The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Isaiah 22:1.-PROPHECY AS TO AN ATTACK ON JERUSALEM: that by Sennacherib, in the 14th year of Hezekiah; Isaiah 22:8, the preparations for defense and securing of water exactly answer to those i... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. THOU THAT ART - rather, wast, for it could not now be said to be "a joyous city" (). The cause of their joy () may have been because Sennacherib had accepted Hezekiah's... [ Continue Reading ]
All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. ALL THY RULERS - or generals (Joshua 10:24; Judges 11:6; Judges 11:11); Hebrew, quatzin. THEY ARE BOUND. So Hebrew, ussaru; i:e., 'are taken captive.' BY T... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. LOOK AWAY FROM ME. Deep grief seeks to be alone; while others feast joyously, Isaiah mourns in prospect of the disaster coming on Jerusalem (Micah 1:8). DA... [ Continue Reading ]
For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. FOR (IT IS) A DAY OF TROUBLE ... BY THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS - literally, 'for lª- the Lord' - i:e., sent by or from the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. ELAM - the country stretching east from the Lower Tigris, answering to what was afterward called Persia (note, Isaiah 21:2). Later, Elam was a province of Persia (Ezra 4:9). In Sennacherib's time Elam was s... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. THY CHOICEST VALLEYS - east, north, and south of Jerusalem: Hinnom, on the south side, was the richest valley. IN ARRAY AT THE GATE - Rabshakeh stood at t... [ Continue Reading ]
And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. HE DISCOVERED THE COVERING OF JUDAH - the veil ( maacaak (H4539)) of Judah shall be taken off (Horsley); figurative, for exposing to shame as a captive (Isaiah 47:3; Nahum 3:5). Sen... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. YE HAVE SEEN. The prophetic preterite. THE BREACHES OF THE CITY OF DAVID - the upper city, on Zion, the south side of Jerusalem (; ; ); surrounded by a wall of its ow... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. NUMBERED THE HOUSES OF JERUSALEM - namely, in order to see which of them may be pulled down with the least loss to the city, and with most advantage for the repair of the walls and rearing of to... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. YE MADE ALSO A DITCH - a reservoir for receiving the water of the old pool. Hezekiah surrounded Siloah, from which the... [ Continue Reading ]
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: IN THAT DAY DID THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS CALL TO WEEPING. Usually the priests... [ Continue Reading ]
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. AND BEHOLD (IMPLYING AMAZEMENT AT THE PEOPLE'S INFATUATION) JOY AND GLADNESS, SLAYING OXEN AND KILLING SHEEP. Notwithstanding Yahweh's call to "mournin... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT WAS REVEALED IN MINE EARS BY THE LORD OF HOSTS, SURELY THIS INIQUITY SHALL NOT BE PURGED FROM YOU TILL YE DIE, SAITH THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, GO, GET THEE UNTO - literally, enter into; i:e., Go in to (i:e., into the house to). THIS TREASURER - `him who dwells in the tabernacle' (Jerome) - namely, in a room of the te... [ Continue Reading ]
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? WHAT HAST THOU HERE, AND WHOM? The prophet accosts Shebna at the very place where he was building a g... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. CARRY THEE AWAY WITH A MIGHTY CAPTIVITY - rather, mªTalTelkaa (H2904) TalTeelaah (H2925), from tuwl (H2904), "cast" (1 Samuel 18:11; 1 Samuel 20:33); 'will cast thee away with a mighty throw' (Maurer). "Mig... [ Continue Reading ]
He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. VIOLENTLY TURN AND TOSS THEE - literally, whirling, He will whirl thee; i:e., He will, without intermission, whirl thee... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. STATE - office. SHALL HE (GOD) PULL THEE DOWN. A similar change of persons occurs, . The transition from the first to the third person expresses estrangement... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: ELIAKIM THE SON OF HILKIAH. Supposed by Kimchi to be the same as Azariah, son of Hilkiah, who perhaps had two names, and who was 'over the household' in Hezekiah's time ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. THY ROBE - of office. GIRDLE - in which the purse was carried, and to it was attached th... [ Continue Reading ]
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. THE KEY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID - emblem of his office over the house, to "open" or "shut;" access rested with him. WILL I LAY UPON HIS SHOULDER. So keys... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. NAIL IN A SURE PLACE. Large nails or pegs stood in ancient houses, on which were suspended the ornaments of the family. The sense is, All that is valuable to the nation shall rest secure... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. Same image as in . It was customary to "hang" the valuables of a house on nails (; ; ). THE OFFSPRING AND TH... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it. NAIL THAT IS FASTENED - Shebna, who was supposed to be firmly fixed in his post. AND THE... [ Continue Reading ]