Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. The times of purity and happiness which shall follow the defeat of the enemies of Yahweh's people (Isaiah 32:1). Here the prophet passes from the type, Sennacherib's defeat and the establishment of Hezekiah's kingdom... [ Continue Reading ]
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. A MAN - rather, the man, Christ (Lowth); Hebrew, 'iysh (H376), one eminent as a man. It is as "the Son of man" He is to reign, as... [ Continue Reading ]
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. THE EYES OF THEM THAT SEE - the seers or prophets. AND THE EARS OF THEM THAT HEAR - the people under instruction (Isaiah 35:5).... [ Continue Reading ]
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. THE HEART ALSO OF THE RASH - the hasty: contrast "shall not make haste" (Isaiah 28:16); the reckless who will not take time to weigh religious truth aright. Or else, the well-... [ Continue Reading ]
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. THE VILE - rather, fool (Lowth); i:e., ungodly (Psalms 14:1; Psalms 74:18: Hebrew nabal (H5036), 1 Samuel 25:25). SHALL BE NO MORE CALLED LIBERAL (Hebrew, nadiyb (H5081)) - princely noble-minded. NOR THE CHURL -... [ Continue Reading ]
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. FOR THE VILE PERSON WILL SPEAK VILLANY. Christ at His coming will manife... [ Continue Reading ]
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. THE CHURL - the fraudulent (cf. , note). This verse refers to the last clause of as referred to its first clause. EVEN WHEN THE NEEDY SPEAKETH RIGHT... [ Continue Reading ]
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. BUT THE LIBERAL - rather, the princely, noble-minded. BY LIBERAL THINGS SHALL HE STAND - shall he be approved under the government of the righteous "King.... [ Continue Reading ]
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. RISE UP, YE WOMEN THAT ARE AT EASE. Address to the women of Jerusalem, who troubled themselves little about the political signs of the times, but lived a life of self-indulgence (Isaiah 3:16). The... [ Continue Reading ]
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. MANY DAYS AND YEARS SHALL YE BE TROUBLED - namely, during the 70 years' captivity in Babylon (Piscator): as the limiting of the time in Isaiah 32:14 shows. The long duration of... [ Continue Reading ]
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. STRIP YOU - of your happy clothing (note, ).... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. THEY SHALL LAMENT FOR THE TEATS, FOR THE PLEASANT FIELDS - `They shall smite on their breasts in lamentation for the pleasant fields' (Nahum 2:7) (Maurer). So the Septuagint and Arabic. "Teats" in the English version... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: UPON THE LAND OF MY PEOPLE SHALL COME UP THORNS AND BRIERS - (; .) YEA, UPON ALL THE HOUSES OF JOY (IN) THE JOYOUS CITY - pleasure houses outside of Jerusalem; not Jerusalem itself, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; BECAUSE THE PALACES - most applicable to Jerusalem (note, Isaiah 32:13). THE MULTITUDE OF THE CITY SHALL BE LEFT - the nois... [ Continue Reading ]
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. UNTIL THE SPIRIT BE POURED UPON US FROM ON HIGH. This can only partially apply to the spiritual revival in Hezekiah's time; its full accomplishment belongs to t... [ Continue Reading ]
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. JUDGMENT - justice. SHALL DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS - then reclaimed. AND RIGHTEOUSNESS REMAIN IN THE FRUITFUL FIELD - then become still more fruitful: thus "wilderness" and "fruitful field" include th... [ Continue Reading ]
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. AND THE WORK - the effect (; ). OF RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE PEACE - internal and external.... [ Continue Reading ]
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; AND MY PEOPLE SHALL DWELL IN ... SURE DWELLINGS, AND IN QUIET RESTING PLACES - free from fear of invasion.... [ Continue Reading ]
When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. WHEN IT SHALL HAIL, COMING DOWN ON THE FOREST; AND THE CITY SHALL BE LOW IN A LOW PLACE. So the Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, and Syriac refer "coming down" to the hail, not to the forest. But the Vulgate refe... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. BLESSED (ARE) YE THAT SOW BESIDE ALL WATERS. While the enemy shall be brought "low," the Jews shall cultivate their land in undisturbed prosperity. ALL WATERS - all well-watered places (). The Heb... [ Continue Reading ]