
Text -- Isaiah 10:29 (NET)




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Wesley -> Isa 10:29
The people fled to Jerusalem for fear of the Assyrian.
JFB: Isa 10:28-32 - -- Onward gradual march of Sennacherib's army towards Jerusalem, and the panic of the inhabitants vividly pictured before the eyes.
Onward gradual march of Sennacherib's army towards Jerusalem, and the panic of the inhabitants vividly pictured before the eyes.

JFB: Isa 10:28-32 - -- Same as Ai (Jos 7:2; Neh 7:32). In the north of Benjamin; so the other towns also; all on the line of march to Jerusalem.

JFB: Isa 10:28-32 - -- He has left his heavier baggage (so "carriages" for the things carried, Act 21:15) at Michmash, so as to be more lightly equipped for the siege of Jer...

JFB: Isa 10:29 - -- Their quarters for the night, after having passed the defile which might have been easily guarded against them.
Their quarters for the night, after having passed the defile which might have been easily guarded against them.
Clarke -> Isa 10:29
Clarke: Isa 10:29 - -- They are gone over the passage "They have passed the strait"- The strait here mentioned is that of Michmas, a very narrow passage between two sharp ...
They are gone over the passage "They have passed the strait"- The strait here mentioned is that of Michmas, a very narrow passage between two sharp hills or rocks, (see 1Sa 14:4, 1Sa 14:5), where a great army might have been opposed with advantage by a very inferior force. The author of the Book of Judith might perhaps mean this pass, at least among others: "Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country, for by them there was an entrance into Judea; and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was strait for two men at the most,"Judith 4:7. The enemies having passed the strait without opposition, shows that all thoughts of making a stand in the open country were given up, and that their only resource was in the strength of the city
Their lodging - The sense seems necessarily to require that we read
Thus Isa 44:7, for
Calvin -> Isa 10:29
Calvin: Isa 10:29 - -- 29.They have crossed the ford 175 Some understand by this the passage of the Jordan, but I do not know if it could be crossed by a ford in that q...
29.They have crossed the ford 175 Some understand by this the passage of the Jordan, but I do not know if it could be crossed by a ford in that quarter. 176 He describes how great will be the terror when they hear of the approach of the Assyrian, that the whole country will be struck with terror and alarm, so that the Assyrian will subdue it without any difficulty. When such dread has seized their hearts, they will freely surrender at the first attack of the enemy, so that the conquerors will be allowed to ravage at their pleasure. He passes from the singular to the plural number, because he speaks sometimes of the king and sometimes of the whole army.
Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled He mentions Ramah in preference to the rest, because it was the nearest town; and he describes the flight of the inhabitants of some towns, as if the mere report had terrified them to such a degree that they gave up their country into the enemy’s hand. After having spoken of so great dismay, he adds. —
TSK -> Isa 10:29
TSK: Isa 10:29 - -- the passage : 1Sa 13:23, 1Sa 14:4
Geba : Jos 21:17; 1Ki 15:23
Ramah : Jos 18:24, Jos 18:25; 1Sa 7:17, 1Sa 15:34; Jer 31:15; Hos 5:8
Gibeah : Jdg 19:12...

