Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, _but_ not in truth, nor in righteousness. Are come forth out of the waters of Judah "Ye that flow from th... [ Continua a leggere ]
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts _is_ his name.... [ Continua a leggere ]
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did _them_ suddenly, and they came to pass.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Because I knew that thou _art_ obstinate, and thy neck _is_ an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;... [ Continua a leggere ]
I have even from the beginning declared _it_ to thee; before it came to pass I shewed _it_ thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare _it_? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. Thou hast heard, see all this "Thou didst hear it beforehand; behold, the whole is accomplished" - For חזה chazeh, see, a MS. has הזה hazzeh, t... [ Continua a leggere ]
They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time _that_ thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.... [ Continua a leggere ]
For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. And for my praise "And for the sake of my praise" - I read ולמען תהלתי ulemaan tehillathi. The word למען lemaan, though not absolutely necessary here, for it may be understood as supplied... [ Continua a leggere ]
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. I have chosen thee "I have tried thee" - For בחרתיך becharticha, "I have chosen thee," a MS. has בחנתיך bechanticha, "I have tried thee." And so perhaps read the Syriac and Chaldee interpreters; they r... [ Continua a leggere ]
For mine own sake, _even_ for mine own sake, will I do _it_: for how should _my name_ be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. For how should my name be polluted "For how would my name be blasphemed" - The word שמי shemi, my name, is dropped out of the text; it is supplied by a MS. wh... [ Continua a leggere ]
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I _am_ he; I _am_ the first, I also _am_ the last. O Jacob "O Jacob, my servant" - After יעקב yaakob, a MS. of Kennicott's, two of De Rossi's, and the two old editions of 1486 and 1488, add the word עבדי abdi, "my servant," which is lost out of the pre... [ Continua a leggere ]
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: _when_ I call unto them, they stand up together.... [ Continua a leggere ]
All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these _things_? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm _shall be on_ the Chaldeans. Which among them hath declared these things "Who among you hath predicted these things" - For בהם bahem, "among... [ Continua a leggere ]
I, _even_ I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there _am_ I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. Come ye near unto me - After the word קרבו kirbu, "draw near," a MS. adds גוים goyim, "O ye nations;" which, as this and th... [ Continua a leggere ]
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I _am_ the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way _that_ thou shouldest go.... [ Continua a leggere ]
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: As a river "Like the river" - That is, the Euphrates.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. Like the gravel thereof "Like that of the bowels thereof" - בצאצאי מעי הים והם הדגים betseetsaey meey haiyam vehem haddagim; "As the issue... [ Continua a leggere ]
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it _even_ to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Tell this "Make it heard" - Twenty-seven MSS. of Kennicott's, (ten ancient), many of De Rossi's, and two ancie... [ Continua a leggere ]
And they thirsted not _when_ he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. They thirsted not - through the deserts - Kimchi has a surprising observation upon this place: "If the prophecy," says he, "relates... [ Continua a leggere ]
_There is_ no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked - See below, note on Isaia 57:21 (note). As the destruction of Babylon was determined, God commands his people to hasten out of it; for, saith the Lord, there is no peace (prosperity) to the wick... [ Continua a leggere ]