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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 65:8-12

The Righteous shall Inherit the Land, but their Opponents shall be Slaughtered. Yahweh says, Even as the vintagers say when they see a cluster with only a few sound grapes in it, - Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it,'so for the sake of those who are faithful to Me I will not utterly destroy My people. The righteous survivors shall possess the holy land. From Sharon (p. 28) the maritime plain between Joppa and Carmel to the valley of Achor in the neighbourhood of Jericho the plains shall teem with cattle. But you who deliberately ignore My Temple and its ritual, spreading instead a meal for the gods Fortune and Destiny you will I destine (a terrible jest) to destruction, because ye were deaf to all My appeals, defying My will.

Isaiah 65:8. Destroy... in it: possibly the opening words of a popular vintage song.

Isaiah 65:11. table: the rite of the shewbread is probably to be traced to this custom of preparing banquets (lectisternia) for the gods (Leviticus 24:5 *).

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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