John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 10:33

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 trees, to oaks and cedars: and the haughty shall be humbled; who, like their monarch, boasted of their wisdom and strength, (<231012>Isaiah 10:12-14) but now both he and they will be brought very low.

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