Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Messiah approaching Jerusalem, after having avenged His people on His and their enemies, is represen... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? WHEREFORE (ART THOU) RED IN THINE APPAREL? ... The prophet asks why His garments are "dyed" and "red." WINEFAT - rather, the wine-press, wherein the grapes were trodden with the feet, from which the... [ Continue Reading ]
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. I HAVE TRODDEN THE WINE-PRESS ALONE; AND OF THE PEOPLE (THERE WAS)... [ Continue Reading ]
For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. FOR THE DAY OF VENGEANCE (IS) IN MINE HEART. "Is" - rather, was. This assigns the reason why He has thus destroyed the foe (). THE YEAR OF MY REDEEMED - of my people to be redeemed. DAY ... YEAR - here, as in ; ,... [ Continue Reading ]
And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. I LOOKED, AND (THERE WAS) NONE TO HELP ... THEREFORE MINE OWN ARM BROUGHT SALVATION UNTO ME; AND MY FURY, IT UPHELD ME. The same wo... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. AND I WILL TREAD DOWN THE PEOPLE IN MINE ANGER, AND MAKE THEM DRUNK IN MY FURY - rather, preterites, 'I trod down ... made them drunk.' The same image occurs, Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. Isr... [ Continue Reading ]
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. FOR HE SAID, SURELY THEY ARE MY PEOPLE. "He" - Yahweh "said," i:e., thought, in choosing them as His covenant-people; so "said," . Not that God was ignorant that the Jews would not keep faith with Him; b... [ Continue Reading ]
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. IN ALL THEIR AFFLICTION HE WAS AFFLICTED. The English version reads the Hebrew as the Qeri' (Hebrew margin) doe... [ Continue Reading ]
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. VEXED - grieved (Psalms 78:40; Psalms 95:10; Acts 7:51; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 3:10; Hebrews 3:17; Ezekiel 16:43). HE FOUGHT AGAINST THEM - `He it was that fought,' namely, the ang... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? THEN HE REMEMBERED THE DAYS OF OLD, MOSES (AND) HIS PEOPLE - Notwithstanding their perversity, He fo... [ Continue Reading ]
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? THAT LED (THEM) BY THE RIGHT HAND OF MOSES WITH HIS GLORIOUS ARM. The right hand of Moses, 'stretched out over the Red Sea,' was but the instrument: the arm of God... [ Continue Reading ]
That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? DEEP - literally, the tossing and roaring sea. AS AN HORSE IN THE WILDERNESS - the open plain (Horsley), wherein there is no obstacle to cause a horse in its course the danger of stumbling.... [ Continue Reading ]
As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. AS A BEAST GOETH DOWN INTO THE VALLEY, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAUSED HIM TO REST - image from a herd led "down" from the hills to a fertile and well-w... [ Continue Reading ]
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? LOOK DOWN FROM HEAVEN, AND BEHOLD FROM THE HABITATION OF THY HOLINESS AND OF THY GLORY: WHERE... [ Continue Reading ]
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. DOUBTLESS THOU (ART) OUR FATHER - of Israel, by right, not merely of creation, but also of electing adoption (; ; .) THOUGH A... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. O LORD, WHY HAST THOU MADE US TO ERR FROM THY WAYS, (AND) HARDENED OUR HEART FROM THY FEAR? - i:e., suffered us to err and to be hardened in o... [ Continue Reading ]
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. THE PEOPLE OF THY HOLINESS Israel dedicated as holy unto God (; ) THE PEOPLE OF THY HOLINESS - Israel, dedicated as holy unto God (; ). HAVE POSSESSED (IT) BUT A LITTLE WHILE - nam... [ Continue Reading ]
We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. WE ARE (THINE): THOU NEVER BAREST RULE OVER THEM - rather, 'We are thine from of old (Hebrew, mee`owlaam (H5769)); thou barest not rule over them.' So the Chaldaic and Syriac, and seemingly the Septuagint and Vulgat... [ Continue Reading ]