The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. In the midst of the excesses of the unfaithful watchmen (Isaiah 56:10), most of the few that are godly perish: partly by vexation at th... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. HE SHALL ENTER INTO PEACE - in contrast to the persecutions which he suffered in this world (; ). The margin, not so well, translates, 'He shall go in peace' (; ). THEY SHALL REST IN THEIR BEDS - the... [ Continue Reading ]
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. BUT DRAW NEAR HITHER, YE SONS OF THE SORCERESS. In contrast to "the righteous" and their end, he announces to the unbelieving Jews their doom. SONS OF THE SORCERESS - i:e., ye that are addicted to sorcery:... [ Continue Reading ]
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, AGAINST WHOM DO YE SPORT YOURSELVES? - make a mock (). Are ye aware of the glory of Him whom you mock, by mocking His servants? ("the righte... [ Continue Reading ]
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? ENFLAMING YOURSELVES WITH IDOLS - burning with lust toward idols (Gesenius); or else (cf. margin), in the terebinth groves, which the Hebrew [ baa'eeliym (H410)] and the para... [ Continue Reading ]
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? AMONG THE SMOOTH (STONES) OF THE STREAM (IS) THY PORTION. The Hebrew, chalqeey (H2511), smooth, is e... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. UPON A LOFTY AND HIGH MOUNTAIN HAST THOU SET THY BED - image from adultery: open and shameless (). The "bed" answers to the idolatrous altar, the scene of their spiritual unfaithfulness to thei... [ Continue Reading ]
Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. BEHIND THE DOORS ALSO AND THE POSTS HAST THOU SE... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. AND THOU WENTEST TO THE KING - the idol which they came to worship, perfumed with oil, like harlots (; ; ). So "king" means idol (; , Malcha... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY - the length of thy journeys in seeking strange gods, or else foreign aid (Jeremiah 2:23). No... [ Continue Reading ]
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? AND OF WHOM HAST THOU BEEN AFRAID OR FEARED, THAT THOU HAST LIED, AND HAST NOT REMEMBERED ME? Israel wished not t... [ Continue Reading ]
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. DECLARE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS - I will expose publicly thy (hypocritical) righteousness. I will show openly how vain thy works, in having recourse to idols or foreign alliances, shall rove ().... [ Continue Reading ]
When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; WHEN THOU CRIEST - In the time of thy trouble. LET THY COMPANIES DELIVER THEE - name... [ Continue Reading ]
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. AND SHALL SAY, CAST YE UP ... PREPARE THE WAY. The nominative is, 'He that trusteth in me' (). The believing remnant shall have every obstacle to their return cleared out of the way at... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. FOR THUS SAITH THE HIGH AND LOFTY ONE ..... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. FOR - referring to the promise, in Isaiah 57:14, of restoring Israel when 'contrite' (Genesis 6:3; Genesis 8:21; Psalms 78:38-19; Psalms 85:5; Psalms 103:9; Psal... [ Continue Reading ]
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS WAS I WROTH. "Covetousness" - akin to idolatry, and, like it, having drawn off Israel's heart from God (; ; ; ; ). I... [ Continue Reading ]
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I HAVE SEEN HIS WAYS, AND WILL HEAL HIM - rather, 'I have seen his ways (in sin), yet will I heal him;' i:e., restore Israel spiritually and temporally (; ; Hosea 14:4) (Horsley): Ho... [ Continue Reading ]
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. I CREATE THE FRUIT OF THE LIPS - i:e., thanksgivings, which flow from the lips. I make men to return thanks to me (; ). PEACE, PEACE - `perfect peace (see margin, ;... [ Continue Reading ]
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. BUT THE WICKED (ARE) LIKE THE TROUBLED SEA, WHEN IT CANNOT REST - rather [ kiy (H3588)], 'for it can have no rest' (Job 15:20, etc.; Proverbs 4:16). The English version represents the sea as occasi... [ Continue Reading ]
There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. (THERE IS) NO PEACE, SAITH MY GOD, TO THE WICKED - (; .) MY GOD. The prophet having God as his God, speaks in the person of Israel, prophetically regarded as having now appropriated God and His "peace" (Isaiah 11:1), and warning the impenitent th... [ Continue Reading ]