Bible Commentary

Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and formerly, that we may say, [He is] righteous? yea, [there is] none that showeth, yea, [there is] none that declareth, yea, [there is] none that heareth your words. 26. He is righteous ] He is in the right (cf. Exo 9:27); or, simply, Right! … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:26”

I have raised up [one] from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as [upon] mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. 25. raised up ] Strictly: stirred up (as in Isa 41:2) i.e. “impelled into activity” (Driver). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:25”

Behold, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of naught: an abomination [is he that] chooseth you. 24. The silence of the idols settles the controversy. of nothing of nought ] See on ch. Isa 40:17. The word ’pha‘ here is probably a copyist’s error for ’phe. he that chooseth you ] your worshipper. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:24”

Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye [are] gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold [it] together. 23. do good, or do evil ] i.e. “do anything whatever, good or bad” (Jer 10:5; Zep 1:12), give any sign of vitality or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:23”

Let them bring [them] forth, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they [be], that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 22. bring them forth and shew ] It is assumed that the “strong arguments” must be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:22”

Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob. 21. your strong reasons] Lit. “your strengths,” a military metaphor transferred to controversy; cf. Job 13:12. The related word ‘ima is used in the same way in Arabic. the King of Jacob ] (Cf. ch. Isa 43:15, Isa 44:6), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:21”

That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. 20. The ultimate object of this miracle is the demonstration of the creative power of the true God; see ch. Isa 40:5, Isa 55:13. The verse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:20”

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together: 19. The desert itself shall be transformed into a grove of stately and beautiful trees. I will plant ] Better: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:19”

I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 18. Cf. ch. Isa 30:25. in high places ] R.V. on the bare heights. The word occurs only in ch. Isa 49:9 and in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:18”

[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 17 20. With great pathos the prophet recalls to mind the miserable condition of Israel in the present, and adapts his glorious promise … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 41:17”