they have crossed over the pass; at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
29. They have crossed the ford. They are gone over the passage. — Eng. Ver. Some understand by this the passage of the Jordan, but I do not know if it could be crossed by a ford in that quarter. “They have passed the strait.
The prophet, in his preaching, distinguishes between the precious and the vile; for God in his providence, even in the same providence, does so. He speaks terror, in Sennacherib's invasion, to the hypocrites, who were the people of God's wrath, Isa 10:6. But here he speaks comfort to the sincere, who were the people of God's love.
Commenting on Isaiah 10:24-34
Lift up that voice, O daughter of Gallim,.... In a mournful and lamentable manner, and yet with such a clear loud voice, as to be heard afar off: the word is sometimes used for making a joyful sound, and of the neighing of horses.