Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. Israel converted is compared to a wife (; ) put away for unfaithfulness, but... [ Continue Reading ]
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; ENLARGE THE PLACE OF THY TENT - (Isaiah 49:19; ; .) Thy children shall be so many that thy borders must be extended to contain them. STRETCH FO... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. FOR THOU SHALT BREAK FORTH ON THE RIGHT HAND AND ON THE LEFT - thou shalt burst forth with increase; thy offspring shall grow, answering to "thy se... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. FEAR NOT; FOR THOU SHALT NOT BE ASHAMED - (; .) FOR THOU SHALT FORGET THE SHAME... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. FOR THY MAKER (IS) THINE HUSBAND; THE LORD OF HOSTS (IS) HIS NAME - (; .) That God was Israel's "Maker," both as individuals and as the theocrati... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. FOR THE LORD HATH CALLED THEE - i:e., recalled thee: the pr... [ Continue Reading ]
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. FOR A SMALL MOMENT HAVE I FORSAKEN THEE - as compared with Israel's coming long prosperity (; ). So the spiritual Israel (; ). BUT WITH GREAT MERCIES WILL I GATHER THEE - to myself from thy dispersions.... [ Continue Reading ]
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. IN A LITTLE WRATH - or, 'In the overflowing of wrath:' as Proverbs 27:4, margin, 'Anger is an overflowing:' qetsep (H7110) is written here for shetep (H785... [ Continue Reading ]
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. FOR THIS (IS AS) THE WATERS OF NOAH UNTO ME - I am about to do the same in this instance as in Noah's floo... [ Continue Reading ]
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. FOR THE MOUNTAINS SHALL DEPART, AND THE HILLS BE REMOVED; BUT MY KINDNESS SHALL NOT DEPART FROM THEE -... [ Continue Reading ]
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. O THOU AFFLICTED ... NOT COMFORTED - by any one; none gave her help or comfort. BEHOLD, I WILL LAY THY STONES WITH FAIR COLOURS - rather, lay ... i... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. AND I WILL MAKE THY WINDOWS OF AGATES - or thy battlements [Hebrew, shimshotayik (H8121). The Septuagint, epalxeis. So the Vulgate, Arabic, and the Rabbis]; literally, suns; applied to bat... [ Continue Reading ]
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. ALL THY CHILDREN (SHALL BE) TAUGHT OF THE LORD. Quoted by the Saviour () to prove that in order to come to Him men must be 'drawn' by the Father. So ; ; ; ; ; ; . GREAT (SHALL BE) THE PEACE OF THY CH... [ Continue Reading ]
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. IN RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALT THOU BE ESTABLISHED - the characteristic of the reign of Messiah (Isaiah 11:4; ; ; ). THOU SHALT BE FAR FROM OPPRESSI... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. BEHOLD, THEY SHALL SURELY GATHER TOGETHER, (BUT), NOT BY ME - i:e., If it should happen that enemies "gather together" against thee (Psalms 2:2), they will not have bee... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. BEHOLD, I HAVE CREATED THE SMITH. The workmen that forms 'weapons against thee' (Isaiah 54:17) is wholly in my power, therefore thou... [ Continue Reading ]
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. EVERY TONGUE (THAT) SHALL RISE AGAINST THEE IN JUDGMENT THOU SHAL... [ Continue Reading ]