Isaiah 7:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

They ... shall rest - image of flies and bees kept up.

All of them in the desolate valleys - the enemy shall overspread the land everywhere, even in "desolate valleys."

And upon all thorns, and upon all bushes - wild, contrasted with "bushes" which were valued and objects of care (see margin, nahaloliym (H5285) 'commendable trees:' could be from haalal (H1984), to praise). So Chaldaic, 'houses of praise.' There shall be no place of escape; for the enemy shall come down upon the houses of the poor, as well as the places of the great.

Isaiah 7:19

19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.e