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, FOR - continuation of Isaiah 2:22. BEHOLD, THE LORD ( haa-'Adown (H113 )), THE LORD ( Yahweh (H3068 )) OF HOSTS - therefore able... [ Continue Reading ]
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, THE MIGHTY MAN, AND THE MAN OF WAR - fulfilled under Nebuchadnezzar (). THE PRUDENT. The Hebrew (qsoseem) often means a soothsayer (): thus it will mean, the diviners, on whom they rely, shall in... [ Continue Reading ]
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. THE CAPTAIN OF FIFTY - not only captains of thousands, and centurions of a hundred, but even semi-centurions of fifty, shall fail. THE HONOURABLE - literally, of dignified aspe... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. AND I WILL GIVE CHILDREN - in ability for governing: antithesis to the "ancient" (see ; ). (TO BE) THEIR PRINCES, AND BABES SHALL RULE OVER THEM - "babes" in warlike might: antithesis to "the mighty" and "man of war.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. THE PEOPLE SHALL BE OPPRESSED, EVERY ONE BY ANOTHER ... THE CHILD SHALL BEHAVE HIMSELF PROUDLY AGAINST THE ANCIEN... [ Continue Reading ]
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: WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER, OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER, (SAYING), THOU HAST CLOTHING, BE THOU OUR RULER. Such will be the want... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. IN THAT DAY SHALL HE SWEAR - literally, lift up; namely, his hand: the gesture used in solemn attestation. Or, his voice - i:e., answer: so the Vulgate.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. FOR JERUSALEM IS RUINED - reason given by the prophet why all shrink from the government. BECAUSE THEIR TONGUE AND THEIR DOINGS (ARE) AGAINST THE LORD, TO... [ Continue Reading ]
The shew 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. THE SHOW OF THEIR COUNTENANCE. The Hebrew means, 'that which may be known by their countenances' [ hakaarat (H1971)] ... [ Continue Reading ]
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. SAY YE TO THE RIGHTEOUS, THAT (IT SHALL BE) WELL (WITH HIM). The faithlessness of many is no proof that all are faithless. Though nothing but croaking of frogs is heard on the surface of the po... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. WOE UNTO THE WICKED, (IT SHALL BE) ILL (WITH HIM) - antithesis to "well" (): emphatic ellipsis. The Hebrew is simply "ill!" FOR THE REWARD OF HIS HANDS SHALL BE GIVEN HIM. "Hands," his conduct; hands... [ Continue Reading ]
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. (AS FOR) MY PEOPLE, CHILDREN (ARE) THEIR OPPRESSORS, AND WOMEN RULE OVER THEM - (see .) OPPRESSORS - literally, exactors; i:e., exac... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. THE LORD STANDETH UP - no longer sitting in silence. TO PLEAD - "by fire and by His sword," and consuming judgments, so as, however, to leave a remnant. Indignant against a wicked people (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. THE LORD WILL ENTER INTO JUDGMENT WITH THE ANCIENTS - hence, they are spoken of as "taken away" (Isaiah 3:1). FOR YE HAVE EATE... [ Continue Reading ]
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. WHAT MEAN YE (THAT) YE BEAT MY PEOPLE TO PIECES? - What right have ye to beat? etc (; Micah 3:2.) GRIND - by exactions, so as to leave them nothing. THE FACES OF THE POOR. "Faces," th... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: BECAUSE THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION ARE HAUGHTY. Luxury had become great in Uzziah's prosperous reign (2 Chron... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. THEREFORE THE LORD WILL SMITE WITH A SCAB - Hebrew, sipach (H5596); cf. Isaiah 5:7, margin; Leviticus 13:2; Leviticus 13:6. Others take it, make bald-namely, by... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, THE BRAVERY - the finery. TINKLING - (see Isaiah 3:16.) CAULS - Hebrew, shebisim, net-work for the head. Or else, from an Arabic root, little su... [ Continue Reading ]
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, CHAINS - Hebrew, hanªTiypowt (H5188), from naatap (H5197), to drop: pendants hanging about the neck and dropping on the breast. Or else pendant scent-bottles, containing drops of perfume: so the Hebrew commentators. MUFFLERS - veils covering the... [ Continue Reading ]
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, BONNETS - tiaras, or turbans. ORNAMENTS OF THE LEGS - the short stepping chains from one foot to another, to give a measured gait; attached to the "tinkling ornaments" (Isaiah 3:16). TABLETS - ra... [ Continue Reading ]
The rings, and nose jewels, NOSE JEWELS. The cartilage between the nostrils was bored to receive them: they usually hung from the left nostril.... [ Continue Reading ]
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, THE CHANGEABLE SUITS OF APPAREL. Here begin entire articles of apparel. Those before were single ornaments. CHANGEABLE - from a root, to put off ( machalaatsowt (H4254), from chaalats (H2502)): not worn c... [ Continue Reading ]
The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. GLASSES - mirrors of polished metal (Exodus 38:8). HOODS ( hatsªniypowt (H6797), from tsaanap (H6801), to wrap round) - mitres, or diadems for the head (Isaiah 62:3; Zechariah 3:5). VEILS - large enough to cover the head and person.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. INSTEAD OF SWEET SMELL THERE SHALL BE STINK - arising from ulcers... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. THY MEN - of Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. HER GATES SHALL LAMENT. The place of concourse personified is represented mourning for the loss of those multitudes which once frequented it. SHE BEING DESOLATE SHALL SIT UPON THE GROUND - the very figure u... [ Continue Reading ]