Bible Commentary

When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 4. If ( once) Jehovah have washed, &c. Although the order is unusual this verse must be taken … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:4”

And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in Zion, and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, [even] every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: 3. The character of the escaped remnant. They shall be called holy ch. Isa 60:14, Isa 61:6, Isa 62:12. “Holiness” here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:3”

In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 2. The luxuriant vegetation of the Holy Land in the latter days will reflect glory on the inhabitants as a proof of Jehovah’s signal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:2”

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. Isa 4:1 . “A companion picture to Isa 3:6 the male population are in search of a ruler; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 4:1”

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground. 26. her gates ] the places of rendezvous in Eastern cities. lament and mourn ] because they are now deserted. Cf. Lam 1:4; Jer 14:2. and she, emptied, shall sit upon the ground ] Cf. ch. Isa 47:1; Lam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:26”

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 25. The words for “men” and “mighty” (lit. “might”) are poetical terms. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 25, 26. A poetic personification of Jerusalem, the mother city, mourning the loss of her sons and defenders. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:25”

And it shall come to pass, [that] instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; [and] burning instead of beauty. 24. A description of the degradation of the high-born women of Jerusalem, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:24”

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils. 23. The mirrors (made of polished metal, see ch. Isa 8:1) and the shifts (Jdg 14:12 f.) and the turbans and the overalls (a kind of veil, Son 5:7). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The glasses – There is a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:23”

The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 22. The festal garments (Zec 3:4) and the tunics and the shawls (Rth 3:15) and the purses (2Ki 5:23). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The articles which are mentioned in the remaining part of this description, are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:22”

The rings, and nose jewels, 21. rings ] seal-rings, worn on the finger. nose jewels ] Gen 24:47. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The rings – Usually worn on the fingers. And nose-jewels – The custom of wearing jewels in the nose has generally prevailed in savage tribes, and was common, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:21”