But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. BUT NOW - Notwithstanding God's past just judgments for Israel's sins. SAITH THE LORD THAT CREATED THEE, O JACOB - not on... [ Continue Reading ]
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. I GAVE EGYPT FOR THY RANSOM. Either Egypt or Israel must perish: God chose that Egypt, though so much more mighty, should be destroyed, in order that His people might be delive... [ Continue Reading ]
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. SINCE - Hebrew, meeasher (ex quo tempore), from the time that: all along from the beginning; because there was never a time when Israel was not Yah... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I WILL BRING THY SEED FROM THE EAST, AND GATHER THEE FROM THE WEST - (.) SEED - descendants scattered in all lands. Vitringa understands it of the spiritual "seed" of the Church produced by mystic... [ Continue Reading ]
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; I WILL SAY TO THE NORTH, GIVE UP - namely, my people. BRING MY SONS FROM FAR, AND MY DAUGHTERS. The feminine joined to the masculine expresses the complete to... [ Continue Reading ]
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. EVERY ONE THAT IS CALLED BY MY NAME - everyone that belongs to Israel, whose people, as sons of God, best the name of their Father (; ). FOR I HAVE CREATED HIM FOR MY GLORY -... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. BRING FORTH THE BLIND PEOPLE THAT HAVE EYES, AND THE DEAF THAT HAVE EARS - Solemn challenge given by God to the nations to argue with Him the question of His superiority to their idols, and His power to deliver Israel ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. WHO AMONG THEM CAN DECLARE THIS? - who among the idolat... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. YE ARE MY WITNESSES - The Jews are my witnesses; because to them I have given predictions veri... [ Continue Reading ]
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. I, (EVEN) I, (AM) THE LORD - Yahweh. AND BESIDE ME (THERE IS) NO SAVIOUR ( mowshiya` (H3467)) - temporally, from Babylon; eternally, from sin and hell (Hosea 13:4; Acts 4:12). The same titles as are applied to Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. I HAVE DECLARED - predicted the future (Isaiah 41:22). AND HAVE SAVED - the nation, in past times of danger. AND I HAVE SHOWED - namely,... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? YEA, BEFORE THE DAY (WAS) I (AM) HE - literally, from the time of the first existence of day (Hebrew, miyowm (H3117)). I WILL WORK, AND WHO SHALL LET IT? "Let" - old English for... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. FOR YOUR SAKE I HAVE SENT TO BABYLON - namely, the Medes and Persians, my messengers and instruments (Isaiah 10:... [ Continue Reading ]
I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. I (AM) THE LORD, YOUR HOLY ONE, THE CREATOR OF ISRAEL - (.) YOUR KING - proved to be specially yours by delivering you.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; THUS SAITH THE LORD, WHICH MAKETH A WAY IN THE SEA - Allusion to the deliverance of Israel, and overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, the standing illustration of God's unchanging character toward His people, (Ex... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. REMEMBER YE NOT THE FORMER THINGS, NEITHER CONSIDER THE THINGS OF OLD. So wonderful shall be God's future interpositions in your behalf, that all past ones shall be forgotten in comparison. Plainly the future restoration of I... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. BEHOLD, I WILL DO A NEW THING - unprecedented in its wonderful character (). NOW IT SHALL SPRING FORTH - as a germinating herb: a beautiful image... [ Continue Reading ]
The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. THE BEAST OF THE FIELD SHALL HONOUR ME, THE DRAGONS - image of idolaters, defiled with blood and pollutions, dwelling like d... [ Continue Reading ]
This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. THIS PEOPLE HAVE I FORMED FOR MYSELF - `my people, my chosen' (see ; ; ). THEY SHALL SHOW FORTH MY PRAISE - on account of the many and great benefits conferred on them, especially their restoration.... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. BUT THOU HAST NOT CALLED UPON ME, O JACOB. The people of Israel, however, are not to think that these divine favours are due to their own piety toward God. So the believer (). THOU HAST BEEN WEARY OF ME - (Amos 8... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. THOU HAST NOT BROUGHT ME THE SMALL CATTLE OF THY BURNT OFFERINGS (Hebrew, seeh (H7716)) - the lamb... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. THOU HAST BOUGHT ME NO SWEET CANE - for "sweet cane" (aromatic calamus) was not indigenous in Palest... [ Continue Reading ]
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. I, (EVEN) I - The God against whom your sin is committed, and who alone can and will pardon. (See .) (AM) HE THAT BLOTTETH OUT THY TRANSGRESSIONS FOR MINE OWN SAKE - (; .) How abominable a... [ Continue Reading ]
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. PUT ME IN REMEMBRANCE - Remind me of every plea which thou hast to urge before me in thy defense. Image from a trial (; ). Our strongest plea is to remind God of His own promises. So Jacob did at Mahanaim... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. THY FIRST FATHER - collectively for 'thy most ancient ancestors' as the parallelism ("teachers") proves (Maurer). Or, thy chief religious ministers or priests (Gesenius). The address is to the Jews specially. Abraham is... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. THEREFORE I HAVE PROFANED THE PRINCES - (Psalms 89:39; Lamentations 2:2; Lamentations 2:6.) I have esteemed or treated, them as persons not sacred. I have left them to suffer the... [ Continue Reading ]