Bible Commentary

For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 12. For the day proud ] Render, For Jehovah of Hosts hath a day upon all that is proud (see R.V. marg.). What … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:12”

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 11. in that day ] The day to be now described in Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The lofty looks – Hebrew The eyes of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:11”

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. 10. Enter into the rock ] The clefts and caverns (see Isa 2:19 ; Isa 2:21) which abounded in the limestone rock of Palestine were used as natural hiding-places in time of invasion … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:10”

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. 9. boweth down humbleth himself ] If this be the right translation, the reference must be to the degradation of human dignity involved in idolatry and superstition, a thought not unworthy of Isaiah. It is more probable, however (see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:9”

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 8. idols ] Lit. “nonentities.” The word ( ’llm) is almost peculiar to Isaiah; and appears to contain a scornful play on the word for “gods” ( ’lm). work of their own hands … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:8”

Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither [is there any] end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither [is there any] end of their chariots: 7. Their land also is full ] Lit. and its (the people’s) land has become filled (and so throughout Isa 2:7-8). silver and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:7”

Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and [are] soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. 6. Therefore thou hast forsaken ] For thou hast rejected a strong word, used twice (Deu 32:15; Jer 15:6) of Israel’s rejection of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:6”

O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. O house of Jacob – This is a direct address, or exhortation, of the prophet to the Jews. It is made in view of the fact that God had gracious purposes toward them. He intended to distinguish them by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:5”

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4. Jehovah’s righteous judgment causes “wars to cease to the ends of the earth.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:4”

And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 2:3”