Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. HO, EVERY ONE. After the special privileges of Israel (Isaiah 54:1) there follow, as the consequence, the universal invitation to t... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. WHEREFORE DO YE SPEND MONEY FOR (THAT WHICH IS) NOT BREAD? () - cf. "Bread of deceit," .... [ Continue Reading ]
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. COME UNTO ME: HEAR, AND YOUR SOUL SHALL LIVE. By coming to me ye shall live; because "I am the life" (). AND I WILL MAKE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN HIM - the mystical David (Ezekiel 37:24; Jeremiah 30:9; Hosea 3:5). Given by God (Isaiah 49:6). FOR A WITNESS TO THE PEOPLE - Hebrew, peoples. He bore witness even unto death for God... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. BEHOLD, THOU - Yahweh addresses Messiah. SHALT CALL A NATION (THAT) THOU KNOWEST NOT, AND NATIONS... [ Continue Reading ]
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: SEEK YE THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND. The condition and limit in the obtaining of the spiritual benefits (Isaiah 55:1): (1) Seek the Lord. (2) Seek Him while He is to be found (; ; Matthew 25:1; ; ; ; ;... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS. "Unrighteous man" - Hebrew, 'iysh (H376) '... [ Continue Reading ]
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. FOR MY THOUGHTS (ARE) NOT YOUR THOUGHTS, NEITHER (ARE) YOUR WAYS MY WAYS, SAITH THE LORD - referring to . You need not doubt His willingness 'abundantly to pardon' (cf. ); because, though "the wicked" man's "way... [ Continue Reading ]
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. FOR (AS) THE HEAVENS ARE HIGHER THAN THE EARTH, SO ARE MY WAYS HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS - (; ; .) For is repeated from . But Maurer, after the negation, "neither are your ways my... [ Continue Reading ]
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: FOR AS THE RAIN COMETH DOWN ... AND RETURNETH NOT THERE, BUT WATERETH THE EARTH. The hearts of... [ Continue Reading ]
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. SO SHALL MY WORD BE THAT GOETH FORTH OUT OF MY MOUTH: IT SHALL NOT RETURN UNTO ME VOID - (.) Rain may to us see... [ Continue Reading ]
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. FOR YE SHALL GO WITH JOY - from the various countries in which ye (the Jews) are scattered, to your own land ()... [ Continue Reading ]
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. INSTEAD OF THE THORN SHALL COME UP THE FIR TREE. "The thorn" - emblem of the wicked (2 Samuel 23:6;... [ Continue Reading ]