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oblation--unbloody.
Fourth Woe--against those who confound the distinctions of right and wrong (compare Ro 1:28), "reprobate," Greek, "undiscriminating: the moral perception darkened." bitter...sweet--sin is bitter...
(Re 18:22).
(Compare Isa 40:18).
(Isa 40:18, 25).
former things--Former predictions of God, which were now fulfilled, are here adduced as proof that they ought to trust in Him alone as God; namely, the predictions as to Israel's restoration from...
Lord hath spoken it--Isaiah's prophecies rest on the law (Le26:33). God alters not His word (Numbers 23. 19).
God, from Jerusalem and His "temple," shall take vengeance on the enemy (Eze 43:1-8; Zec 12:2, 3; 14:3, 19-21). The abrupt language of this verse marks the suddenness with which God destroys the...
I--Jehovah, acting through the Assyrian, &c., His instruments (Isa10:5). mount--an artificial mound formed to out-top high walls (Isa 37:33); else a station, namely, of warriors, for the siege. ...
(Isa 43:1, 7). formed...from...womb--(So Isa 44:24; Isa 49:1, 5). The sense is similar to that in Isa 1:2, "I have nourished and brought up children." Jesurun--A diminutive term of endearment...
God deigns to argue the case with us, that all may see the just, nay, loving principle of His dealings with men (Isa 43:26). scarlet--the color of Jesus Christ's robe when bearing our "sins"...
every one--After the special privileges of Israel (Isa 54:1-17) there follow, as the consequence, the universal invitation to the Gentiles (Lu 24:47; Ro 11:12, 15). Ho--calls the most earnest...
Literally, "But it shall hail with coming down of the forest, and in lowness shall the city (Nineveh) be brought low; that is, humbled." The "hail" is Jehovah's wrathful visitation (Isa 30:30;...
Thou, &c.--So "ye are my witnesses" (Isa 43:10). Thou canst testify the prediction was uttered long before the fulfilment: "see all this," namely, that the event answers to the prophecy. declare...
cedars...oaks--image for haughty nobles and princes (Am 2:9; Zec11:1, 2; compare Re 19:18-21). Bashan--east of Jordan, north of the river Jabbok, famous for fine oaks, pasture, and cattle. Perhaps...
And now, &c.--appeal of God to themselves, as in Isa 1:18; Mic 6:3. So Jesus Christ, in Mt 21:40, 41, alluding in the very form of expression to this, makes them pass sentence on themselves. God...
broken...covenant--When Sennacherib invaded Judea, Hezekiah paid him a large sum to leave the land; Sennacherib received the money and yet sent his army against Jerusalem (2Ki 18:14, 17). despised...
Thy princes and people are degenerate in "solid worth," equivalent to "silver" (Jer 6:28, 30; Eze 22:18, 19), and in their use of the living Word, equivalent to "wine" (So 7:9). mixed--literally,...
They--The "other lords" or tyrants (Isa 26:13). shall not live--namely, again. deceased--Hebrew, "Rephaim"; powerless, in the land of shades (Isa14:9, 10). therefore--that is, inasmuch as. Compare...
blind--spiritually (Isa 42:16, 18, 19; Isa 35:5; Joh 9:39). prison--(Isa 61:1, 2). darkness--opposed to "light" (Isa 42:6; Eph 5:8; 1Pe 2:9).
It shall become a vast hunting ground, abounding in wild beasts (compare Jer 49:19).
cry...can...not...save--(Isa 45:20, with which contrast Isa45:19).
strength--stronghold (compare Eze 26:15-18).
strip you--of your gay clothing. (See Isa 2:19, 21).
called by my name--belong to Israel, whose people, as sons of God, bear the name of their Father (Isa 44:5; 48:1). for my glory--(Isa 43:21; Isa 29:23).