Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! STAY ON HORSES, AND TRUST IN CHARIOTS. In their level and fertile pla... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. YET HE ALSO IS WISE - as well as the Egyptian priests, so famed for wisdom (), but who are "fools" before Him (). AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. NOT SPIRIT - not of divine power (; ; ; ). BOTH HE THAT HELPETH SH... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and... [ Continue Reading ]
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. AS BIRDS FLYING, SO WILL THE LORD OF HOSTS DEFEND JERUSALEM. As in the image of "the lion" the point of comparison is the fearless might of Yahweh, so in that of... [ Continue Reading ]
Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. TURN YE UNTO (HIM). The power and love of Yahweh, just mentioned are the strongest incentives for returning to Him (; ). YE ... ISRAEL. The change of person marks that when they return to the Lord He will address them in m... [ Continue Reading ]
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. IN THAT DAY EVERY MAN SHALL CAST AWAY HIS IDOLS - in the day of trial the idols will be found to render no help, and will therefore be cast away. Compare as to... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. THEN SHALL THE ASSYRIAN FALL. Sennacherib is representative of some powerful head of the ungodly in the... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. HE SHALL PASS OVER TO HIS STRONG HOLD FOR FEAR - rather, 'he shall pass beyond his strongholds;' he shall not stop to take refug... [ Continue Reading ]