Bible Commentary

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass. 7. the spirit of the Lord ] Better as R.V. the breath of the LORD, i.e. the wind (Psa 103:16), specially the scorching east-wind (Hos 13:15) or Sirocco, which blows chiefly in the spring, blighting … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:7”

The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field: 6. The voice said, Cry ] Render (as before) Hark! one saying, Cry. “Cry” here evidently means “prophesy” as in Isa 40:2, ch. Isa 44:7, Isa 61:1 f.; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:6”

And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]. 5. In place of it together LXX. has “the salvation of God,” borrowing apparently from ch. Isa 52:10. See Luk 3:6. for the mouth it ] This prophetic formula is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:5”

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 4. and the crooked plain ] More literally: and the uneven shall become a plain, and the rugged places a valley. rough places is a word of somewhat uncertain … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:4”

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 3. The voice of him that crieth ] The word “voice” here and often has the force of an interjection; render accordingly: Hark! one crying. The voice is not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:3”

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 2. speak ye comfortably to ] Lit. “speak to the heart of.” To “speak to one’s own heart” is to whisper or meditate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:2”

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 1, 2. The term of Jerusalem’s servitude is accomplished; she has suffered the full penalty of her transgressions. Comfort ye ] The repetition of an emphatic opening word is characteristic of the writer’s style; cf. ch. Isa 43:11; Isa 43:25, Isa 48:11; Isa 48:15, Isa 51:9; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 40:1”

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good [is] the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days. 8. Good is the word of the Lord ] An expression of pious resignation, including repentance; cf. 1Sa 3:18. there shall be peace and truth (or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 39:8”

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 7. The words which thou shalt beget seem, according to usage, to imply that the calamity would fall on Hezekiah’s own children. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 39:7”

Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 6, 7. This is the only occasion on which a prophecy of the Babylonian Exile appears to be attributed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 39:6”