Bible Commentary

Like as a woman with child, [that] draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, [and] crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. 17. The agony of the crisis is compared to the pangs of a woman in travail, a common figure, Hos 13:13; Mic 4:10, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:17”

LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening [was] upon them. 16. in trouble (“distress” or “straits,” as ch. Isa 25:4) have they visited thee ] i.e. sought after thee. The verb might also mean “missed thee” felt their need of thee. This was no doubt a spiritual … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:16”

Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth. 15. Thou hast increased the nation ] Probably an allusion to ch. Isa 9:3. There is no justification for taking the perfects here as prophetic perfects, or for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:15”

[They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. 14. Render: The dead shall not live, the Shades ( Rph ’ m, as in Isa 14:9) shall not rise, &c. In the form of a general … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:14”

O LORD our God, [other] lords beside thee have had dominion over us: [but] by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 13. other lords besides thee ] That the reference is to foreign despotisms, and not as some have thought to false gods, may be regarded as certain. The rule of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:13”

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 12. thou wilt ordain ] or “mayest thou ordain.” peace for us ] cf. Isa 26:3. for thou also hast wrought ] Better: for even our whole work thou hast wrought for us; all that we have achieved … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:12”

LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: [but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. 11. To the eye of faith the lifting up of Jehovah’s hand has been manifest in the recent history of Israel, but, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:11”

Let favor be showed to the wicked, [yet] will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 10. the wicked probably includes both the heathen and the apostate Israelite. the land of uprightness is the Holy Land; even there, surrounded by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:10”

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 9. The first half of the verse completes the thought of Isa 26:8; the second is linked to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:9”

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 8. Yea, in the way for thee ] i.e. have stood by the way along which we expected and desired Jehovah to appear in judgment. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 26:8”