O Lord, Be Gracious to Us. Isa 33:1-12
III. THE SIX WOES, Isaiah 28-35
6. To the Assyrian Destroyer
32. In what terms does the prophet foretell the downfall of Assyria’s king?
O LORD, BE GRACIOUS TO US
Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O destroyer, You who were not destroyed, And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense], Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
At the sound of the tumult, the peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself nations scatter.
Your spoil [of Israel’s foe] is gathered [by the people of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts swarming so people swarm on it.
The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
And He will be the security and stability of your times, A treasure of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is your treasure.
Now look, their brave men shout outside; The ambassadors [seeking a treaty] of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are deserted, the traveler has ceased [to appear]. The enemy has broken the covenant, he has rejected the cities, He has no regard for [any] man.
The land mourns and dries out, Lebanon is shamed and [its lush foliage] withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and [Mount] Carmel shake off their leaves.
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will be exalted; now I will be lifted up.
“You have conceived dried grass, you will give birth to stubble;
“The peoples will be burned to lime, Like thorns cut down which are burned in the fire.
32. In what terms does the prophet foretell the downfall of Assyria’s king?
GOD EXALTED IN JUDGMENT
Here we have the final prediction against Sennacherib. He had dealt very treacherously by returning against Jerusalem, though he had taken a heavy ransom to leave it unmolested, 2Ki_18:16. In Isa_33:2 Isaiah recalls the daily prayer offered by the priests in the Temple, when they heard of the steady advance of the foe. It was quite true that nations had fled before the dreaded Assyrian, Isa_33:3; but in this case those precedents would be reversed, Isa_33:4, because the Lord would appear for His people, Isa_33:5. That was a sweet assurance that the prophet gave to Hezekiah in Isa_33:6 -to sustain his spirit through the strain of the invasion described in Isa_33:7-8. God always gives us a promise on the eve of trial. He victuals His ships ere He exposes them to the storm. Though God sometimes seems to sleep yet when the hour strikes for the deliverance of His people, He will not tarry for a single moment. Be of good cheer; He will ride upon the wings of the wind to succor you!
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