Isaiah 31:5

Deuteronomy 32:11; Exodus 12:27; Exodus 19:4; Isaiah 10:14; Psalms 37:40; Psalms 46:5; Psalms 91:4

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 31:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As birds flying - This is another comparison indicating substantially the same thing as the former, that Yahweh would protect Jerusalem. The idea...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 31. The Folly of Reliance on Egypt. Jerusalem will be Protected, and Assyria Overthrown. vv. Isaiah 31:6 f. seems to be an interpolation....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

As birds flying. As birds hovering [covering and protecting their nest with their wings], so will, &c. The Figure of speech Ellipsis is to be...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. As birds that fly. This is the second comparison, by which the Prophet shews how great care the Lord takes of us, and how earnestly he is...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 905 GOD THE PROTECTOR OF HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 31:4-5 . Thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it . Passing ove...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. As bird...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-5. Judah should trust not in Egypt, but in Jehovah. 6-9. The wonderful deliverance from the Assyrian.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Flying ] i.e. hovering over the nest to protect it. Passing over ] an allusion to the Passover, the same word being used.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

As birds flying... — The picture that follows (Æschylean, as the former was Homeric; see “Æsch. Agam. 49-54, though there the point is the wailin...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV THREE TRUTHS ABOUT GOD ABOUT 702 B.C. Isaiah 31:1-9 CHAPTER 31, which forms an appendage to Chapter s 29 and 30, can scarcely be...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Nobler Future for the Nation Isaiah 31:1-9 ; Isaiah 32:1-8 Isaiah continues to denounce the contemplated alliance with Egypt. His compatriot...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The prophet again denounces the alliance with Egypt. He declares that the sin of it is a false trust consequent on the chosen people tuning their bac...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here the Lord condescends to make use of two beautiful similitudes, to point out his watchfulness over his people. The strength of the lion, and the...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem ,.... As the preceding metaphor expresses the mighty power of God, this his tenderness a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it. Ver. 5. As...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For , or but or, nevertheless, thus hath the Lord spoken That is, although you have done evil in sending to Egypt for help, and they will not be...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in Egypt Reproved. B. C. 720. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As birds flying; which come from above, and so cannot be kept off; which fly swiftly, and engage themselves Valiantly and resolutely, when they per...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

In The End It Is Yahweh Who Will Deliver His People ( Isaiah 31:4-9 ). Isaiah points out that God is not afraid of the rantings of Assyria. Rather...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 31:1 . Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help. This was a sin in open defiance of the law. Deuteronomy 28:68 . It was a great revolt o...
The Biblical Illustrator

As birds flying Three pictures of one reality I. THE VERY STRIKING AND BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. There are three of them. 1. “As birds flying,” &a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 31:1-23 A FURTHER WARNING AGAINST SEEKING THE ALLIANCE OF EGYPT . This prophecy seems to be quite independ...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

As birds flying, fluttering over a brood of fledglings, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem, hovering over its inhabitants with anxious care...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah Protects those who Fear Him
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As birds — Which come from above, and so cannot be kept off; which fly swiftly, and engage resolutely, when their young ones are in danger. Passing...

⁵ As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 31:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 31:5