For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. FOR ZION'S SAKE WILL I NOT HOLD MY PEACE. "I" - the prophet, as representative of all the praying people of... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. THE GENTILES SHALL SEE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL KINGS THY GLORY - (; Isaiah 42:1; ; Isaiah 49:22; ; ; ). CALLED BY A NEW NAME - expressive of... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. THOU SHALT ALSO BE A CROWN OF GLORY IN THE HAND OF THE LORD. As a crown is worn on the head, not "in the hand," hand must here be figurative for 'under the Lord's protection' (). 'All His saint... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. THOU SHALT NO MORE BE TERMED FORSAKEN - be "forsaken," so as that that term could be... [ Continue Reading ]
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. FOR (AS) A YOUNG MAN MARRIETH A VIRGIN, (SO) SHALL THY SONS MARRY THEE. "Thy sons" - Lowth prefers changing the points, which are of no authority... [ Continue Reading ]
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, I - Isaiah, speaking in the person of Messiah. HAVE SET WATCHMEN UPON THY WALLS, O JERUSALEM - image from the watches set upon a city's wall to... [ Continue Reading ]
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. AND GIVE HIM NO REST - Hebrew, dªmiy (H1824), the same as in Isaiah 62:6, "silence:" 'keep not silence' yourselves, 'nor let Him rest in silence.' Compare as to Messiah Himself, "will I not hold my peace, a... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: THE LORD HATH SWORN BY HIS RIGHT HAND - His mighty instrument of accom... [ Continue Reading ]
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. BUT THEY THAT HAVE GATHERED IT SHALL EAT IT, AND PRAISE THE LORD - not consume it on their own lusts, and without thanksgiving. THEY THAT HAVE B... [ Continue Reading ]
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. GO THROUGH, GO THROUGH THE GATES; PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE PEOPLE ... GATHER OUT THE STONES. What Isaiah, in the person of Messiah, had enga... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. SAY YE TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, BEHOLD, THY SALVATION COMETH - embodied in the Saviour (see ). BEHOLD, HIS REWARD I... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. THOU SHALT BE CALLED, SOUGHT OUT - Sought after and highly prized by Yahweh: answering to A CITY NOT FORSAKEN in the parallel clause: no longer abandoned, but loved: im... [ Continue Reading ]