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Verse Isaiah 57:10. YET _SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE _- "Thou
hast said, There is hope"] In one of the MSS. at Koningsberg, collated
by Lilienthal, the words לא אמרת _lo amarta_, are left in th...
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THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY - That is, in the length
of thy journeys in order to procure foreign aid. Thou hast traveled to
distant nations for this purpose, and in doing it, hast bec...
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Chapter s 56:9-57:14 must be read continuously.
CHAPTER S 56:9-57:21
The Condition of the Apostate Nation and the two Classes
1. _The condition of the shepherds of Israel (Isaiah 56:9) _ 2.
_Apostat...
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AN INVECTIVE AGAINST THE PRO-SAMARITANS. Yahweh turns now bitterly to
upbraid the pro-Samaritan party in the community, among whom
flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices. To...
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FOUND... HAND. found [by the length of thy journeys]. hand to mouth
life....
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Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:21. A Protest against the Unworthy Shepherds
of God's Flock, and the arrogant Heathenism by which it is threatened;
followed by a Message of Consolation to True Israelites
Th...
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Invective against an idolatrous party. With regard to the reference of
this obscure and difficult passage the following points have to be
noticed: (1) The scenery of Isaiah 57:5 is unmistakeably Pales...
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Although wearied by these idolatries they have persisted in them with
an infatuation which has blinded them to their desperate situation,
and rendered them indifferent to the fear of Jehovah.
_in the...
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THOU HAST FOUND THE LIFE OF THINE HAND, &C.— That is to say, "_Thou
hast found thy delight_ in that troublesome superstition; wherefore,
though thou mayest labour grievously, yet thou sustainest all t...
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2. SENSUALITY
TEXT: Isaiah 57:6-10
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Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are
thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast
offered an oblation. Sha...
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Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not,
There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore
thou wast not grieved.
THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF TH...
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57:10 ways; (f-9) Or 'because of the length of thy way.' quickening
(g-23) Or 'renewal.' lit. 'the life.'...
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2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under
their rulers (Isaiah 57:1).
SHALL ENTER.. SHALL REST] RV 'entereth.. rest.'
3, 5. SONS, etc.] i.e. descendants, perpetuating the...
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IN THE GREATNESS] RV 'with the length.' HAST FOUND.. HAND] RV 'didst
find a quickening of thy strength,' i.e. Judah imagined her power
increased by foreign alliances.
GRIEVED] RV 'faint.'...
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THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY... — Better, _with the
length of thy journey — _i.e., with the long embassies to Assyria,
and to Babylon, as for the time the residence of its kings. For
“...
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בְּ רֹ֤ב דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ יָגַ֔עַתְּ לֹ֥א
אָמַ֖רְתְּ...
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CHAPTER XXIII
THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE
Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1
IT was inevitable, as so
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NO PEACE TO THE WICKED
Isaiah 57:1-21
A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities
into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the
oaks” (r.v.) and in the vall...
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Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders,
righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people
have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of...
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Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not,
(l) There is no hope: thou (m) hast found the life of thy hand;
therefore thou wast not grieved.
(l) Although you saw all your lab...
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_Rest. They were obstinate before the coming of Nabuchodonosor, and of
the Romans. --- Asked. Confiding in their own strength._...
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This, it should seem, is a representation of such awful characters as
were before described, disappointed in the pursuit of their pleasures,
pausing over their dreadful state, and yet, though confessi...
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10._Thou art wearied. _He means that men undertake superfluous and
useless labors, when they do not follow God. They vex themselves in
vain, as has been already said; for nothing that is attempted in...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57.
Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things.
Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the
Gentiles....
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THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY,.... Or, "in the
multiplicity of thy ways" u: which were so many, as were enough to
make her weary; the steps which were taken to obtain so much power
over...
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Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not,
There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore
thou wast not grieved.
Ver. 10. _Thou art wearied in the great...
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_Thou art wearied with the greatness of thy way_ Thou hast not eased,
or relieved, but only tired thyself with all thy tedious journeys and
laborious endeavours. _Yet sayest thou not, There is no hope...
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JEHOVAH REJECTS ALL IDOLATERS...
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Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way, by the many trips made
in the interest of her lust; YET SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE, in
a proper realization of the fruitlessness of her quest; thou...
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LIFE:
Or, living...
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3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before
him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they
ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry b...
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THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY; thou hast not eased or
relieved, but only tired thyself with all thy tedious journeys and
laborious endeavours. YET SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE; and...
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Isaiah 57:10 wearied H3021 (H8804) length H7230 way H1870 say H559
(H8804) hope H2976 (H8737) found...
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THE PRESENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE GODLESS; THE PEOPLE BECOME LIKE THE
LEADERS THAT THEY SUPPORT (ISAIAH 57:3).
There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into
idolatry and the occult....
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The prophet has been giving a very terrible description of the sin of
the nation. We need not read it all, but at last he says this:
Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;_
«Th...
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A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by
persecution.
Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart:
and merciful men are taken away, none consideri...
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CONTENTS: Further ethical instructions. Sins of the people denounced.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: God is justly displeased when the voice of His rod is not
heard, much more, when sin and idolatry a...
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Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth._ This was written as a tribute,
it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called
from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace...
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_Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way_
THE WEARINESS OF SIN
The text is a striking representation of the sinner’s conduct in
fruitless efforts to obtain happiness anywhere but from heaven....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:9 Idolatry also involved futile political
alliances with foreign powers (see Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 31:
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THE SOUL’S WEARINESS IN ITS SINFUL WAY
Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way, &c._
There is a littleness and there is a greatness in men’s sins. Some
people are mean, timid in w...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2
THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given
to expec
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The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful
men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is
taken away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1).
There are many w...
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2 Chronicles 28:22; 2 Chronicles 28:23; Ezekiel 24:12; Habakkuk 2:13;...
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Wearied — Thou hast not eased, but tired thyself with thy tedious
journey. Yet — And yet thou didst not perceive that thy labour was
lost. Hast found — Thou hast sometimes found success in these ways....