Yǐsaìyàshū 31

1 Huò zāi , nàxiē xià Āijí qiú bāng zhù de , shì yīn zhàng laì mǎ pǐ , yǐkào shén duō de chēliàng , bìng yǐkào qiángzhuàng de mǎ bīng , què bù yǎngwàng Yǐsèliè de shèng zhĕ , yĕ bù qiú wèn Yēhéhuá .

2 Qíshí Yēhéhuá yǒu zhìhuì . tā bì jiàng zāihuò , bìng bù fǎn huǐ zìjǐ de huà , què yào xīngqǐ gōngjī nà zuò è zhī jiā , yòu gōngjī nà zuò niè bāngzhu rén de .

3 Āijí rén bú guo shì rén , bìng bù shì shén . tāmende mǎ bù guo shì xuèròu , bìng bù shì líng . Yēhéhuá yī shēnshǒu , nà bāngzhu rén de bì bàn diē , nà shòu bāngzhu de yĕ bì diēdǎo , dōu yītóng mièwáng .

4 Yēhéhuá duì wǒ rúcǐ shuō , shīzi hé shǎo zhuàng shīzi , huò sì paó xiāo , jiù shì hǎn xǔduō mùrén lái gōngjī tā , tā zǒng bù yīn tāmende shēngyīn jīng huáng , yĕ bù yīn tāmende xuān huá suō fú . rúcǐ wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá , yĕ bì jiànglín zaì Xīānshān gāng shang zhēng zhàn .

5 Què niǎo zĕnyàng shān chì ( fù chú ) , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá yĕ yào zhàoyàng bǎohù Yēlùsǎlĕng , tā bì bǎohù zhĕngjiù , yào yuè mén bǎoshǒu .

6 Yǐsèliè rén nǎ , nǐmen shēn shēn de beìnì Yēhéhuá , xiànjīn yào guī xiàng tā .

7 Dào nà rì gèrén bìjiāng tā jīn ǒuxiàng , yín ǒuxiàng , jiù shì qéng shǒu suǒ zào xiàn zìjǐ zaì zuì zhōng de , dōu pāo qì le .

8 Yàshù rén bì dǎo zaì dāo xià , bìng fēi rén de dāo . yǒu dāo yào jiāng tā tūn miè , bìng fēi rén de dāo . tā bì taóbì zhè dāo , tāde shàonián rén , bì chéngwéi fù kǔ de .

9 Tāde pánshí , bì yīn jīngxià nuó qù , tāde shǒulǐng , bì yīn dà qí jīng huáng . zhè shì nà yǒu huǒ zaì Xī \'ān , yǒu lú zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng de Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Yǐsaìyàshū 31 Commentary

Chapter 31

The sin and folly of seeking help from Egypt. (1-5) God's care for Jerusalem. (6-9)

Verses 1-5 God will oppose the help sought from workers of iniquity. Sinners may be convicted of folly by plain and self-evident truths, which they cannot deny, but will not believe. There is no escaping the judgments of God; and evil pursues sinners. The Lord of hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion. The Lion of the tribe of Judah will appear for the defence of his church. And as birds hovering over their young ones to protect them, with such compassion and affection will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem. He will so defend it, as to secure its safety.

Verses 6-9 They have been backsliding children, yet children; let them return, and their backslidings shall be healed, though they have sunk deep into misery, and cannot easily recover. Many make an idol of their silver and gold, and by the love of that are drawn from God; but those who turn to God, will be ready to part with it. Then, when they have cast away their idols, shall the Assyrian fall by the sword of an angel, who strikes more strongly than a mighty man, yet more secretly than a mean man. God can make the stoutest heart to tremble. But if we keep up the fire of holy love and devotion in our hearts and houses, we may depend upon God to protect us and them.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 31

This chapter denounces woe to those that trusted in the Egyptians; assures the Jews of God's care and protection of them; calls them to repentance, and foretells the destruction of the Assyrian army. The sin of those that trusted in Egypt, with the reasons of their trust, and not looking to the Lord, and seeking him, is declared in Isa 31:1 and their folly exposed in so doing; since the Lord is wise, powerful, and unchangeable, and the Egyptians frail and weak; so that the helper and the helped must fall before him, Isa 31:2,3 whereas protection might be expected from the Lord, as is promised, whose power is like that of the lion, and whose tender care is like that of birds to defend their young, Isa 31:4,5 wherefore the Jews are called upon to return to the Lord by repentance, from whom they had revolted; which would be shown by their detestation of idolatry, the sin they had been guilty of, Isa 31:6,7 and the chapter is closed with a prophecy of the ruin of the Assyrian army, and the flight of their king, Isa 31:8,9.