Isaiah 16:1
LAMB. tribute lamb. TO THE RULER. of the ruler: i.e. Judah, as Mesha king of Moab had done (2 Kings 3:4). SELA. Now Petra (so called by the Romans) in Mount Seir, near Mount Hor (2 Kings 14:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMB. tribute lamb. TO THE RULER. of the ruler: i.e. Judah, as Mesha king of Moab had done (2 Kings 3:4). SELA. Now Petra (so called by the Romans) in Mount Seir, near Mount Hor (2 Kings 14:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST OUT, &C.. a forsaken nest. BE. become.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE COUNSEL. Bring advice. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Bring thou counsel". EXECUTE JUDGMENT. perform an arbitrator's duty. Hebrew. _pelilah_. Occurs only here. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac an... [ Continue Reading ]
LET MINE OUTCASTS, &C. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "Let the outcasts", &c. DWELL. sojourn. Compare 1 Samuel 22:3; 1 Samuel 22:4. THE SPOILER: i.e. Sennacherib. EXTORTIONER. Hebrew. _muz._ Occurs only here. OPPRESSORS. treaders down. Hebrew. _ramas._ Occurs only here... [ Continue Reading ]
IN MERCY. The burden goes beyond the immediate future to the ultimate future. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. IN TRUTH. See note on Isaiah 10:20. HASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS. prompt in equity. Compare Isaiah 46:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
WE. Compare Isaiah 6:8; Genesis 1:26. HIS LIES SHALL NOT BE SO. his resources do not correspond.... [ Continue Reading ]
KIR-HARESETH. Some codices read "Kir-harasheth". STRICKEN. worn away. Hebrew. _naka'._ Occurs only here.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIELDS. [as to] the fields. Compare Deuteronomy 32:32; 2 Kings 23:4.Jeremiah 31:40 (feminine). HESHBON. Compare Isaiah 15:4. LANGUISH. he [Moab] hath enfeebled. AND. supply [as to] and omit the colon. THE VINE OF SIBMAH. Sibmah's vine. LORDS. Probably plural of Majesty for "great lord of th... [ Continue Reading ]
WATER THEE. make thee drunk. ELEALEH. See note on Isaiah 15:4. THE SHOUTING FOR THY SUMMER FRUITS AND FOR THY HARVEST IS FALLEN. on thy summer fruits and thy harvest. war-cry hath fallen,... [ Continue Reading ]
PLENTIFUL. fruitful. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27. PRESSES. wine-vat. Hebrew. _yekeb,_ not _gaih._ See note on Isaiah 5:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUND. make. plaintive sound. Note the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_. Hebrew v'kirbi Kir. KIR-HARESH. See note on Isaiah 15:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
ON. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "unto": weary with climbing up to. Compare Isaiah 15:2. PREVAIL. obtain anything.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHIN. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "about". THREE YEARS. From the death of Ahaz. CONTEMNED. brought low. SMALL. few. FEEBLE. small.... [ Continue Reading ]