Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. Messiah, as the ideal Israel (), states the object of His mission, His want of success for a time, yet His certainty of ultimate success... [ Continue Reading ]
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; HE HATH MADE MY MOUTH LIKE A SHARP SWORD (; .) The double office of the Word of God-saving and damnatory-is implied (; ; ). A POLISHED SHAFT - (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. THOU ART MY SERVANT, O ISRAEL - applied to Messiah, according to the true import of the name, the Prince who had power with God in wrestling in behalf of man, and who prevails (; Hosea 12:3). He is also the ideal Israe... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. THEN I SAID. "I" - Messiah. LABOURED IN VAIN - comparatively, in the case of the greater number of His own countrymen, and of His own 'relati... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. THOUGH ISRAEL BE NOT GATHERED, YET SHALL I BE GLORIOUS IN THE EYES OF THE LORD. This... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. IT IS A LIGHT THING THAT THOU SHOULDEST BE MY... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. T... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; THUS SAITH THE LORD, IN AN ACCEPTABLE TIME HAVE I... [ Continue Reading ]
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. THAT THOU MAYEST SAY TO THE PRISONERS, GO FORTH - (; .) PRISONERS - the Jews bound in legal bondage. TO THEM THAT (ARE)... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. THEY SHALL NOT HUNGER NOR THIRST. Messiah will abundantly satisfy all the wants both of literal Israel on their way to Pa... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. MY - all things are God's. MOUNTAINS A WAY - I will remove all obstructions out of the way (). HIGHWAYS SHALL BE EXALTED - i:e., cast up (; ); for instance, over valleys. Vitringa explains "mountains" as great kingdoms... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. BEHOLD, THESE SHALL COME FROM FAR ... AND THESE FROM THE LAND OF SINIM. The Arabians and other Asiatics called China Sin, or Tchin: the Chinese had no special name for themselves... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. So . FOR THE LORD ... WILL HAVE MERCY UPON HIS AFFLICTED - God will have mercy on the afflicted, because of His compassion on affli... [ Continue Reading ]
But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. BUT ZION SAID, THE LORD HATH FORSAKEN ME - The literal Israel's complaint, as if God had forsaken her in the Babylonian captivity; also in their dispersion previous to their future restoration (). Thereby God's mercy, shall... [ Continue Reading ]
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. CAN A WOMAN FORGOT HER SUCKING CHILD? - (; ; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. GRAVEN THEE UPON THE PALMS OF (MY) HANDS - alluding to the Jews' custom (perhaps drawn from ) of puncturing on their hands a representation of their city and temple, in token of zeal for them (Lowth). (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. THY CHILDREN SHALL MAKE HASTE. "Thy children" - Israel's (Isaiah 49:20; Isaiah 43:6) (Jerome). The Septuagint and Chaldaic read, for "Thy children" ( baanaayik (H1121)), 'Thy builders' ( bonayik ... [ Continue Reading ]
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. LIFT UP THINE EYES ... ALL THESE GATHER THEMSELVES TOGETHER ...... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. THE LAND OF THY DESTRUCTION - thy land, once the scene of destruction. SHALL EVEN NOW BE TOO NARROW BY REASON OF... [ Continue Reading ]
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. THE CHILDREN WHICH THOU SHALL HAVE, AFTER THOU HAST LOST THE OTHER - literally, The children of thy bereavements (cf. Isaiah 54:1)... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? THEN SHALT THOU SAY IN THINE HEART, WHO HATH BEGOTTEN ME THESE... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. LIFT UP MINE HAND - i:e., beckon to them (note, ). SET UP MY STANDARD ( ) ... TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. AND KINGS ... SHALL ... LICK UP TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? SHALL THE PREY - Israel, long a prey to mighty Gentile nations, whose oppression of her shall reach its highest point under Antichrist (; ; ). BE TAKEN FROM THE MIGHTY, OR THE LAWFUL CAPTIVE DELIVERED - i:e., be delivered... [ Continue Reading ]
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. BUT THUS SAITH THE LORD, EVEN THE CAPTIVES OF THE MIGHTY SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY - (; ;... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. I WILL FEED THEM THAT OPPRESS THEE WITH THEIR OWN FLESH - a phrase f... [ Continue Reading ]