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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Isaiah 8:9

Verse Isaiah 8:9. Associate yourselves - "Know ye this"] God by his prophet plainly declares to the confederate adversaries of Judah, and bids them regard and attend to his declaration, that all their efforts shall be in vain. The present reading, rou, is subject to many difficulties; I follow that of the Septuagint, דעו deu, γνωτε Archbishop Secker approves this reading. דעו deu, know ye this, is parallel and synonymous to האזינו haazinu, give ear to it, in the next line. The Septuagint have likewise very well paraphrased the conclusion of this verse: "When ye have strengthened yourselves, ye shall be broken; and though ye again strengthen yourselves, again shall ye be broken;" taking חתו chottu as meaning the same with נשברו, ye shall be broken.

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See also Isaiah 8:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES - In the previous verses the prophet had seen the Assyrian coming up on the land like an overwhelming flood. He looked upon the danger, and his mind was turned to the pledge of sa...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 8 Jehovah's Word Through Isaiah and the Assyrian Announced 1. _The divine instruction and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)_ 2. _The Assyrian to come (Isaiah 8:5)_ 3. _The answer of faith (I...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    MORE EXTRACTS ON THE CRISIS FROM ISAIAH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. It is not clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the section for the most part probably deals with the coalition of Sy...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES. Make friendships. PEOPLE. nations. GIRD YOURSELVES. Note the Figure of speech _Repetitio_ for emphasis. Occurs in "former" portion here only, and in the "latter" portion only i...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The challenge of faith to the combined nations of the world. Cf. Psalms 2:1-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Associate yourselves_ Rather: BE EXASPERATED. A.V. follows the Targum and Vulgate, whose translation is based on a wrong grammatical analysis of the word (the root being _râ-a-_, not _râ-âh_). _and...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, &C.— Rapt as it were into extacy, upon considering the land as belonging to _Immanuel,_ the prophet beholds the future assistance which should be given to that land, and the vani...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE PROMISE Isaiah 8:9-15 TEXT: Isaiah 8:9-15 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselve...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    8:9 Rage (a-1) Or 'Associate yourselves.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PEOPLE] RV 'peoples.' GIRD YOURSELVES] i.e. for warfare....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. TAKE, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A MAN'S PEN] i.e. such as a common man would use for writing in large characters that al...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, O YE PEOPLE... — Better, _O ye peoples._ The words are not limited to the confederacy of Syria and Ephraim, but are, as it were, a challenge to all the peoples of the earth, far...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    רֹ֤עוּ עַמִּים֙ וָ חֹ֔תּוּ וְ הַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ כּ

  • 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

    FEAR GOD'S POWER, NOT MAN'S Isaiah 8:5-18 It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A strong party seems to...

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

    In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing souls. This departure was signalized by his writing on a tab...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Associate yourselves, O ye (l) people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be brok...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Overcome. The defeat of Sennacherib, of the Idumeans, &c., under Ezechias, is intimated, 4 Kings xviii. 8., and xix. 35._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here are blessed encouragements given to God's people, in the midst of impending judgments. It is as if the prophet had said; "The Lord's punishment of Judah, as a nation, is inevitable; it shall come...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    9._Associate yourselves. _The verb רעו, (_rognu_,) whether it be derived from רוע (_ruang_) or from רעה, (_ragnah_,) signifies _to bruise_. But as רעה (_ragnah_) signifies _to associate_, some prefer...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7. But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES, O YE PEOPLE,.... Both of Syria and Israel, whose two kings were confederate against Judah: AND YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES; as the kingdom of Syria was by Tilgathpilneser quick...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken i...

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

    _Associate yourselves, O ye people_ O ye Syrians and Israelites; _and ye shall be broken in pieces_ Your attempts against the house of David, and kingdom of Judah, will be fruitless, yea, will issue i...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, rather, "Be wicked, rage, raise tumults," as much as ye please, AND YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES, for all enemies directing their attacks against the people of God w...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A REBUKE AND AN EXHORTATION...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    AND YE: Or, yet...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9-16 The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and themselves broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time of trouble, to watch against all such fears as put us upon c...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    O YE PEOPLE; Syrians and Israelites. Immanuel's name inspireth the prophet with new courage, and makes him send a challenge to all God's enemies, and foretell their certain downfall. YE OF FAR COUNTRI...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 8:9 shattered H7489 (H8798) peoples H5971 pieces H2865 (H8798) ear H238 (H8685) all H3605 far...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDAH HAVING MADE THEIR FINAL CHOICE EVEN IMMANUEL'S LAND WILL SUFFER. NEVERTHELESS FINAL TRIUMPH IS CERTAIN BECAUSE IT IS IMMANUEL'S LAND (ISAIAH 8:5). Two facts emerge from the words that follow. T...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Predictions of the Syrian invasion and of the desolations of Judah and Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Israel, Uriah, Zechariah, Maher, Shalal-hash-baz, Rezin, sons of Remaliah. CONCLUSION: If a n...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 8:1. _Take thee a great roll._ Lowth reads, a large mirror. The Chaldaic has _scripturam claram,_ a fair writing, which might be on a polished plate; but the Versions read as the English. Isaia...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:9 In view of Immanuel’s future triumph, Isaiah announces that the enemies of God who gather against his people will be SHATTERED (compare Genesis 3:15

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 8:1 THE SIGN OF MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. The sign of Immanuel was recondite. In its more spiritual sense it appealed to faith in an event far distant. Even in its literal import, it w...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian invasion. Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaia...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 20:11; Ezekiel 38:9; Isaiah 14:5; Isaiah 14:6; Isaiah 28:13;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ye people — Syrians and Israelites. All ye — Whosoever you be, who conspire against Immanuel's land. Gird — Prepare yourselves for war. Broken — This is repeated for the greater assurance of the thing...

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