a part of Rezin's dominion: but he shall keep within his own bounds, and be ki...

Isaiah 7:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 7:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 7:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 7:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 7:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 7:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 7:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 7:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 7:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Isaiah 7:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes