Bible Commentary

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation – In cities and towns that would not be alarmed bv internal or external foes. And in sure dwellings – In dwellings that would be secure from invasion. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:18”

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever. 17. work and effect are synonyms; both mean literally “work,” and both have the sense of “effect” (the latter only here used in this sense). quietness and assurance ] (R.V. confidence) cf. ch. Isa 30:15. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:17”

Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 16. “Judgment” and “righteousness,” the foundations of social order (ch. Isa 1:21; Isa 1:26 f., Isa 28:17), shall then be established throughout the land. The “wilderness” (i.e. untilled pasture-land) is not annihilated, only pushed further into the desert proper; even there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:16”

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 15. At last the great transformation of all things will be ushered in, by an outpouring of spirit (the Heb. has no art.) from on high; i.e. from heaven, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:15”

Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 14. Render: For the palace is forsaken, the tumult of the city is a solitude (as in ch. Isa 6:12), &c. The tenses … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:14”

Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city: 13. Upon the land briers ] It is perhaps better to take this as continuing Isa 32:12, rendering thus: For the ( cultivated) land of my people, which goes up in thorns … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:13”

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 12. They shall lament for the teats ] R.V. gives a better translation: they shall smite upon the breasts; but the construction is difficult. The verb is a masculine plural participle and signifies strictly “to mourn.” The word for “breasts” might … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:12”

Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird [sackcloth] upon [your] loins. 11. The speaker calls on his female auditors at once to assume the garb of mourners; so certain is the calamity. The word for “tremble” is in the masc. gender in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:11”

Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 10. Many days and years ] The Hebr. reads literally “days beyond a year,” probably a current popular phrase like “year and day.” Both A.V. and R.V. regard the expression as accus. of duration, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:10”

Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. 9. The women are addressed partly as representing best certain aspects of the public mind, luxury and complacent ease (ch. Isa 3:16 ff.; Amo 4:1 ff.); partly because of their function as mourners in seasons of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 32:9”