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God's Judgment is Total
Commentators explain that the imagery of a fire consuming a "forest" and "fruitful field" represents the complete destruction of the Assyrian army, from its highest commanders to its common soldiers. The phrase "both soul and body" is a Hebrew idiom for totality, emphasizing an inescapable and all-encompassing ruin for those who proudly defy God.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 10:18
18th Century
Theologian
The glory of his forest - In these expressions, the army of Sennacherib is compared with a beautiful grove thick with trees; and as all the …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 10:18
19th Century
Bishop
Both soul and body. —Literally, from the soul even to the flesh. The metaphor is for a moment dropped, and the reality is…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 10:18
16th Century
Theologian
And shall consume the glory of his forest. He continues with the same comparison of a burning, and declares that the fire will co…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 10:18
17th Century
Pastor
And shall consume the glory of his forest
The Assyrian army is compared to a "forest", for the number of men in it; …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 10:5–19
17th Century
Minister
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…