Bible Commentary

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy laden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast]. 1, 2. The ignominious flight of the gods of Babylon. Bel and Nebo are the Jupiter and Mercury of the Babylonian pantheon (they are represented by these … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:1”

In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. 25. be justified ] lit. be righteous, i.e. “enjoy righteousness” in the same sense as Isa 45:24. Comp. Jer 23:6 (“Jehovah our Righteousness”). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges In the Lord – It shall be only in Yahweh … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:25”

Surely, shall [one] say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: [even] to him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. Surely, shall one say – Margin, He shall say of me, In the Lord is all righteousness and strength. The design of the verse is, to set … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:24”

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 23. By myself have I sworn ] Cf. Gen 22:16; Jer 22:5; and see Heb 6:13. The form of Jehovah’s oath by Himself is given … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:23”

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else. 22. Look unto me ] is strictly Turn unto me (sc. for help), a phrase elsewhere used of the acknowledgment of false gods (Lev 19:4; Hos 3:1; Deu 30:17 &c., Deu 31:18 &c.; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:22”

Tell ye, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? [who] hath told it from that time? [have] not I the LORD? and [there is] no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; [there is] none beside me. 21. Tell ye ] Better: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:21”

Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save. 20. that set up the wood ] Render, with R.V., that carry, &c., in religious processions (Amo 5:26), or perhaps … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:20”

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 19. The same character of goodwill to men is manifest in the manner of Jehovah’s revelation to Israel. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:19”

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else. 18. The words God himself form a sort of parenthesis, and should … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:18”

[But] Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 17. But Israel shall be saved in the Lord ] Israel is saved by Jehovah. with an everlasting salvation ] which shall never be turned into confusion. The state of things introduced by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 45:17”