NEVERTHELESS. For, This member (Isaiah 9:1) relates to Messiah, the Son, referring back to Isaiah 8:9; Isaiah 8:10. and carries Isaiah 7:14 on to its future fulfilment, See App-102. DIMNESS. VEXATION. Almost the same two words as dimness. anguish (Isaiah 8:22). AT THE FIRST. When Ben-hadad, in the... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS. the walkers in darkness. HAVE MEN. saw. Quoted in Matthew 4:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 reading _lo_, "to him", instead of _l'o_, "not" (which is the marginal reading of Hebrew text, and is... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR UNTO US, &C. The prophecy of the "Divine Interposition" ends with Messiah, even as it began in Isaiah 7:14 (quoted in Luke 2:11). See App-102. IS. Figure of speech _Prolepsis_. GIVEN. The interval of this present dispensation comes between the word "given" and the next clause. GOVERNMENT. The... [ Continue Reading ]
NO END. Compare the angelic message (Luke 1:32; Luke 1:33). IT. Feminine, referring to the kingdom. UPON. HENCEFORTH. Quoted in Luke 1:32; Luke 1:33. THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Isaiah 1:9, and 1 Samuel 1:3. SENT. WORD. ch. Isaiah 2:5; Isaiah 2:6 which had now been fulfilled. Compare... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE PEOPLE, &C. "People" is singular, and "know" is plural. the People, all of them.... [ Continue Reading ]
ADVERSARIES. Some codices read "princes, or generals". HIM: i.e. Ephraim (not Rezin). JOIN, &C.. weave together, unite as allies.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR ALL THIS, &C. See note on Isaiah 5:26. Note the Figure of speech _Amoeboeon_, Isaiah 5:25. here, verses: Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21; Isaiah 9:4. stretched out: in judgment. See note on Isa 6:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
TURNETH NOT. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:29; Deuteronomy 4:30). THE LORD Hebrew. _Jehovah._ with _'eth =_ Jehovah Himself. App-4. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
RUSH. Hebrew. _'agmon._ Occurs twice in "former" portion, here and Isaiah 19:15. and once in "latter" portion (Isaiah 58:5, "bulrush"). Elsewhere only in Job 41:2; Job 41:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAD. TAIL. Reference to Pentateuch. Only here and Deuteronomy 28:13; Deuteronomy 28:44.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LEADERS: or, flatterers. ERR. stray. THEY THAT ARE LED. they that are flattered. DESTROYED. swallowed up.... [ Continue Reading ]
WICKEDNESS. lawlessness. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. for. Genitive of Relation (App-17.)... [ Continue Reading ]
EAT. NOT BE SATISFIED. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:26).... [ Continue Reading ]