Isaiah 20:6 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 20:6

And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

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ASV

And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?

KJV

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the inhabitants of this isle shall say, in that day,.... Not of Ashdod, Isa 20:1 or the isle of Caphtor, Jer 47:4 but the land of Israel, as both Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it; so called, because it bordered on the sea, as such countries are sometimes called isles; see Jer 25:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The date of this prophecy. It was in the year that Ashdod, a strong city of the Philistines (but which some think was lately recovered from them by Hezekiah, when he smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, 2 Kings xviii. 8 ), was besieged and taken by an army of the Assyrians.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the inhabitant - The dwellers generally. Of this isle - The word אי 'iy “isle” is used here in the sense of “coast, or maritime” country, and is evidently applied to Palestine, or the land of Canaan, which is a narrow coast lying on the Mediterranean. That the word is often used in this sense, and may be applied to a maritime country, see the notes at Isa 13:22; Isa 41:1. The connection here requires us to understand it of Palestine. Shall say ... - Shall condemn their own folly in trusting in Egypt, and seeking deliverance there.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְ֠אָמַר	Ve.'a.mar	and he will say	H559 →
יֹשֵׁ֨ב	yo.Shev	[one who] dwells	H3427 →
הָאִ֣י	ha.'I	the coast	H339 →
הַזֶּה֮	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם	bai.Yom	in the day	H3117 →
הַהוּא֒	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
הִנֵּה־	hi.neh-	there!	H2009 →
כֹ֣ה	khoh	[is] thus	H3541 →
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ	ma.ba.Te.nu	hope our	H4007 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	where	H834 →
נַ֤סְנוּ	Nas.nu	we fled	H5127 →
שָׁם֙	sham	there	H8033 →
לְעֶזְרָ֔ה	le.'ez.Rah	for help	H5833 →
לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔ל	le.Hi.na.Tzel	to be delivered	H5337 →
מִפְּנֵ֖י	mi.pe.Nei	from before	H6440 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּׁ֑וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
וְאֵ֖יךְ	ve.'Eikh	and how?	H349 →
נִמָּלֵ֥ט	ni.ma.Let	will we escape	H4422 →
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ ס	'a.Na.che.nu	we	H587 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
leads to
- Luke 21:34–35
  But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Matthew 24:37–39
  As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 17:26–30
  Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Revelation 18:7–8
  As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow…
Through
Hebrews 2:3
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
leads to
- Hebrews 10:28–29
  Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- Hebrews 12:25
  See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if…
Through
Matthew 23:33
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
leads to
- Matthew 3:7
  But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Matthew 12:34
  You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

About Isaiah

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