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A Blessing Reversed
Commentators highlight that this prophecy is a chilling reversal of God's covenant promise (Deut. 32:30), where one Israelite would chase a thousand enemies. By trusting in their own numbers and foreign alliances instead of God, the people's source of promised strength becomes a curse of cowardice and panic.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 30:17
18th Century
Theologian
One thousand... The meaning of this is that you will be easily alarmed and overcome by those who are inferior in numbers and strength. The n…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 30:17
19th Century
Bishop
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one. —The hyperbole is natural and common enough (Deuteronomy 32:30;…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 30:17
16th Century
Theologian
A thousand, as one, shall flee at the rebuke of one. Because the Jews, on account of their vast numbers, relied on their forces, as men ar…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 30:17
17th Century
Pastor
One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one
A troop of horse, consisting of a thousand men, shall flee upon the attack and …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 30:8–18
17th Century
Minister
The Jews were the only people professing God that He then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but they loved…