Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nought,.... Who before was so to the people of God; meaning not Sennacherib king of Assyria, but some formidable enemy or enemies under the Gospel dispensation; as…

For the terrible one - The violent one (עריץ ‛ârı̂yts), the oppressor, who had exercised cruelty over them. This, I suppose, refers to the haughty among the Jews themselves; to those who held offices…

Those that thought to hide their counsels from the Lord were said to turn things upside down (Isa 29:16), and they intended to do it unknown to God; but God here tells them that he will turn things…

the terrible one or "tyrant" probably denotes an external oppressor (the Assyrian); cf. Isa 25:3-4; the scorneris the despiser of religion (ch. Isa 28:14; Isa 28:22; Psa 1:1, &c.).

all that watch for…