Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! WOE TO THEM THAT ARE AT EASE IN ZION. The Hebrew expresses reckless ease and carelessness [ hasha'ªnaniym (H7600)]. Compare Isaiah 32:9, "Rise up, y... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? PASS YE UNTO CALNEH - on the east bank of the Tigris. Once powerful, but recently subjugated by Assyria... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; YE THAT PUT FAR AWAY THE EVIL DAY, AND CAUSE THE SEAT OF VIOLENCE TO COME NEAR - "put far away," literally, with aversion. They assigned it a distance [the force of the lª-]: hamªnadiym (H5077) lªyom. Ye persuade your... [ Continue Reading ]
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; THAT LIE - (see ). UPON BEDS OF IVORY - i:e., adorned or inlaid with ivory (). AND STRETCH THEMSELVES - literally, pour themselves out, un... [ Continue Reading ]
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; THAT CHANT - [ paaraT (H6527)], literally, mark distinct sounds and tones. The corresponding Arabic root means to anticipate another: then hurry and negligence; a hurried flow of unmeaning words, in... [ Continue Reading ]
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. THAT DRINK WINE IN BOWLS - in the large vessels or basins in which wine was mixed; not satisfied with the smaller cups in which it was ordinarily drunk, after having b... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. THEREFORE NOW SHALL THEY GO CAPTIVE WITH THE FIRST THAT GO CAPTIVE. As they were first among the people in rank (Amos 6:1), and anointed themselves "with the ch... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. I ABHOR THE EXCELLENCY OF JACOB - (). The sanctuary, which was the great glory of the covenant-people (Vatabl... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. IF THERE REMAIN TEN MEN IN ONE HOUSE ... THEY SHALL DIE - (; ). If as many as ten remain in a house (a rare case, and only in the scattered villages, as there will be scarcely a house in which the enemy will lea... [ Continue Reading ]
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMMANDETH, AND HE WILL SMITE. His word of command, when once given, cannot but be fulfilled (). His mere word is enough to smite with destruction. THE GRE... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: SHALL HORSES RUN UPON THE ROCK? WILL ONE PLOW THERE WITH OXEN? FOR YE HAVE TURNED JUDGMENT INTO GALL, AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS INTO HEMLOCK. In... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? YE WHICH REJOICE IN A THING OF NOUGHT - i:e., in your vain power, decaying empire, and fleeting riches. WHICH SAY, HAVE WE NOT TAKEN TO US HORNS? - i:e., acquired power, so as to conquer our nei... [ Continue Reading ]
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. AND THEY SHALL AFFLICT YOU FROM THE ENTERING IN OF HAMATH - the point of entrance for an invading army... [ Continue Reading ]