And it shall come to pass - The prophet proceeds to state the effect on the Jews, of the judgment that would overtake the army of t…

The remnant of Israel ... —For the remnant of Assyria there is as yet no word of hope. (See, however,[Reference Isaiah 19…

It shall be in that day. Returning now to the elect people, he describes the result of the chastisement which was near.

Since it is…

And it shall come to pass in that day
Here begins a prophecy relating to the people of Israel, and concerns things t…

Through our afflictions, we may learn not to place our confidence in created things. Only those who return to him in truth, not in pretense and out…

1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.

He threa…