For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp [that] burneth. Ver. 1. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace.] _Habes hic orationem prophetae sanctissimam,_ saith Oeco... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name._ Ver. 2. _And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness._] The prophet here very artificially turneth his speech to the Church herself, as if he wou... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Ver. 3. _And thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord._] Or, A glorious crown by the hand, the good hand, of the Lord upon thee. The saints are God's glory.; Isa 46:13 the house of... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. Ver. 4. _But thou shalt be called Hephzibah,_] _i.e., _ My delight is in her; as if Chr... [ Continue Reading ]
For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, [so] shall thy sons marry thee: and [as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee. Ver. 5. _For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shalt thy sons marry thee._] This translation (saith one who preferreth the Vulgate, ‘The... [ Continue Reading ]
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, Ver. 6. _I have set watchmen upon thy walls,_] _i.e., _ Angels, say some, who are called "watchers,"; Daniel 4:13 _; _ Dan 4:33 _See Trapp on "_ D... [ Continue Reading ]
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Ver. 7. _And give him no rest._] Heb., No silence; the same word as before, to quicken their diligence, and to set forth the necessity of the work. "Continue instant in prayer"; Rom 12:12 give not in, but per... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: Ver. 8. _The Lord hath sworn by his right hand,_] _i.e., _ By his almig... [ Continue Reading ]
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. Ver. 9. _But they that have gathered it shall eat it._] A sufficiency of outward comforts they shall be sure of, together with righteousness, and pea... [ Continue Reading ]
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. Ver. 10. _Go through, go through the gates._] Thus the prophet bespeaketh the teachers and keepers of the Church, with great alacrity of spirit... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before him. Ver. 11. _Behold, thy salvation cometh,_] _i.e., _ Christ thy Saviour. _as _ Luk 2:30 _ Behold, his reward is with hi... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. Ver. 12. _And they shall call them the holy people._] Profane persons, therefore, and persecutors of holiness, are not to be reckoned among the people of the Lord. Are not... [ Continue Reading ]