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A Promise of Restoration
Commentators explain that this verse is a direct promise to the survivors of the Assyrian invasion. After being devastated, God assures the 'remnant' of Judah that they will be securely re-established ('take root downward') and will once again flourish and be productive ('bear fruit upward'). It's a promise of national recovery and future prosperity.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 37:31
18th Century
Theologian
And the remnant that is escaped - (See the margin.) This refers to those who are left of the Jews. The ten tribes had been carried …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 37:31
19th Century
Bishop
And the remnant that is escaped. —We note the “remnant” of the familiar formula of Isaiah’s earlier days. The name of Shear-jashub…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 37:31
16th Century
Theologian
And that which shall be preserved of the house of Judah. He develops the former statement, for He declares that the Lord will deliver Jeru…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 37:31
17th Century
Pastor
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah
The few that escaped out of the cities of Judah, upon Sennache…