Isaiah 33:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

Thine eyes - the saints' eyes.

Shall see the king in his beauty - not as now, Hezekiah in sackcloth, oppressed by the enemy, but King Messiah (Isaiah 32:1) "in His beauty" (Song of Solomon 5:10; Song of Solomon 5:16; Revelation 4:3).

The land that is very far off - rather, the land in its remotest extent (no longer pent up as Hezekiah was by the siege). See margin, 'the land of far distances:' 'erets (H776) marchaqiym (H4801). For Jerusalem is made the scene of the king's glory (Isaiah 33:20, etc.), and it could not be said to be "very far off," unless the far-off land be heaven, the Jerusalem above, which is to follow the earthly reign of Messiah at literal Jerusalem, (Isaiah 65:17-19; Jeremiah 3:17; Revelation 21:1-2; Revelation 21:10: cf. Revelation 20:1-15.)

Isaiah 33:17

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.