Isa 30:27 | JFB | STEP | 27. name of . . . Lord —that is, Jehovah Himself ( ); represented as a storm approaching and ready to burst over the Assyrians ( ). burden . . . is heavy —literally, "grievousness is the flame," that is, the flame which darts from Him is grievous. Or else (as the Hebrew means an "uplifting") the uprising cloud is grievous [G. V. SMITH ]; the gathering cloud gradually rising till it bursts.

Isaiah 30:27

27. name of . . . Lord—that is, Jehovah Himself (Ps 44:5; 54:1); represented as a storm approaching and ready to burst over the Assyrians (Isa 30:30, 31).

burden . . . is heavy—literally, "grievousness is the flame," that is, the flame which darts from Him is grievous. Or else (as the Hebrew means an "uplifting") the uprising cloud is grievous [G. V. SMITH]; the gathering cloud gradually rising till it bursts.