THE VISION OF ISAIAH. This is the title of the whole book. HE SAW. he saw in vision. Hebrew. _chaza_, to gaze on, as in Isaiah 2:1; Isaiah 13:1. Not the same word as in Isaiah 6:1; Isaiah 6:6; Isaiah 21:6; Isaiah 21:7. but Jehovah was the speaker. Isaiah's voice and pen, but Jehovah's words (Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAR, HEAVENS. Figure of speech _Apostrophe_. App-6. Reference to Pentateuch (App-92). It commences like the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32:1. See notes, p. 283), and is the commentary on it. Note the connection of the two books, Isaiah the necessary sequel to Deuteronomy. This verse was put on the t... [ Continue Reading ]
AH. Figure of speech _Ecphonesis_. Note the four exclamatory descriptions, and see note on "gone away", below. SINFUL. Hebrew. _chata_. App-44. SINFUL NATION. Note the Figures of speech _Apostrophe, Synonymia_ and _Anabasis_ in verses: Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 1:5. Contrast Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHY. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ App-6... [ Continue Reading ]
WOUNDS. Note the Figure of speech _Synonymia_ Hebrew singular, as are the other two. OINTMENT. oil.... [ Continue Reading ]
DESOLATE. Occurs in "former" portion here, Isaiah 6:11; Isaiah 17:9; Isaiah 33:8. and in the "latter" portion, Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 49:19; Isaiah 54:1; Isaiah 54:3; Isaiah 61:4; Isaiah 61:4;... [ Continue Reading ]
COTTAGE. a booth, made of reeds. Compare Job 27:18. A LODGE.. platform on four poles, sheltered by leaves or sacking. Left to the weather at the close of harvest.... [ Continue Reading ]
EXCEPT, &C. The first passage in Isaiah quoted in N.T. (Romans 9:29). VERY SMALL. Hebrew. _kim'at._ See note on Proverbs 5:14. AS SODOM. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 19:1; Deuteronomy 29:23.) Compare Isaiah 3:9, for the reason.... [ Continue Reading ]
RULERS OF: i.e. rulers who ruled as in Sodom. THE LAW. Reference to whole Pentateuch. Twelve times in Isaiah (Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 5:24; Isaiah 8:16; Isaiah 8:20; Isaiah 24:5; Isaiah 30:9, &c. PEOPLE OF: i.e. people who acted as the people in Gomorrah acted.... [ Continue Reading ]
TO WHAT PURPOSE, &C. Figure of speech _Synathraesmos_, in verses: Isaiah 1:11. Also Figure of speech _Hypotyposis_, for emphasis, in describing the hollowness of mere religious observances (as when Christ was on earth. Compare John 2:6; John 2:7 with Isaiah 14:16). Matthew 15:3. SAITH THE LORD. The... [ Continue Reading ]
TO APPEAR, &C. Reference to Pentateuch. See note (Exodus 23:15). TREAD. trample, and thus profane. Hebrew. _ramas._ Ezekiel 26:11; Ezekiel 34:18; Daniel 8:7; Daniel 8:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
OBLATIONS. Hebrew. _minchah =_ gift-offering. App-43. IS. itself [is]. ASSEMBLIES. convocations. Hebrew. _mikra'._ Reference to Pentateuch (App-92); out of twenty-three occurrences, twenty occur in Pentateuch. Occurs only here, Isaiah 4:5, and Nehemiah 8:8 (in. later sense "reading"), outside the... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SOUL. I (very emph.) Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_. App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WHEN. Even when. SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for "pray", in which hands are spread forth. MAKE MANY PRAYERS. multiply your prayers. BLOOD. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), for the acts which shed the blood.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVIL. _Heb ra_ 'a _._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
FATHERLESS. WIDOW. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for all kinds of helpless and bereaved persons.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET US REASON TOGETHER. let us put the matter right, or settle the matter. It means the putting an end to all reasoning, rather than an invitation to commence reasoning. SINS. Hebrew. _chata_. App-44. THOUGH. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "yea,... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD, &C. This sets the seal on this book as. whole, uniting all its parts. It Occurs in the "former" portion (Isaiah 1:20), and in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 40:5, and Isaiah 58:14). Compare Isaiah 21:17; Isaiah 22:25; Isaiah 24:3; Isaiah 25:8. See App-79.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS. [is it that she].... [ Continue Reading ]
WINE. liquor, or drink. Hebrew. _saba'_. App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY PRINCES, &C _._ Figure of speech _Hermeneia_. Interpreting the Figures of speech _Hypocatastasis_ in Isaiah 1:22. PRINCES ARE REBELLIOUS. _Sarim sorerim_, not. "pun", but the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_ (App-6), for solemn emphasis. It may be Englished "thy rulers are unruly". GIFTS. reward... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Adon._ App-4. THE MIGHTY ONE OF ISRAEL. Peculiar to Isaiah. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:24). App-92. Compare Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 60:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
TURN MY HAND: i.e. repeat the judgment (Isaiah 1:27) THEE: i.e. the city (verses: Isaiah 1:21; Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 1:27). PURGE. refine. Compare Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 6:7 TIN: i.e. alloy.... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES AS. T THE FIRST. Reference to Pentateuch Exodus 18:16. FAITHFUL. Compare Isaiah 1:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
REDEEMED. delivered Hebrew. _paddah._ HER CONVERTS. they that return of her.... [ Continue Reading ]
TRANSGRESSORS. rebels, App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
OAKS: the trees resorted to for idolatrous worship (Isaiah 57:5; Isaiah 65:3; Isaiah 66:17; 2 Kings 16:4; 2 Kings 17:10; Ezekiel 6:13). CHOSEN. Hebrew. _bachar._ Occurs four times in the "former" portion (here, Isaiah 7:15; Isaiah 7:16;... [ Continue Reading ]
BE. become. LEAF. Some codices (one in margin), with four early printed editions, Septuagint, Syr, and Vulgate, read "Leaves" (plural)... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STRONG. Hebrew. _hason_. Occurs only here, and Amos 2:9. THE MAKER OF IT. his work (whatever it be): i.e. the idols (doubtless the _'asherahs._ App-42).... [ Continue Reading ]