The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound; Ver. 1. _The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me.... [ Continue Reading ]
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; Ver. 2. _To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord._] The new and true jubilee, or year of releasement, called here in the Hebrew the year of good will, like as the elect are called the me... [ Continue Reading ]
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Ver. 3. _To appoint unto them that mou... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. Ver. 4. _And they shall build the old wastes._] _Desolationes saeculi,_ the Gentiles that have long lain forlorn and desolate, as ruined hous... [ Continue Reading ]
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers. Ver. 5. _And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,_] _i.e., _ Shall be very well pleased to serve you, so they may serve the true God with you: yea, being proselyted, they... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: [men] shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. Ver. 6. _But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord._] Or, Princes of the Lord, as the word is used 2 Samuel 8:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. Ver. 7. _For your shame ye shall have double,_] _i.e., _ Plentiful reparation, double damages, as Job had. Isaia... [ Continue Reading ]
For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Ver. 8. _For I the Lord love judgment, &c._] One rendereth it roundly thus, For I the Lord love right; I hate rapine by iniquity - _q.d., _ ther... [ Continue Reading ]
And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath blessed. Ver. 9. _And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles,_] _i.e., _ Shall be noted and noticed for eximious and... [ Continue Reading ]
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels. Ver. 10. _I will grea... [ Continue Reading ]
_For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations._ Ver. 11. _For as the earth bringeth forth her bud._] _Hic rursum loquitur Christus,_ saith... [ Continue Reading ]