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Barnes -> Isa 10:29
Barnes: Isa 10:29 - -- They are gone over the passage - The word "passage"( מעברה ma‛e bı̂râh ) may refer to any passage or ford of a stream, a shallo...
They are gone over the passage - The word "passage"(
They have taken up their lodging at Geba - They have pitched their camp there, being entirely through the defile of Michmash. Hebrew, ‘ Geba is a lodging place for us;’ that is, for the Assyrians. Perhaps, however. there is an error in the common Hebrew text here, and that it should be
Ramah - This city was in the tribe of Benjamin. It was between Geba and Gibea. It was called "Ramah,"from its being on elevated ground; compare the note at Mat 2:18. "Ramah,"now called "er-Ram,"lies on a high hill a little east of the road from Jerusalem to Bethel. It is now a miserable village, with few houses, and these in the summer mostly deserted. There are here large square stones, and also columns scattered about in the fields, indicating an ancient place of some importance. A small mosque is here with columns, which seems once to have been a church. Its situation is very conspicuous, and commands a fine prospect. It is near Gibeah, about six Roman miles from Jerusalem. So Jerome, "Commentary"in Hos 5:8 : ‘ Rama quae est juxta Gabaa in septimo lapide a Jerosolymis sita.’ Josephus places it at forty stadia from Jerusalem; "Ant."viii. 12, 3.
Is afraid - Is terrified and alarmed at the approach of Sennacherib - a beautiful variation in the description, denoting his rapid and certain advance on the city of Jerusalem, spreading consternation everywhere.
Gibeah of Saul - This was called ‘ Gibeah of Saul,’ because it was the birthplace of Saul 1Sa 11:4; 1Sa 15:34; 2Sa 21:6; and to distinguish it from Gibea in the tribe of Judah Jos 15:57; and also a Gibeah where Eleazar was burled; Jos 24:33. Jerome mentions Gibeah as in his day level with the ground. - "Epis. 86, ad Eustoch."It has been almost wholly, since his time, unnoticed by travelers. It is probably the same as the modern village of Jeba, lying in a direction to the southwest of Mukhmas. This village is small, and is half in ruins. Among these there are occasionally seen large hewn stones, indicating antiquity. There is here the ruin of a small tower almost solid, and a small building having the appearance of an ancient church. It is an elevated place from which several villages are visible. - Robinson’ s "Bib. Researches,"ii. p. 113.
Is fled - That is, the inhabitants have fled. Such was the consternation produced by the march of the army of Sennacherib, that the city was thrown into commotion, and left empty.
Poole -> Isa 10:29
Haydock -> Isa 10:29
Lodging. Here, say the Assyrians, we will encamp.
Gill -> Isa 10:29
Gill: Isa 10:29 - -- They are gone over the passage,.... Or "from the passage" b; not of Jordan, as the Targum; but rather of Michmash, 1Sa 13:23 this to be understood of ...
They are gone over the passage,.... Or "from the passage" b; not of Jordan, as the Targum; but rather of Michmash, 1Sa 13:23 this to be understood of the king of Assyria with his army:
they have taken up their lodging at Geba; or "Geba was their lodging"; that is, for a night only; not that they continued here for any time, as our version seems to suggest. This was a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 21:17 called Geba of Benjamin, 1Ki 15:22.
Ramah is afraid; the inhabitants of it, as the Targum, at the report of the march of the king of Assyria and his army, and their being near to them. Ramah was in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:25 it is mentioned with Gibeah in Hos 5:8 upon which place Jerom says it was seven miles from Jerusalem; but elsewhere c he says it was but six, and was to the north against Bethel. See Jdg 19:13.
Gibeah of Saul is fled; that is, the inhabitants of it fled, upon hearing the king of Assyria with his army was coming that way. This was also a city of Benjamin, and is called Gibeah of Benjamin, 1Sa 13:2 and Gibeah of Saul, 1Sa 11:4 as here; either because he was born there, as Jerom d affirms; and certain it is, that he was of the tribe of Benjamin; or because he built it, or at least a palace in it to dwell in, as Kimchi thinks; and it is plain he dwelt here, for it is called his home, 1Sa 10:26 the name of the place with Josephus e is Gabathsaoula, which he makes to be thirty furlongs or four miles from Jerusalem, and says it signifies "Saul's hill", and that it was situated in a place called the Valley of Thorns.

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TSK Synopsis -> Isa 10:1-34
TSK Synopsis: Isa 10:1-34 - --1 The woe of tyrants.5 Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be broken.20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved.24 Judah is comforted with ...
MHCC -> Isa 10:20-34
MHCC: Isa 10:20-34 - --By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pr...
Matthew Henry -> Isa 10:24-34
Matthew Henry: Isa 10:24-34 - -- The prophet, in his preaching, distinguishes between the precious and the vile; for God in his providence, even in the same providence, does so. He ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Isa 10:28-34
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