Isaiah 42:25

“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, &c.] The Lord was angry with these people for their rejection of the Messiah, and contempt of his Gospel; and therefore his wrath came upon them to the uttermost, not in some small drops, but in great abundance, to the utter ruin of their nation, city, and temple. Josephus saysf831, “the Romans came to subdue Palestine, but their coming was the pouring out of the heat of the wrath of the Lord:” and the strength of battle; or “war”; all the miseries and calamities that are the effects of war. The Targum is, “he hath brought upon them the strength of his warriors;” the Roman soldiers: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew…”

“him--Israel (Isa 42:24). strength of battle--violence of war. it--the battle or war (compare Isa 10:16). knew not--knew not the lesson of repentance which the judgment was intended to teach (Isa 5:13; Isa 9:13; Jer 5:3). Next: Isaiah Chapter 43”

“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger - His righteous indignation in the overturning of their nation, the destruction of their temple and city, and in carrying them captive into a distant land. And it hath set him on fire - That is, the fury of Yahweh kindled the flame of war all around the Jewish nation, and spread desolation everywhere. Yet he knew not - They refused to attend to it, and lay it to heart. They pursued their ways of wickedness, regardless of the threatening judgments, and the impending wrath of God. They did not consider that these evils were inflicted for their crimes, nor did they turn from their sins when they were thus threatened with the wrath of God.…”

“Fury - Most grievous judgments. Yet - They were secure and stupid under God's judgments. Next: Isaiah Chapter 43”

“42:25 Generation after generation of Israelites did not learn their lesson, even when God disciplined them through military defeat.”

“he hath poured: Lev. 26:15-46; Deu 32:22; Psa 79:5, Psa 79:6; Eze 7:8, Eze 7:9, Eze 20:34, Eze 22:21, Eze 22:22; Nah 1:6; Rev. 16:1-21 and it hath: Kg2 25:9 he knew: Isa 9:13; Jer 5:3; Hos 7:9; Rev 9:18-21, Rev 16:9 yet he laid: Isa 57:11; Mal 2:2 Next: Isaiah Chapter 43”