Bible Commentary

Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 10. Say ye to the righteous ] R.V. “say ye of the righteous.” But with a slight change in the consonantal text we may read Happy is the righteous! for it is well [ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:10”

The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide [it] not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 9. The shew of their countenance ] The safest translation is that of R.V. marg., their respecting of persons, i.e. their partiality in judgment. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:9”

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 8. Jerusalem is ruined ] A reference to the “ruin,” Isa 3:6. their tongue and their doings ] In word and deed they defy Jehovah and provoke the eyes of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:8”

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 7. swear ] better, protest, lit. “lift up (sc. his voice).” healer ] lit. “binder-up” (of the wounds of the state), see Isa 1:6 in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:7”

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand: 6, 7. Frantic but unsuccessful efforts will be made to induce some one to undertake the task of maintaining order, Isa 3:6 is the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:6”

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. 5. A general description of the state of anarchy; “the bonds of discipline and order are loosed, all authority disappears” (Dillmann). Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:5”

And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 4. The supreme power passing into the hands of weaklings, a Reign of Terror ensues among the people. The sudden change of speaker is very striking. and babes ] Rather, and Outrage shall rule over them. The word rendered “babes” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:4”

The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 3. honourable man] lit. “man of respect”; either one high in the king’s favour (2Ki 5:1) or a man of good social standing, without official rank (Job 22:8). cunning artificer ] lit. “skilled in arts.” It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:3”

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 2. The mighty man, and the man of war ] Hero and man of war. The profession of arms naturally stands first, Judah being still a military power of some pretensions. In ancient times, moreover, civil … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:2”

For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 1. the Lord, the Lord of hosts ] as in Isa 1:24: the Sovereign, Jehovah of Hosts. the stay and the staff ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 3:1”