Isaiah 34:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

Isaiah 34:1-17; Isaiah 35:1-10 form one prophecy, the former part of which denounces Gods judgments against His people's enemies, of whom Edom is the representative; the second part the flourishing state of the Church consequent on those judgments. This forms the termination of the prophecies of the first part of Isaiah, Isaiah 36:1-22; Isaiah 37:1-38; Isaiah 38:1-22; Isaiah 39:1-8 being historical, and is a kind of summary of what went before, setting forth the one main truth, Israel shall be delivered from all its foes, and happier times shall succeed under Messiah.

Come near, ye nations, to hear ... - All creation is summoned to hear Gods judgments (Ezekiel 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:1; Psalms 50:4; Micah 6:1-2), because they set forth His glory, which is the end of creation (Revelation 15:3; Revelation 4:11).

The world, and all things that come forth of it - answering to "all that is therein;" or, Hebrew, 'all whatever fills it,' (margin)

Isaiah 34:1

1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.