Bible Commentary

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call unto them, they stand up together. 13. Cf. ch. Isa 40:12; Isa 40:22; Isa 40:26; Psa 102:25. For hath spanned render hath spread out (as R.V.). The verb is Aramaic, and does not occur … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:13”

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last. 12. I am he ] see on ch. Isa 41:4. I am the first the last ] Isa 44:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 12 16. The substance of the “new … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:12”

For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I do [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 11. for how should my name be polluted? ] Better: for how is it profaned! a parenthetic ejaculation, and in all probability a marginal gloss. I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:11”

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 10. Instead of cutting off Israel, Jehovah has purified it in the furnace of affliction. That the process has been fruitless of beneficial result (Dillmann) is suggested only by a particular interpretation of the words. but not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:10”

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 9. The verbs should be rendered in the present tense. That for refrain (found only here) means literally “muzzle:” the object (“my anger”) is to be supplied from the previous clause. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:9”

Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time [that] thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 8. Yea, thou heardest not &c. ] Better: Thou hast neither heard nor known, nor was thine ear opened beforehand. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:8”

They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 7. They are created now ] To create is to call into being by a word; and the idea here seems to be that the prophetic word which announces, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:7”

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare [it]? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 6. see all this ] see it all (sc. fulfilled). and will not ye declare it?] Better (with the change of a consonant) and you, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:6”

I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee; before it came to pass I showed [it] thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. 5. I have even thee ] And I announced it to thee beforehand ( Isa 48:3). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:5”

Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 4. Cf. Eze 3:7-9. thy neck is an iron sinew ] Cf. for the idea Exo 32:9; Deu 9:6; Deu 9:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Because I knew that thou art obstinate – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:4”