E. Young Commentary: Book of Isaiah: Chapters 19-39 v. 2

by Edward J. Young

A classic in conservative Old Testament scholarship, this three-volume commentary concentrates primarily on the meaning of the text of Isaiah rather than on specific textual problems. Volume 2 covers chapters 19-39 of Isaiah.

Genres: Old Testament, Reference, Biblical Studies, Nonfiction, Theology

604 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1972

Reviews

[Tom Brainerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great tactic on the part of Eerdmans. Retire a commentary from the NICOT series, replacing it with something fairly different, then continue to sell the retired volumes. And thankfully they still print and sell this one.

In preaching through Isaiah, Young has been the first thing I read every week. He is thorough, knows and discussed competing viewpoints, makes the bridges between the 'local' context of the prophecy, our current context and the fully-realized context.

It has been interesting to me. I use Young, Oswalt and Motyer as my primary counsel for Isaiah. Calvin and Luther are my secondary resources. Where one or two might be weak in a particular section of the prophecy, others will come forward as strong.

[Charity U · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this commentary set to be indispensable as I taught Isaiah in the fall of 2019. Young does a wonderful job of making a complicated book accessible for anyone. Phenomenal book series.

[Scott Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion, this is the best, most thorough commentary on the book of Isaiah (Calvin's commentary is an obvious classic as well). I also highly recommend other works by E.J. Young: "The Prophecy of Daniel" and "My Servant the Prophets." (Note: the author supposedly wrote some of his works while on sabbatical in San Francisco – at my home town and church).

[G. Mark James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A top-notch evangelical and Reformed commentary on Isaiah that balances understanding what the text is saying, pastoral application, and linguistic studies. The author holds to the unity of authorship (Isaiah) and accepts the Masoretic Text with very little emendation.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very readable commentary by the premier OT scholar of the 20th century. Young provides verse by verse commentary and consistently makes the connections between the church in the old and new covenants. Also worthwhile are the appendices, especially the first one, on the authorship of Isaiah. Spoiler - He demonstrates that Isaiah wrote all of Isaiah.

[Will Dilbeck]

Excellent resource for Isaiah. Conservative scholar who gives compelling evidence for single authorship.

[Andy]

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