Bible Commentary

I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I did [them] suddenly, and they came to pass. 3. For from the beginning, render beforehand, or (as R.V.) “from of old.” they (the predictions) went forth out of my mouth I did them] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:3”

For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name. 2. of (or by) the holy city ] The phrase is here applied to Jerusalem for the first time in the O.T. It occurs again in ch. Isa 52:1, elsewhere only in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:2”

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness. 1. Hear ye this ] refers to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 48:1”

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast labored, [even] thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. 15. with whom thou hast laboured ] See on Isa 47:12. thy merchants ] Cf. Nah 3:16 f., and see on ch. Isa 13:14. The abrupt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:15”

Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, [nor] fire to sit before it. 14. They cannot even save their own lives, much less the State. themselves ] their (own) life. there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:14”

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [these things] that shall come upon thee. 13. let now the astrologers &c. ] Render: let them stand forth ( Isa 47:12) now and save thee, they that have divided the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:13”

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 12. Stand now with &c. ] Either Stand by thy spells, persist in them, stake everything upon them, as Lev 13:5; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:12”

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, [which] thou shalt not know. 11. evil ] is the same word as “wickedness” in Isa 47:10; the play … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:11”

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me. 10. thou hast trusted &c. ] Better perhaps: thou hast been confident in thy wickedness; hast perpetrated wickedness without … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:10”

But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, [and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 9. widowhood ] is simply a figure for desolation, which is not to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 47:9”