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Isaiah 33:17

Isaiah 33:17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty,.... Not merely Hezekiah in his royal robes, and with a cheerful countenance, having put off his sackcloth and his sadness, upon the breaking up of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thine eyes - The eyes of the righteous, described in Isa 33:15. Shall see the king in his beauty - Some understand this of the Assyrian king. Thus Kimchi understands it, and supposes it means that…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 33:13-24

Here is a preface that commands attention; and it is fit that all should attend, both near and afar off, to what God says and does (Isa 33:13): Hear, you that are afar off, whether in place or time.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 33:17-24

The idea of the perfect security of the righteous man leads by an easy transition to more positive features of the golden age.