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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Isaiah 9:4

Oppressor. Who levied taxes for Assyria, 4 Kings xviii. 7. Sennacherib made war, because Ezechias refused to pay them any longer, and his troops fell upon each other, (Calmet) as the Madianites had done, Judges vii. (Haydock)

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 9 The Message of Hope Concerning Israel's Future and the Impending Judgments 1. _The Messiah, His Name, His rule, His kingdom (Isaiah 9:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Israel (Isaiah 9:8)_ 3. The impen...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL'S DELIVERER. This famous passage on the Messianic King is now by several regarded as late. The question is too large to be discussed, but it seems more difficult to explain its origin in the po...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Change the order as in R.V. FOR THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN, &c.… THOU HAST BROKEN. _the staff of his shoulder_ (better BACK) means the staff with which his back was beaten; the pronouns refer to Israel....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The destruction of the oppressor....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 871 BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL Isaiah 9:2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shi...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THOU HAST BROKEN THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN— _His burdensome yoke._ The following discourse illustrates the preceding; for it sets forth the great and mighty benefits connected with the appearance of...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER NINE C. PEACE BY IMMANUEL 1. HIS PERSONALITY TEXT: Isaiah 9:1-7 1 But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. FOR THOU HAST BROKEN THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN - The occasion of the "joy...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    (CONTINUED) 8. Jacob.. Israel] Both names here stand for the northern kingdom, as is made clear by what follows in the next v....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. RV 'But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time hath he made it glorious...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The people’s enormous relief felt as if a very heavy weight had gone from their shoulders. • Centuries earlier, God’s people had been slaves of another enemy called Midian, for 7 years. But then God...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOR THOU HAST BROKEN THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN... — The text comes in the Hebrew with all the emphasis of position. _The yoke of his burden_ ... _thou hast broken._ The phrase suggests a bondage like tha...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Isaiah 9:3]_ כִּ֣י ׀ אֶת ־עֹ֣ל סֻבֳּלֹ֗ו וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VI KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH 735-732 B.C. Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1 THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a number of separate prophecies uttered during...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have the message of hope (verses Isa 9:1-7) in the glorious picture of the Coming Deliverer, with the equally glorious record of the results of His Coming. It is one of the greatest Messianic...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    For thou hast broken the (h) yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. (h) You gave them perfect joy by delivering them, and by destroying...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The joy here spoken of, is not that carnal joy, which men of the world are seeking after; but the spiritual joy of grace in the heart: and the similitude of harvest-men and warriors is uncommonly beau...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR THOU HAST BROKEN THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN,.... Of Galilee, of the nation multiplied, of the spiritual inhabitants of it, whose joy was increased; and this is one reason of it, because they were deli...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. Ver. 4. _For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden,_] _i.e., _ Thou ha...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For thou hast broken_, &c. Bishop Lowth translates this verse, _For the yoke of his burden, the staff laid on his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor hast thou broken, as in the day of Midian._ The Je...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    For Thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, the spiritual slavery with which the people were burdened, AND THE STAFF OF HIS SHOULDER, the reference being to the cudgel of the overseer in striking the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PROMISE OF THE MESSIAH IN THE MIDST OF SPIRITUAL DARKNESS. The Birth of the God-Man Promised....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The Syrians and Assyrians first ravaged the countries here mentioned, and that region was first favoured by the preaching of Christ. Those that want the gospel, walk in darkness, and in the utmos...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOU HAST BROKEN: this notes the matter and occasion of the foregoing joy. THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN; his burdensome and heavy yoke, as _the throne of holiness_ is put for _the holy throne_, PSALMS 47:8....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 9:4 broken H2865 (H8689) yoke H5923 burden H5448 staff H4294 shoulder H7926 rod H7626 oppressor H5065 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RISE OF THE GREAT KING IMMANUEL (ISAIAH 9:2). The rise of Immanuel is described in terms of great light and rejoicing, and is connected with the defeat of the enemies of God's people. As a result...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The last verses of the eighth chapter picture a horrible state of wretchedness and despair: «And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: A divine child, the only hope of Israel. Vision of the outstretched hand. The unavailing chastisement. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Isaiah, Rezin. CONCLUSION: In the worst of times, God's peopl...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 9:1. _The dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation._ Dr. Lightfoot infers from this, that there was much greater affliction in the first days of her vexation. All the Versions differ ve...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For Thou hast broken the yoke of his burden_ DELIVERANCE FROM THE BURDEN OF SIN I. SIN IS A BURDEN (Psalms 38:4). Sinners are heavy laden with this insupportable load, which detains them from God, w...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation_ THE PROPHECY EXPLAINED Let me venture to give what I conceive to be the true rendering of the prophecy--a rendering which at least...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 9:4 God liberates humanity AS ON THE DAY OF MIDIAN (see Judges 6:1, where Gideon achieves an improbable victory over Midian by the power of God)....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Genesis 27:40; Isaiah 10:26; Isaiah 10:27; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 14:25;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The yoke — His burdensome yoke. The staff — The staff or staves by which he was forced to carry burdens upon his shoulders. The rod — Wherewith he beat him. Oppressor — Of all his oppressors, but espe...

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