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Selected Verse: Isaiah 31:3 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Isa 31:3 |
King James |
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
not spirit--not of divine power (Psa 56:4; Psa 146:3, Psa 146:5; Zac 4:6).
he that helpeth--Egypt.
holpen--Judah. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Now the Egyptians are men - They are nothing but people; they have no power but such as other people possess. The idea here is, that the case in reference to which they sought aid was one in which "divine" help was indispensable, and that, therefore, they relied on the aid of the Egyptians in vain.
And their horses flesh, and not spirit - There is need, not merely of "physical" strength, but of wisdom, and intelligence, and it is in vain to look for that in mere brutes.
Both he that helpeth - Egypt, whose aid is sought.
And he that is holpen - Judah, that had sought the aid of Egypt. Neither of them would be able to stand against the wrath of God. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Flesh - Weak and frail. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He that helpeth (the Egyptians) shall fall and he that is holpen (the Israelites) shall fall down-together. |
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.