Isaiah 10:33

“Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror, &c.] Cut off the king of Assyria and his army, in a most terrible manner; “the glory” of it, as in (<231018>Isaiah 10:18) the word signifies that which is the ornament, the beauty and glory, of the tree. The Septuagint render it, “the glorious ones”; and the Arabic version, “the nobles”, the generals, and principal officers of the army; the Targum is, “behold, the Lord of the world, the Lord of hosts, shall cast forth the slain in his camp, as grapes that are trod in a winepress.” And the high ones of stature [shall] be hewn down; the princes of Assyria, so boasted of as kings, (<231008>Isaiah 10:8) comparable to tall…”

“bough--literally, the "beauty" of the tree; "the beautiful branch." high ones of stature--"the upright stem," as distinguished from the previous "boughs" [HORSLEY].”

“Behold, the Lord ... - The prophet had described, in the previous verses, the march of the Assyrians toward Jerusalem, station by station. He had accompanied him in his description until he had arrived in full sight of the city, which was the object of all his preparation. He had described the consternation which was felt at his approach in all the smaller towns. Nothing had been able to stand before him; and now, flushed with success, and confident that Jerusalem would fall, he stands before the devoted city. But here, the prophet announces that his career was to close; and here his arms to be stayed. Here he was to meet with an overthrow, and Jerusalem would still be safe. This is the…”

“The bough - The top - bough, Sennacherib, with a most terrible stroke. Isaiah 10:34”

“lop: Isa 10:16-19, Isa 37:24-36, Isa 37:38; 2Kings 19:21-37; Ch2 32:21 the high ones: Amo 2:9 and the haughty: Isa 2:11-17; Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Dan 4:37; Luk 14:11 Isaiah 10:34”