Bible Commentary

And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 4. spring up as among the grass ] R.V., more accurately, omits “as”; but the text is unquestionably corrupt. There is no doubt that the LXX. preserves the true reading: spring up as grass among the waters. (Instead of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:4”

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 3. On the first half of the verse see ch. Isa 41:17 ff. Here, however, a figurative sense predominates, as is shewn by what follows. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:3”

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 2. formed thee from the womb ] See Isa 44:24, ch. Isa 49:5. Jeshurun occurs again only in Deu 32:15; Deu 33:5; Deu 33:26; always … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:2”

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 1. Yet now ] But now; marking the contrast, exactly as in ch. Isa 43:1. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Isa 44:1-5. Once more the gloom of the present is lighted up by the promise of a brilliant future; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:1”

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. 28. Therefore I have profaned ] is better than R.V. “Therefore I will profane,” although it requires the change of a vowel. The verb (like the one following) is pointed as a cohortative, and as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:28”

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 27. Thy first father ] Undoubtedly Jacob, the eponymous hero of the nation, is meant (cf. Hos 12:3 f.), not Abraham (who is never spoken of in the later literature as sinful), nor the earliest ancestors collectively; still less Adam. thy teachers ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:27”

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 26. In order to bring home the charge of guilt ( Isa 43:24) Jehovah summons the people to debate their cause with Him. As Isa 43:23-25 recall ch. Isa 1:10 ff., so this verse seems to be suggested by Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:26”

I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 25. Since Israel has neither brought sacrifices, nor even offered prayer acceptable to Jehovah, He himself must take the initiative in the work of redemption, blotting out its transgressions “for his own sake.” In accordance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:25”

Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 24. sweet cane ] ( qneh) is also mentioned in Jer 6:20 as coming from a “far country.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:24”

Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 23. The absence of sacrifice has not impaired the bond between Jehovah and His people. The thought presents a striking … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 43:23”