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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Isaiah 54:15

They shall surely gather together; it is true, there will not want some that shall combine and make an attempt against thee. But not by me; as they do this without any such commission from me, as Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar had, Isaiah 10:6,7 Jer 25:9; so they shall not have my help in it, without which all their endeavours will be vain and unsuccessful. Whosoever shall gather together to battle, as is manifest from the following words, of which kind of gathering this word is used, Psalms 140:2, and elsewhere. Against thee, Heb. with thee. But to fight with a man is all one with fighting against him. Shall fall for thy sake; for that respect and love which I bear to thee. Or before thee, as this particle is sometimes used, so as thine eyes shall behold it.

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See also Isaiah 54:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 54:15. _SHALL FALL FOR THY SAKE _- "Shall come over to thy side."] For יפול _yippol_, twenty-eight MSS. (eight ancient) have יפל _yipal_, in its more common form. For the meaning of the w...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BEHOLD, THEY SHALL SURELY GATHER TOGETHER - The idea in this verse is, that the enemies of the people of God would indeed form alliances and compacts against them, but it would not be under the divine...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 54 ISRAEL CALLED TO SING 1. _The blessings of restoration (Isaiah 54:1) _ 2. _Mercy bestowed (Isaiah 54:7) _ 3. _The earthly glory of Jerusalem (Isaiah 54:11) _ 4. Jehovah keeps and defends Hi...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LIV. ZION SHALL BE RESTORED TO HER PLACE AS YAHWEH'S WIFE, NEVER AGAIN TO BE REJECTED. The poet pictures Zion as a barren wife, left desolate by her husband. Let her break into transports of joy, for...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEY: i.e. the enemies of Israel (Psalms 56:7; Psalms 59:4). SHALL FALL. shall be overthrown (Compare Isaiah 8:14)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The verse is somewhat difficult. The rendering "gather together" can hardly be defended, and moreover it does not suit the construction ("against," in the second line, is really "with"). The verb is p...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BEHOLD, &C.— The meaning of Isaiah 54:15 is this: "It shall come to pass, that enemies shall gather themselves together against, and oppose the church, but their endeavours shall become fruitless, and...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. REGALED TEXT: Isaiah 54:9-17 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth wi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. BEHOLD, THEY SHALL SURELY GATHER TOGETHER, (BUT), NOT BY ME - i:e., I...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    54:15 together, (f-6) Or 'band together.' see Psalms 56:6 ; Psalms 59:3 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. MARRIED WIFE] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THEY SHALL SURELY] RV 'they may.' This refers to Zion's enemies. NOT BY ME] i.e. not at Jehovah's bidding, as was the case with Sargon and Sennacherib, who were divinely appointed instruments of chast...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    These verses refer to the distant future (see my note on Chapter s 40 to 66, at the beginning of chapter 40). The verses describe the repair of *Jerusalem after the *Babylonians had ruined it. The ci...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The *Lord will personally provide peace and security for his people. This promise refers both to a military attack and to an attack in words....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT NOT BY ME... — Another contrast with Isaiah’s experience. The power of Sargon and Sennacherib rested on the fact that they were instruments in God’s hands (Isaiah 10:15; Isaiah 37:26). Against the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הֵ֣ן גֹּ֥ור יָג֛וּר אֶ֖פֶס מֵֽ אֹותִ֑י מִי

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Behold, they shall surely assemble, [but] not by (n) me: whoever shall assemble (o) against thee shall fall for thy sake. (n) And therefore will not prevail. (o) Meaning, the domestic enemies of the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _To thee, in the inheritance. This was verified in the Church. We have no accout of many being converted before._...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    15._Behold, he who assembleth shall assemble. _The general import is, that, although many rise up for the purpose of overwhelming the Church, yet all their efforts and attacks shall fail; and he appea...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 54 gives the result of these events to Jerusalem in those days. Jerusalem is looked at as barren and desolate, after having rejected Him who came to be her husband; but now, through that grace...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, THEY SHALL SURELY GATHER TOGETHER, BUT NOT BY ME,.... Not by the Lord, by his command or order to do his will, and execute his pleasure, which sometimes was the case, as in Sennacherib, Nebuch...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. Ver. 15. Behold, they shall surely (or sedulously) gather together,]...

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

    _Behold, they shall gather together_ It is true, some will combine, and make an attempt against thee. _But not by me_ As they will do this without any such commission from me as Sennacherib and Nebuch...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Lord's Promise of Perfect Security for the Church...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by Me, that is, if some of the enemies, in spite of all, should attempt to harm Zion, it would be against the Lord's counsel and will; WHOSOEVER SHAL...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    11-17 Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, think they hear God speaking comfortably to them by these words, taking notice of their griefs and fears. The church is all glorious when full...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 54:15 surely H1481 (H8800) assemble H1481 (H8799) not H657 Whoever H4310 assembles H1481 (H8804) fall...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONTINUING AND FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 54:11). Isaiah's prophecies of Israel's future have a number of facets, for he is preparing them for the whole future. The prophecies found...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The precious promises, contained in this chapter, belong in the first place to the Church of God; but, as that which belongs to the Church, really belongs to every member of it, we shall not be acting...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Try and suck all the sweetness that you can out of this chapter while we read it. The personal application of a promise to the heart by the Holy Spirit is that which is wanted. The honey in Jonathan's...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Israel as the restored wife of Jehovah in the Kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: We may with greatest assurance depend upon God for the keeping of His covenant with His peop...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 54:1. _Sing, oh barren, thou that didst not bear._ This prophecy is a song of praise, exulting in the assurance that the gentile world should be converted to Christ. The prophet saw it as alrea...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Behold, they shall surely gather together_ THE ADVERSARIES OF THE CHURCH DEFEATED The unwearied mischievous attempts of the adversaries of God’s people in the world, as they are made without God, s...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O thou afflicted_ THE CITY OF GOD The reference is still to Jerusalem. In the former paragraph, she was addressed as a barren wife; here as destined to arise from her encumbering ruins, and become...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION IV.—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL, COMBINED WITH EXHORTATION (CH. 54-56:8). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 54:1 A PROMISE TO ISRAEL O

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 38:8; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 43:4; Joel 3:9;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Behold — It is true some will combine and make an attempt against thee. But — Without any such commission from me, as Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar had....

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