Bible Commentary

And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 4. in that day ] simultaneously with the judgment on Syria. the glory of Jacob ] i.e. his might, his population, his prosperity, &c. (cf. Isa 17:3). made … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 17:4”

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. 3. The fortress also Ephraim ] Perhaps: And the bulwark shall be removed from Ephraim, meaning the kingdom of Damascus, which had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 17:3”

The cities of Aroer [are] forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid. 2. The cities of Aroer ] Hardly, “the (two) cities Aroer” (gen. of appos.), as a name for the trans-Jordanic territory. If Aroer be really a proper name, the phrase must be explained by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 17:2”

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 1. The burden of Damascus ] See on ch. Isa 13:1. The title explains why the prophecy was included amongst those against foreign nations, but is not quite accurate as a description of its contents. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 17:1”

But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant [shall be] very small [and] feeble. 14. If ch. Isa 15:1 to Isa 16:12 describe real events, the verse shews that in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:14”

This [is] the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. 13. since that time ] Render aforetime. The expression is used both of the recent past (as in 2Sa 15:34) and of a remote or even immemorial past (as Pro 8:22; Psa 93:2). The sense here is indeterminate. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:13”

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. 12. The failure of Moab’s religious confidence. The verse reproduces the thought of Isa 15:2, at the beginning of the elegy. It reads … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:12”

Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh. 11. (Jer 48:36) my bowels shall sound like a harp ] omit “shall” with R.V. The poet’s emotion flows forth spontaneously in the strains of the elegy. The bowels are the seat of the more intense emotions (Job 30:27), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:11”

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in [their] presses; I have made [their vintage] shouting to cease. 10. (Jer 48:33) shouting and vintage shouting are entirely different words; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:10”

Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 9. (Jer 48:32) with the weeping of Jazer ] i.e. in sympathy with the weeping of J. I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:9”