Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 33

Isaiah 33:1 ^! The destruction of them, by whome God hathe punished his Church.

Isaiah 33:1 ^a Meaning the enemies of the Church, as were the Chaldeans, and Assyrians: but chiefly of Sanerherib, but not onely.

Isaiah 33:1 ^b When thine appointed time shal come that God shal take away thy power: & that which thou hast wrongfully gotten, shalbe giuen to others, as {Amos 5,11}.

Isaiah 33:1 ^c The Chaldeans shal do like to the Assyrians, as the Assyrians did to Israel: and the Medes, & Persians shal do the same to the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 33:2 ^d He declareth hereby what is the chief refuge of the faithful when troubles come to pray & seke helpe of God.

Isaiah 33:2 ^e Which helpedst our fathers so sone as they called vpon thee.

Isaiah 33:3 ^f That is, the Assyrains fled before the armie of the Chaldeans, or the Chaldeans for feare of the Medes and Persians.

Isaiah 33:3 ^g When thou, O Lord, didest lift vp thine arme to punish thine enemies.

Isaiah 33:4 ⁱ Meaning the Medes & Persians against the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 33:4 ^h Ye that as caterpillers destroide with your nomber the whole worlde, shal haue no strength to resist your enemies the Chaldeans, but shal be gathered on an heape and destroied.

Isaiah 33:6 ^k That is, in the daies of Hezekiah.

Isaiah 33:7 ^l Sent from meherib.

Isaiah 33:7 ^m Whome thei of Jerusalem sent to intreat of peace.

Isaiah 33:8 ⁿ These are the wordes of the ambassadours, when thei returne from Sanherib.

Isaiah 33:9 ^o Which was a plentiful countei, meaning, that Sanerherib wolde destroy all.

Isaiah 33:10 ^p To helpe & deliuer my Church.

Isaiah 33:11 ^q This is spoken against the enemies, who thoght all was their owne: but he sheweth that their enterprise shal be in vaine, & that the fyre, which they had kindled for others, shulde consume them.

Isaiah 33:13 ^r His vengeance shal be so great that all the worlde shal talke thereof.

Isaiah 33:14 ^s Which do not beleue the wordes of the Prophet & the assurance of their deliuerance.

Isaiah 33:16 ^t Meaning that God wil be a sure defence to all them that liue according to his worde.

Isaiah 33:17 ^x Thei shalbe no more shut in as thei were by Sancherib, but go where it pleaseth, them.

Isaiah 33:17 ^u Thei shal se Hezekiah deliuered from his enemies & restored to honour & glorie.

Isaiah 33:18 ^y Before that this libertie cometh, you shalt thinke that thour art in great danger: for the enemie shal so sharpely assaile you, that one shal cry, Where is the clarke that writeth the names of them that are taxed? another, Where is the receiuer? another shal crye for him that valueth the riche houses. but God wil deliuer you from this feare.

Isaiah 33:21 ^z Let vs be content with this smale riuer of Shiloah, & not desire the great streames & riuers, whereby the enemies may bring in shippes & destroy vs.

Isaiah 33:23 ^a He derideth the Assyrians & enemies of the Church, declaring their destruction as thei that perish by shipwracke.

Isaiah 33:23 ^b He comforteth the Church, & sheweth that thei shal be enrished with all benefites both of bodie & soule.