Isaiah 32:2 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 32:2

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

BSB

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ASV

And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

KJV

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

As the shadow of a great rock - The shadow of a great projecting rock is the most refreshing that is possible in a hot country, not only as most perfectly excluding the rays of the sun, but also as having in itself a natural coolness, which it reflects and communicates to every thing about it. Speluncaeque tegant, et saxea procubet umbra. Virg. Georg. 3:145. “Let the cool cave and shady rock protect them.” Επει κεφαλην και γουνατα Σειριος αζει, Αυαλεος δε τε χρως απο καυματος· αλλα τοτ’ ηδη Ειη πετραιη τε σκιν, και Βιβλινος οινος. Hesiod.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They shall reign in righteousness and in judgment, with wisdom and equity, protecting the good and punishing the bad; and those kings and princes Christ owns as reigning by him who decree justice, Prov. viii. Such a King, such a Prince, Christ himself is; he reigns by rule, and in righteousness will he judge the world, ch. ix.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is a great reviving to a good man, who makes conscience of doing his duty, in the midst of contempt and contradiction, at length to be backed, and favoured, and smiled upon in it by a good magistrate. All this, and much more, the man Christ Jesus is to all the willing faithful subjects of his kingdom.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1243: “Rivers Of Water In A Dry Place” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1875)

I SUPPOSE it must be conceded that the surface sense of this passage refers to Hezekiah and to other good kings who were the means of great blessings to the declining kingdom of Judah. We can scarcely be thankful enough for a righteous government. If, for a few years, we could feel the yoke of despotism, we should better appreciate the joys of freedom. In the prophecy before us, very much is said in praise of a king who shall reign in righteousness and princes who shall rule in judgment.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָה־	ve.ha.yah-	and he will be	H1961 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־	ke.ma.cha.ve'-	like a hiding place of	H4224 →
ר֖וּחַ	Ru.ach	a wind	H7307 →
וְסֵ֣תֶר	ve.Se.ter	and a shelter of	H5643 →
זָ֑רֶם	Za.rem	a rainstorm	H2230 →
כְּפַלְגֵי־	ke.fal.gei-	like streams of	H6388 →
מַ֣יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
בְּצָי֔וֹן	be.tza.Yon	in a dry land	H6724 →
כְּצֵ֥ל	ke.Tzel	like [the] shadow of	H6738 →
סֶֽלַע־	se.la'-	a rock	H5553 →
כָּבֵ֖ד	ka.Ved	heavy	H3515 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in a land	H776 →
עֲיֵפָֽה׃	'a.ye.Fah	weary	H5889 →

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

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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
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
leads to
- Joel 2:28
  And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Acts 2:17
  ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- Isaiah 59:21
  “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your…
- John 7:37–39
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Proverbs 1:23
  If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
Through
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
leads to
- Luke 2:11
  Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Matthew 28:18
  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Isaiah