Isaiah 30:27
in Isaiah 30Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
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ASV
Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;
KJV
Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
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This verse in Isaiah 30
Commentary
10 notes on this verseBehold, the name of the Lord cometh from far,.... From hence to the end of the chapter Isa 30:28 is a very full account, by way of prophecy, of the destruction of the Assyrian army by the Lord; and which is to be considered as a type of the destruction of antichrist, by and at the coming of the Lord Jesus. It is introduced with a "behold", as declaring something of moment and importance worthy of attention, and even wonderful.
This site's exposition
the Name of the LORD comes from afar
on Isaiah 30:27-28
The Name of the LORD is pictured coming "from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke", so that judgment is given a face. He comes "to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction". He bridles the jaws of the peoples "to lead them astray".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 27 seqq.) Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar: His burning anger and heaviness to bear. His lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire. His breath is like a torrent overflowing to the middle of the neck, to destroy nations for nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people.
The Medieval Church1 voice
684. Behold the name of the Lord. Here he consoles them with the punishment of their enemies, and concerning this, he sets out three things: first, the coming of the judge who punishes; second, the manner of punishment: and the Lord shall make (Isa 30:30); …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
He is a messenger of wrath, burning with his anger. God's lips are full of indignation at the blasphemy of Rabshakeh, who compared the God of Israel with the gods of the heathen; his tongue is as a devouring fire, for he can speak his proud enemies to ruin; his very breath comes with as much force as an overflowing stream, and with it he shall slay the wicked, ch. xi.
From far - From a remote place: even from heaven. Heavy - He will inflict heavy judgments upon them. Indignation - He hath pronounced a severe sentence against them, and will give command for the execution of it.
Against the Syrians they sought to the Assyrians, 2 Kings xvi. Against the Assyrians they here sought to the Egyptians, and Rabshakeh upbraided them with so doing, 2 Kings xviii. How this sin of theirs is described, and what there was in it that was provoking to God.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Behold, the name of the Lord cometh - (compare the notes at Isa 19:1). The verses following, to the end of the chapter, are designed evidently to describe the destruction of the army of Sennacherib. This is expressly declared in Isa 30:31, and all the circumstances in the prediction accord with that event. There is no necessity of supposing that this is the commencement of a new prophecy, for it is connected with the main subject in the previous part of the chapter. The whole prophecy was composed evidently in view of that threatened invasion.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Lord--that is, Jehovah Himself (Ps 44:5; 54:1); represented as a storm approaching and ready to burst over the Assyrians (Isa 30:30, 31). burden . . . is heavy--literally, "grievousness is the flame," that is, the flame which darts from Him is grievous. Or else (as the Hebrew means an "uplifting") the uprising cloud is grievous [G.
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And the burden thereof is heavy “And the flame raged violently” - משאה massaah; this word seems to be rightly rendered in our translation, the flame, Jdg 20:38, Jdg 20:40, etc.; a sign of fire, Jer 6:1; called properly משאת masseeth, an elevation, from its tending upwards.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hineh | there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| שֵׁם־ | shem- | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | [is] coming | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִמֶּרְחָ֔ק | mimerchak | from a distance | H4801 → | 18 times |
| בֹּעֵ֣ר | boer | [is] burning | H1197 → | 94 times |
| אַפּ֔וֹ | ʾapo | anger his | H639 → | 276 times |
| וְכֹ֖בֶד | vekhoed | and [is] heaviness of | H3514 → | |
| מַשָּׂאָ֑ה | masaah | lifting up | H4858 → | |
| שְׂפָתָיו֙ | sefatav | lips his | H8193 → | 176 times |
| מָ֣לְאוּ | malu | they are full | H4390 → | 249 times |
| זַ֔עַם | zaam | indignation | H2195 → | 22 times |
| וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ | uleshono | and tongue his | H3956 → | 117 times |
| כְּאֵ֥שׁ | keesh | [is] like a fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| אֹכָֽלֶת׃ | ʾokhalet | consuming | H398 → | 810 times |
הִנֵּ֤הthere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
שֵׁם־[the] name of
shem-H8034 →864 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּ֣א[is] coming
ba'H935 →2568 times
מִמֶּרְחָ֔קfrom a distance
mimerchakH4801 →18 times
בֹּעֵ֣ר[is] burning
boerH1197 →94 times
אַפּ֔וֹanger his
ʾapoH639 →276 times
וְכֹ֖בֶדand [is] heaviness of
vekhoedH3514 →
מַשָּׂאָ֑הlifting up
masaahH4858 →
שְׂפָתָיו֙lips his
sefatavH8193 →176 times
מָ֣לְאוּthey are full
maluH4390 →249 times
זַ֔עַםindignation
zaamH2195 →22 times
וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹand tongue his
uleshonoH3956 →117 times
כְּאֵ֥שׁ[is] like a fire
keeshH784 →378 times
אֹכָֽלֶת׃consuming
ʾokhaletH398 →810 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
it leads to
- Revelation 19:20–21
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
- Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the…
- Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day…
- Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
- Revelation 19:20–21
Through
Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger.…
it leads to
- Joel 3:2
I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among…
- Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He…
- Psalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Joel 3:2
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.