Bible Commentary

Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where [had] they [been]? 21. Zion is bewildered at finding herself once more “a joyful … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:21”

The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place [is] too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. 20. The children other ] Lit. the sons of thy bereavement, i.e. those born to thee in the time of thy bereavement … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:20”

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 19. For as for thy waste and thy desolate places and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:19”

Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, [and] come to thee. [As] I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them [on thee], as a bride [doeth]. 18. As I live, saith the Lord ] Jehovah’s oath by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:18”

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 17, 18. Already in vision the prophet sees the return of the exiles and calls on Zion to welcome her sons. Instead of Thy children the chief ancient Versions, and the important Babylonian Codex have “Thy builders” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:17”

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me. 16. I have graven thee ] Not the name merely but the picture of the city, as the next clause shews. Thy walls may refer to the ruined walls with their mute appeal to Jehovah’s compassion, or to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:16”

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 15. Jehovah’s remembrance of Zion is more enduring than the strongest human affection. Even a mother’s pity for an infant may fail. yea, they may forget … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:15”

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 14. But Zion said ] Zion is the city of Jerusalem personified (cf. Isa 49:16) and, by a common O.T. figure, conceived as the mother of the citizens (see further on Isa 49:21). This is no doubt the primary reference of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:14”

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 13. The lyrical conclusion of the passage on the Servant, partly resembling ch. Isa 44:23. his afflicted ] See on Isa 41:17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:13”

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 12. The return of exiles from the most distant parts of the earth. these from the land of Sinim ( the Sinites)] The last word is a hopeless enigma. As the only … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 49:12”