Isaiah 31:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

He also is wise: you think you are wise, and act wisely in engaging the Egyptians, who are a wise and warlike people, to help. you; but God is not inferior to them in wisdom nor in strength, but much their superior; and therefore you have done foolishly and wickedly in prefer. ring them before him. Will bring evil; will execute his judgments upon you, notwithstanding all that you or your allies the Egyptians can do to hinder it. Will not call back his words, his threatenings denounced against you, but will infallibly execute them. Will arise; though at present he sit still, yet he will bestir himself and fight. Against the house of evil-doers; against this wicked and rebellious people of the Jews. The help; the helpers, as it is explained in the next verse; the abstract being put for the concrete.

Isaiah 31:2

2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.