Isaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: YET - Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance. ISRAEL, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN - (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: YET - Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance. ISRAEL, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN - (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. THUS SAITH THE LORD THAT ... FORMED THEE FROM THE WOMB - (so ; ; .) The sense is similar to that in , "I have nourished and brought up ch... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: I WILL POUR WATER UPON HIM THAT IS THIRSTY - (.) Or 'upon the land that is thirsty' (Isaiah 35:6): figure for man thirsting after righteousne... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. THEY - thy "seed" and "offspring;" literally, thy offshoots (). SHALL SPRING UP (AS) AMONG THE GRASS - as needlessly is inserted in the English version. Rather, 'they shall spring up among the grass (i:e., luxuriantl... [ Continue Reading ]
One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. ONE SHALL SAY, I (AM) THE LORD'S; AND ANOTHER SHALL CALL (HIMSELF) BY THE NAME OF JACOB; AND ANOTHER SHALL SUBS... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. THUS SAITH THE LORD THE KING OF ISRAEL ... I AM THE FIRST ... BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD. Here follows an argument for Yahweh, as the only God, and agains... [ Continue Reading ]
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. WHO, AS I, SHALL CALL, AND SHALL DECLARE IT, AND SET IT IN ORDER FOR ME? - who but God can predict future ev... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. NEITHER BE AFRAID - literally, be astounded or distracted with fear (from a root yarah). HAVE NOT I TOLD THEE FROM... [ Continue Reading ]
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. THEY THAT MAKE A GRAVEN IMAGE (ARE) ALL OF THEM VANITY - (Isaiah 40:18; ). AND THEIR DELECTABLE THINGS - the i... [ Continue Reading ]
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? WHO HATH FORMED A GOD? - sarcastic question: 'How debased the man must be who forms a god!' It is a contradiction in terms. A made god, worshipped by its maker! (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. BEHOLD, ALL HIS FELLOWS SHALL BE ASHAMED - the associates of him who makes an idol, or of the idol, become su... [ Continue Reading ]
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS - rather, as the Chaldaic, 'The smith (prepareth) an axe' ( m... [ Continue Reading ]
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. THE CARPENTER - Hebrew, The workman in wood. After... [ Continue Reading ]
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Description of the material out of which the idol is formed. CYPRESS ( tirzah (H8645)) - from a Hebrew root (taaraz)... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. THEN SHALL IT BE FOR A MAN TO BURN ... HE ... BAKETH BREAD. The same tree that f... [ Continue Reading ]
He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: WITH PART THEREOF HE EATETH FLESH - he cooks so as to eat flesh (). I AM WARM, I HAVE SEEN THE FIRE - I feel it... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE RESIDUE THEREOF HE MAKETH A GOD, EVEN HIS GRAVEN IMAGE: HE FALLETH DOWN UNTO IT, AND WORSHIPPETH_ _ IT, AND PRAYETH UNTO IT, AND SAITH, DELIVER ME; FOR THOU ART MY GOD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. HE HATH SHUT THEIR EYES. "He," God, hath given them over to judicial blindness. Not His direct physical, but His providential, agency in administering His moral g... [ Continue Reading ]
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock... [ Continue Reading ]
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? HE FEEDETH ON ASHES - figurative, because the idolater delights in what is vain (; , "Ephraim feedeth on wind"). There is an allusion, perhaps, also, to the... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. REMEMBER THESE, O JACOB - `Be not like the idolaters who consider not in their heart' (). THESE - things just said as to the folly of idol-worship.... [ Continue Reading ]
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. I HAVE BLOTTED OUT - the debt of thy sin from the account-book in which it was entered (; ). How blessed to have our sin "blotted out" - our names never 'blotted out of... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. SING, O YE HEAVENS - call to inanimate nature to praise God; because it... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; THUS SAITH THE LORD, THY REDEEMER - confirmation of His promises to the Church and Israel, by variou... [ Continue Reading ]
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; THAT FRUSTRATETH THE TOKENS - prognostics; the pretended miracles which they gave as proofs of their supernatural powers. OF THE LIARS () - conjurers; or, astrolo... [ Continue Reading ]
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT - in a collective sense,... [ Continue Reading ]
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: THAT SAITH TO THE DEEP, BE DRY, AND I WILL DRY UP THY RIVERS - referring to the Euphrates, which has turned into a different channel, close to Babylon, by Cyrus, who thereby took the city. "The deep" is applied to Euphrates, as "sea... [ Continue Reading ]
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, (HE IS) MY SHEPHERD - type of Messiah (; ; ; ). AND SHALL PERFORM ALL MY PLEASURE - so Messiah (; ). Th... [ Continue Reading ]