Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 37:32
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
32. the zeal of the Lord this ] From ch. Isa 9:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Shall go forth a remnant – The word remnant means that which is left; and does not of necessity imply that it should be a small portion. No doubt a part of the Jews were destroyed in the invasion of Sennacherib, but the assurance is here given that a portion of them would remain in safety, and that they would constitute that from which the future prosperity of the state would arise.
And they that escape – Margin, The escaping, that is, the remnant.
The zeal – (See the note at Isa 9:7).
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant,…. The Targum is,
“the rest of the righteous;”
the same as before; who, when the city should be free from the enemy, would go out of it, and return to their former settlements, in the several parts of Judea; a type of those who went out of Jerusalem with the Gospel of Christ, and spread it not only in Judea, but in the Gentile world:
and they that escape out of Mount Zion; the same persons, differently described; some of whom were in the city of Jerusalem, and others in the fort of Zion, but departed from hence when the siege was broke up. The Targum is,
“and the escaped of them that confirm the law out of Mount Zion;”
see Isa 2:3:
the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this: his concern for his own honour and glory, and his great love to his people, shall engage him to perform all that is here promised and foretold. The Targum is,
“by the word of the Lord of hosts this shall be done.”
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
32. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant. Formerly by the metaphor of a root and of fruits he foretold the deliverance of the Church; he now declares the same thing without a figure. He alludes to the siege by which a small number of people, who had been left in the city, were shut up as in a prison and reduced to very great straits; he says that they shall now go out, and that the whole country shall be open to them, and that they shall be at liberty to move wherever they please without fear. The going forth is thus contrasted with the narrow limits within which the trembling Jews had been forced by the dread of enemies to confine themselves. Yet by this word he expresses not only liberty to go out, but the increase of the nation, which had been reduced to a small number. When not only was Judea again covered by a multitude of men, but from the remnant there sprung vast multitudes who were spread over the various countries of the world, this could not have been done, unless out of that small number the Lord had created not merely a single nation, but many nations.
The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will do this. Not only does he contrast “the zeal of God” with the purposes of men, in order to extol the excellence of the work, but he states that it is sufficient for every purpose, that God may give an astonishing demonstration of his power. At first sight, as we have said, the thing was incredible; there were obstacles on every side, and no means of relief; and therefore he declares that God regards his Church with such fervent love, that he does not hesitate to work in an extraordinary manner for promoting her salvation. The same mode of expression was employed by him on a similar occasion. (Isa 9:7.)
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(32) The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.Here, again, the prophet returns in his old age to the formula of the earlier days of Isa. 9:7, with an implied reference to the grand promise with which it had then been associated.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
zeal = jealousy. Reference to Pentateuch. Compare Isa 9:7. See App-92.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
they that escape: Heb. the escaping
the zeal: Isa 37:20, Isa 9:7, Isa 59:17, 2Ki 19:31, Joe 2:18, Zec 1:14
Reciprocal: 2Ki 19:30 – shall yet again Isa 1:9 – a very Isa 4:2 – them that are escaped Isa 10:20 – the remnant Isa 14:32 – the Lord Isa 28:5 – residue Isa 30:31 – the voice Isa 41:19 – plant Jer 26:24 – that 1Th 5:24 – who
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord would preserve a people for Himself from among the Jerusalemites. This would include the Davidic line of kings, as He had promised (2Sa 7:16; cf. Isa 9:6). His own zeal to remain true to His Word and to bless His people would perform this (cf. Isa 9:7; Isa 59:17). It would not depend on the faithfulness of His people (cf. 2Ti 2:13).