Isaiah 3:3

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The captain of fifty - By this was probably denoted an officer in the army. The idea is, that the commanders of the various divisions of the army...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the skilful craftsman, and the (c) eloquent orator. (c) By these he means that...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judah to be Punished with Anarchy. The date is uncertain. That it was early in the reign of Ahaz is a dubious inference from Isaiah 3:12 . The pil...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

honourable man . eminent or highly respected man. cunning artificer . skilled in arts. eloquent orator . skilled in magnetism.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The eloquent orator— The skilful charmer, or enchanter. Le Clerc.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. The captain of fifty -...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Stay and the staff ] A prophecy of famine: cp. Isaiah 3:7 , as the clause following explains. But if the latter clause is a gloss then 'stay and...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Artificer ] cp. Jeremiah 24:1 but RM 'charmer.' Eloquent orator ] 'skilful enchanter.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man. — The first title implies a division like that of Exodus 18:21 , of which “fifty” was all but the mi...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Exhortation to Humility and Reverence Isaiah 2:12-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-12 If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The prophet now deals with judgment in greater detail, and shows how it will proceed against the rulers and against the women. The judgment in the ca...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prophet plainly shows by these verses, that the sin is universal. All ranks and all orders of the people are involved in the same sin, and conseq...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The captain of fifty ,.... A semi-centurion, such an one as in 2 Kings 1:9 . So far should there be from being captains of thousands, and of hundre...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. Ver. 3. The captain of fifty...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The mighty man , &c. Strong and valiant men. The judge The civil magistrates; and the prophet Either strictly so called, the want of whom is...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Denounced. B. C. 758. 1 For,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The captain of fifty; there shall not be a man left able to command and manage fifty soldiers, and much less such as could command hundreds or thou...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

All that Jerusalem/Judah Depend On Is To Be Taken Away So That Society Will Disintegrate Towards Even More Evil ( Isaiah 3:1-9 a). Having covered...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DEATH OF STATESMEN ( Funeral Sermon for the Right Hon. George Canning .) Isaiah 3:1 ; Isaiah 3:3 . For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 3:1 . Behold, the Lord doth take away from Jerusalem the whole stay of bread. This threatening is understood of the Chaldean invasion in th...
The Biblical Illustrator

For behold the Lord. .. doth take away. .. the mighty man. - National leaders removed The Jewish nation, at this time, may be considered as re...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 3:1-23 GOD 'S JUDGMENT UPON JERUSALEM . The general denunciations against Israel of the two preceding chapters are...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Threat of Punishment
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

the captain of fifty, the. smallest unit of the Jewish army, and the honorable man, the preferred favorite of the king, and the counselor, and the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 8:12 ; Deuteronomy 1:15 ; Exodus 18:21 ; Exodus 4:10 ; Exodus 4:14-16 ; Judges 8:18

³ The captain of fifty, and the honourablea man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 3:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 3:3