Isaiah 3:8

“For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, &e.] This is a reason given why the government of them is refused; they were fallen into such a ruinous condition, that there was no probability of recovering them. And the reason of this their fall and ruin is, because their tongue and their doings [are] against the Lord; against the Lord Jesus Christ, whom they reproached and vilified as an impostor, a blasphemer, and a seditious person; and whom they spit upon, buffeted, scourged, and crucified: to provoke the eyes of his glory; whose glory, as seen by some in the days of his humiliation, was as the glory of the only begotten of the Father; and, upon his ascension, he was crowned with glory…”

“Reason given by the prophet, why all shrink from the government. eyes of his glory--to provoke His "glorious" Majesty before His "eyes" (compare Isa 49:5; Hab 1:13). The Syriac and LOWTH, by a slight change of the Hebrew, translate, "the cloud of His glory," the Shekinah.”

“For Jerusalem ... - The prophet proceeds to show the cause of this state of things. ‘These are the words of the prophet, and not of him who was chosen leader.’ - “Jerome.” Is ruined - It would be so ruined, and the prospect of preserving it would be so completely taken away, that no one could be induced to undertake to defend and protect it. Judah - The kingdom of Judah, of which Jerusalem was the capital; Note Isaiah 1:1. Is fallen - Hebrew, “falls;” that is, is about to fall - as a tower or a tree falls to ruin. If the “capital” fell and was ruined, the kingdom would also fall as a matter of course. Because their tongue ... - This is the “reason” why Judah was ruined. By word and deed -…”

“3:8-9 The failure of human strength and societal organization can be a form of divine judgment. • to his face: The people of Judah had become bold in their wickedness like the people of Sodom (3:9; see also 1:9-10).”

“Jerusalem: Ch2 28:5-7, Ch2 28:18, Ch2 33:11, Ch2 36:17-19; Jer 26:6, Jer 26:18; Lam 5:16, Lam 5:17; Mic 3:12 because: Isa 5:18, Isa 5:19, Isa 57:4; Psa 73:8, Psa 73:9; Eze 8:12, Eze 9:9; Hos 7:16; Mal 3:13-15; Mat 12:36, Mat 12:37; Jde 1:15 to provoke: Isa 65:3-5; Ch2 33:6, Ch2 33:7; Eze 8:4-6, Eze 8:17, Eze 8:18; Hab 1:13; Co1 10:22 Isaiah 3:9”

“The prophet then proceeds, in Isa 3:8-12, to describe this deep, tragical misery as a just retribution."For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah fallen; because their tongue and their doings (are) against Jehovah, to defy the eyes of His glory." Jerusalem as a city is feminine, according to the usual personification; Judah as a people is regarded as masculine. (Note: As a rule, the name of a people (apart from the personification of the people as beth, a house) is only used as a feminine, when the name of the land stands for the nation itself (see Gesenius, Lehrbegr. p. 469).) The two preterites Câs'lah and nâphal express the general fact, which occasioned such scenes of misery as the one just…”