I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. In Isaiah 64:9 their plea was, "We are all thy people." In answer, God declares that others (Gentiles) would be taken into covenant with Hi... [ Continue Reading ]
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; SPREAD OUT MY HANDS - inviting them earnestly (). ALL THE DAY - continually, late and early (). UNTO A REBELLIOUS PEOPLE - Israel, whose rebellion was the occa... [ Continue Reading ]
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; A PEOPLE THAT PROVOKETH ME TO ANGER CONTINUALLY - answering to "all the day" (). God was continually inviting them, and they continually offending Him (). TO MY FA... [ Continue Reading ]
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; WHICH REMAIN AMONG THE GRAVES - namely, for purposes of necromancy, as if to hold converse with the dead (Isaiah 8:19: cf. Mark 5:3); or, for the sake of purifi... [ Continue Reading ]
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. WHICH SAY, STAND BY THYSELF, COME NOT NEAR TO ME; FOR I AM HOLIER THAN THOU - (; ; ; .) Applicable to the hypocritical self-justifiers of our Lord's time.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, BEHOLD, (IT IS) WRITTEN BEFORE ME - it is decreed by me-namely, what follows () (Maurer); or, their guilt is recorded before me (cf. ; ; ). I WILL NOT KEEP SILENCE ( ), BUT WILL RECO... [ Continue Reading ]
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. YOUR INIQUITIES, AND THE INIQUITIES OF YOUR FATHERS TOGETHER. Their sin had b... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. AS THE NEW WINE IS FOUND IN THE CLUSTER - As if some grapes having good wine-producing juice in them be foun... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. AND I WILL BRING FORTH A SEED OUT OF JACOB - "the holy seed" (); a posterity from Jacob, destined to repossess the Holy Land, forfeited b... [ Continue Reading ]
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. SHARON - (notes, ; .) ACHOR - meaning trouble: a valley near Jericho, so called from the trouble caused to Israel by Achan's sin (). ACHOR A PLACE FOR THE HE... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. BUT YE (ARE) THEY THAT ... FORGET MY HOLY MOUNTAIN - Moriah, on which the temple was. THAT PREPARE A TABLE FOR THAT TROOP - rather, Gad... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. THEREFORE WILL I NUMBER YOU TO THE SWORD. "Number you" - doom... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: BEHOLD, MY SERVANTS SHALL EAT - enjoy all blessings from me (). BUT YE SHALL BE HUNGRY... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. SHALL HOWL - (; : cf. .)... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: YOUR NAME FOR A CURSE. The name of 'Jew' has been for long a formula of execration (cf. ). If one wishes to curse another, he can utter nothing worse than this, 'God... [ Continue Reading ]
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. That he who - rather, "He who," etc. BLESSETH HIMSELF IN THE EA... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. For, behold, I create new heavens, and a new earth. As Caleb inherited the same land which his feet trod on (; ), so Messiah and His saints shall inherit the renovated earth which once the... [ Continue Reading ]
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. Rejoice forever (in that) which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing ( ) - spiritually ( ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. _ I will rejoice in Jerusalem-and joy in my people - (_ .) THE VOICE OF WEEPING SHALL BE NO MORE ( Isaiah 25:7 ; ; ; ) - primarily foretold of Jerusalem; seconda... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. The longevity of men in the first age of the world shall be enjoyed again. There shall be no mor... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. THEY SHALL BUILD HOUSES, AND INHABIT THEM ... - (NOTE, _ ; _ .)... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not build, and another inhabit - They shall not experience the curse pronounced, Leviticus 26:16... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY SHALL NOT LABOUR IN VAIN, NOR BRING FORTH FOR TROUBLE; FOR THEY ARE THE SEED OF THE BLESSED OF THE LORD, AND THEIR OFFSPRING WITH THEM. _ They shall not ... bring forth for trouble_ - literally, for terror ( LABEHAALAAH (H928)); i:e., 'They shall not bring forth children for a sudden death'... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. CONTRAST , "none ... calleth," etc.; and note, , 'I called, ye did not answer.' Maurer translates, 'They shal... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB SHALL FEED TOGETHER, AND THE LION SHALL EAT STRAW LIKE THE BULLOCK: AND DUST SHALL BE THE SERPENT'S MEAT. THEY SHALL NOT HURT NOR DESTROY IN ALL MY HOLY MOUNTAIN, SAITH THE LORD. _ The wolf and the lamb shall feed together_ - (notes, Isaiah 11:6 .) And dust (shall be) the... [ Continue Reading ]