Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Ver. 15. Behold upon the mountains the feet of him, &c.] This "behold" is as the sound of a trumpet before some proclamation, to bespeak attention. Jerusalem is surrounded with mountains, Psalms 125:2, and on the mountains a voice may be heard afar off.
The feet of him that bringeth good tidings] Or of an evangelist (Pedes Evangelizantis, Vulgate), that brings news of Sennacherib's ruin; but especially of Satan subdued by Christ, which is the sum of all the good news in the world, Luke 2:10 .
That publisheth peace] Pacem omnimodam; external, internal, eternal peace of country and of conscience, by Christ, who is our peace. It is usual with the prophets to rise from earthly things to heavenly, from corporals to spirituals. See Rom 10:15 Isaiah 52:7 .
O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, &c.] Which hitherto, hindered by the enemy, thou hast intermitted. Perform thy vows (made in the day of thy distress), bring presents to him that ought to be feared, Psalms 76:11 2 Chronicles 32:13 .
For the wicked] Heb. Belial, that stigmatical Belialist Sennacherib, that lawless, yokeless, masterless monster, that merum scelus, sheer wickedness, that is so portentously, so peerlessly vicious.
He is utterly cut off] His army by the angel, himself by his sons, his monarchy by the Babylonians. See Isaiah 27:1,2 .