Bible Commentary

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. 4. the reproach of thy widowhood clearly refers to the period of the Exile when … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 54:4”

For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 3. The tent must be larger than of old, for the new community shall spread abroad (cf. Gen 28:14; Gen 30:30; Gen 30:43) on the right hand … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 54:3”

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; 2. The idea of the verse is expressed in Isa 49:20-21; for the figure of the tent (in an opposite sense) cf. Jer 10:20. The curtains are the tent-hangings (Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 54:2”

Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. 1 3. The ideal Zion is called upon to rejoice in the multitude of her … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 54:1”

Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 12. As the reward of his unmerited … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:12”

He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 11. An amplification of the meaning of Isa 53:10. He shall see &c. ] Lit. Of the travail of his soul he shall see, shall be satisfied. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:11”

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 10. Yet it pleased grief ] The sentence must be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:10”

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth. 9. The unrelenting antipathy which the Servant experienced through life is continued even after his death, and expresses itself in the manner of his burial. And they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:9”

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 8. He was taken from prison and from judgment ] Every word here is ambiguous. The principal interpretations are as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:8”

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 7. He was oppressed and he was afflicted ] The first verb (“oppressed”) may summarize the preceding account … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 53:7”