Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 8. that they may be earth ] Render with R.V., and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land; i.e. so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. 7. The formal application of the parable, emphasising two facts: (1) Jehovah’s vineyard is the house of Israel, but especially … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 6. lay it waste ] or, make an end of it. The word is thought to be connected with that rendered … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:5
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: 5. I will take away and break down ] better simply, Remove Break down absolute … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:4
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? 4. (Four lines.) The case for the owner of the vineyard. What could have been done ] lit. What more is there to do … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:3
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard. 3. (Four lines.) The beginning of a new stanza is marked by the “And now” as in Isa 5:5. betwixt me and my vineyard ] The change of person here is the first hint of a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:3”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:2
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 2. (Six lines.) The situation was all that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:2”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:1
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: 1. (Four lines.) The first half of the verse contains the preamble, the second is the commencement of the poem. Now will I sing vineyard ] Translate: I would sing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:1”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:6
And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. 6. a tabernacle ] a pavilion as in Psa 18:11. in the daytime ] is omitted by the LXX. for a place of refuge rain … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:5
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defense. 5. upon every dwelling place ] rather, over the whole ( divine) habitation of Mount … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:5”