Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 10:18

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18. glory of his forest —The common soldiers, the princes, officers, c., all alike together, shall be consumed (see on :- ). in one day — ( :- ). fruitful field —literally, "Carmel," a rich mountain in the tribe of Asher. Figurative for Sennacherib's mighty army. Perhaps alluding to his own boasting words about to be uttered ( :- ), "I will enter the forest of his Carmel." soul and body —proverbial for utterly the entire man is made up of soul and body. as when a standard bearer fainteth —rather, "they shall be as when a sick man " (from a Syriac root) wastes away." Compare "leanness," that is, wasting destruction ( :- ) [MAURER]. Or, "there shall be an entire dissipation, like a perfect melting " (namely, of the Assyrian army) [HORSLEY]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-19" class="com-number"

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