Bible Commentary

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 24:2”

Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 1. Behold, the Lord maketh waste ] The construction in Heb. is the fut. instans, “is about to empty.” The metaphor of the verse (cf. Nah 2:10) is exceedingly expressive, the words being … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 24:1”

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. 18. merchandise and hire are synonymous; the one is the literal, the other the metaphorical designation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:18”

And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 17. The application of the song to Tyre. The comparison of commerce to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:17”

Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 16. The song of the harlot, celebrating the wiles by which a forgotten prostitute seeks to regain her influence. The song has a light, dancing rhythm, and consists of six lines … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:16”

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as a harlot. 15. seventy years ] The period fixed by Jeremiah for the duration of the Exile and the dominion of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:15”

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. 14. The poem closes as it began with an apostrophe to the ships of Tarshish. your strength) your strong-hold (R.V. as in Isa 23:4). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Howl … Isa 23:1. For your strength – That which has been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:14”

Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, [till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; [and] he brought it to ruin. 13. Every attempt to extract a meaning from the verse as it stands is beset … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:13”

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. 12. And he said ] What follows may be regarded as the “commandment” referred to in Isa 23:11. O thou oppressed (or ravished) virgin, daughter of Zidon ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:12”

He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant [city], to destroy the strongholds thereof. 11. He stretched out his hand, &c. ] R.V. he hath stretched out hath shaken. Cf. ch. Isa 5:25, Isa 14:26-27. The kingdoms are specially Phnicia and its … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 23:11”