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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 9:3

Thou hast — Thou hast made good thy promise to Abraham concerning the multiplication of his seed, by gathering in the Gentiles to the Jews. Before thee — In thy presence, and in the place of thy worship.

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See also Isaiah 9:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 9:3. _AND NOT INCREASED THE JOY_ - "Thou hast increased their joy"] _Eleven_ MSS. of _Kennicott's_ and _six_ of _De Rossi's, two_ ancient, read לו _lo, it_, according to the Masoretical c...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION - Thou hast rendered the nation strong, powerful, mighty. Several interpreters, as Calvin, Vitringa, and Le Clerc, suppose that the prophet here, and in the two followi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 9 The Message of Hope Concerning Israel's Future and the Impending Judgments 1. _The Messiah, His Name, His rule, His kingdom (Isaiah 9:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Israel (Isaiah 9:8)_ 3. The impen...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL'S DELIVERER. This famous passage on the Messianic King is now by several regarded as late. The question is too large to be discussed, but it seems more difficult to explain its origin in the po...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THOU: i.e. Jehovah* HAST. This is the Figure of speech _Prolepsis_, by which the future is prophetically spoken of as present, or past. AND NOT INCREASED THE JOY. The difficulty is not removed by rea...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The sudden change of style is remarkable; all at once the prophecy breaks into a strain of rapturous and animated poetry, which is sustained to the close. In the Hebr. ch. 9 begins here....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    and _not increased the joy_ Lit., "unto it thou hast increased the joy." _Lô"_, "not" and _lô_, "to it," being pronounced alike, are sometimes confused in the text of the O.T. There is no reason for a...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 871 BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL Isaiah 9:2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shi...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION, &C.— The prophet, in the remainder of this discourse, sets forth, _First,_ A consequence of this great benefit, that is, the joy of the pious for so great a blessing,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER NINE C. PEACE BY IMMANUEL 1. HIS PERSONALITY TEXT: Isaiah 9:1-7 1 But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION - pr...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. RV 'But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time hath he made it glorious...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    (CONTINUED) 8. Jacob.. Israel] Both names here stand for the northern kingdom, as is made clear by what follows in the next v....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    _AND_ NOT INCREASED THE JOY] So Heb. written text, ancient Greek versions and Vulg. But Heb. traditional reading, Syr., and LXX give 'increased the joy to it,' RV 'increased their joy'; and this readi...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 9 THE FUTURE KING V1 But soon, those who have suffered so gr...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION, AND NOT INCREASED THE JOY... — Better, following the marginal reading of the Hebrew: _Thou hast increased its joy._ The picture is one of unmingled brightness; the ret...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Isaiah 9:2]_ הִרְבִּ֣יתָ הַ גֹּ֔וי _לֹ֖ו_† הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VI KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH 735-732 B.C. Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1 THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a number of separate prophecies uttered during...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PRINCE OF PEACE Isaiah 8:19-22; Isaiah 9:1-7 When men cease to trust in God and rely on the help of man, they often turn to necromancy and spirit-rapping. The medium takes the place of the Mediat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have the message of hope (verses Isa 9:1-7) in the glorious picture of the Coming Deliverer, with the equally glorious record of the results of His Coming. It is one of the greatest Messianic...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thou hast (g) multiplied the nation, [and] increased the joy: they rejoice before thee according to the joy in harvest, [and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil. (g) Their number was greater...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _And hast. Parkhurst says it should be, "(whom) thou hast not brought up (the Gentiles) with joy they," &c. (Symmachus) (Haydock) --- The numerous forces of the Assyrians could not save them from the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The joy here spoken of, is not that carnal joy, which men of the world are seeking after; but the spiritual joy of grace in the heart: and the similitude of harvest-men and warriors is uncommonly beau...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3._Thou hast multiplied. _This passage is somewhat obscure, both in itself, and on account of the diversity of interpretations; for it appears to be absurd to say that _the joy was not increased_, see...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7. But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION,.... With light, knowledge, honour, and glory, even Galilee of the nations before mentioned, the land of darkness, and of the shadow of death, where the people dwelt; o...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thou hast multiplied the nation, [and] not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, [and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil. Ver. 3. _Thou hast multiplied th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thou hast multiplied the nation_ Thou hast made good thy promise to Abraham, concerning the multiplication of his seed, by adding his spiritual seed unto the carnal, by gathering in the Gentiles to t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PROMISE OF THE MESSIAH IN THE MIDST OF SPIRITUAL DARKNESS. The Birth of the God-Man Promised....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thou hast multiplied the nation, so the prophet addresses the Lord in a direct hymn of praise, since He, beginning with Galilee, extended the circle of believers in Him until His Church was spread ove...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The Syrians and Assyrians first ravaged the countries here mentioned, and that region was first favoured by the preaching of Christ. Those that want the gospel, walk in darkness, and in the utmos...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOU HAST MULTIPLIED THE NATION; thou hast made good thy promise to Abraham concerning the multiplication of his seed, GENESIS 15:5, GENESIS 22:17, by adding his spiritual seed unto the carnal, by gat...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 9:3 multiplied H7235 (H8689) nation H1471 increased H1431 (H8689) joy H8057 rejoice H8055 (H8804) before...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RISE OF THE GREAT KING IMMANUEL (ISAIAH 9:2). The rise of Immanuel is described in terms of great light and rejoicing, and is connected with the defeat of the enemies of God's people. As a result...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    NOT Omit, not. Isaiah complains that despite the wickedness of the northern kingdom her afflictions are light, her prosperity great....

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The last verses of the eighth chapter picture a horrible state of wretchedness and despair: «And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: A divine child, the only hope of Israel. Vision of the outstretched hand. The unavailing chastisement. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Isaiah, Rezin. CONCLUSION: In the worst of times, God's peopl...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 9:1. _The dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation._ Dr. Lightfoot infers from this, that there was much greater affliction in the first days of her vexation. All the Versions differ ve...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation_ THE PROPHECY EXPLAINED Let me venture to give what I conceive to be the true rendering of the prophecy--a rendering which at least...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the Joy_ NATIONAL POWER AND NATIONAL CHARACTER The difference between national power and national character, between the success and the worthines...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 9:3 YOU HAVE MULTIPLIED THE NATION. No longer are the faithful a small remnant (see Isaiah 26:15;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE JOY OF HARVEST (_Harvest Thanksgiving Sermon_.) Isaiah 9:3. _They joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, &c._ I. THE JOY OF THE NATURAL HARVEST. Harvest was peculiarly interesting to t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 9:1 THE TROUBLES OF ISRAEL SHALL END THROUGH THE BIRTH OF A MARVELOUS CHILD. The section of the prophecy commencing with...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter 9, he said, Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afte...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:8; 1 Samuel 30:16; 2 Chronicles 20:25; Acts 8:8; Hosea 4:7;...

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