He shall ... - That is, the Assyrians—though still retaining the idea of an overflowing stream, or a deluge of waters.

Reach even …

The stretching out of his wings. —The metaphor within a metaphor is very much in the style of Isaiah. The armies of Assyria are li…

And crossing over into Judah. The verb חלפ (chalaph), which sometimes signifies to pass through, here means to attac…

And he shall pass through Judah That is, the king of Assyria, compared to a river of mighty waters; who should not only r…

The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey: pointing out tha…

1. For before the child knows… Here the interpretation of the sign is explained, and it is already clear according to the literal i…