Bible Commentary

And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 20. the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction ] (cf. 1Ki 22:27) the most meagre necessities of existence. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:20”

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 19. The answer to prayer. For the people shall dwell ] Rather For, O people in Zion that dwellest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:19”

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him. And therefore – The sense of the words rendered and therefore, may be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:18”

One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill. 17. Their flight will be disgraceful. The words at the rebuke of five seem to weaken the force … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:17”

But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 16. we will flee ] Translate: we will fly (against the enemy). The word, which in the next clause (as in every other instance) means “flee,” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:16”

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 15 17. The true policy contrasted with the false. 15 re-echoes the great ruling principle of Isaiah’s statesmanship: comp. ch. Isa 7:4; Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:15”

And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter’s vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water [withal] out of the pit. 14. he shall break it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:14”

Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. 13. Disaster will follow their policy with the necessity of a natural law. The best translation seems to be: Therefore this guilt shall be to you as a rent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:13”

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: 12. this word ] the warnings against the Egyptian alliance. oppression and perverseness (lit. “crookedness”)] The first word is explained of the oppressive war taxation necessitated by the policy now finally decided on; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:12”

Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 11. Get ye out of the way, turn aside ] i.e. “Discontinue your hackneyed methods: adopt a more conciliatory tone, and do not seek to influence us by reiterated prophecies of evil.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 30:11”