Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A more terrific judgment than that of the locusts, foretold under imagery drawn from that of the calamity then engrossing the a... [ Continue Reading ]
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A DAY OF DARKNESS AND OF GLOOMINESS, A... [ Continue Reading ]
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. A FIRE DEVOURETH BEFORE THEM, AND BEHIND THEM - i:e., on every side (). FIRE ... FLAME - destruction ... deso... [ Continue Reading ]
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. THE APPEARANCE OF THEM IS AS THE APPEARANCE OF HORSES. Not literal, but figurative locusts. The fifth trumpet, or first woe, in the parallel passage (Revelation 9:1) cannot be literal; for in it is said, "T... [ Continue Reading ]
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. LIKE THE NOISE OF CHARIOTS - referring to the loud sound caused by their wings in motion, or else the movement of their hind... [ Continue Reading ]
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. BEFORE THEIR FACE THE PEOPLE SHALL BE MUCH PAINED - namely, with terror. The Arab proverb is, 'More terrible than the locusts.' ALL FACES SHALL GATHER BLACKNESS - (Isaiah 13:8, "Their faces shall be as flames;... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Depicting the regular military order of their advance, 'One locust not turning a nail's breadth out of his own place in the march' (Jerome).... [ Continue Reading ]
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: THE EARTH SHALL QUAKE BEFORE THEM - i:e., the inhabitants of the earth quake with fear of them. THE HEAVENS SHALL TREMBLE - i:e., "the powers of the hea... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? AND THE LORD SHALL UTTER HIS VOICE BEFORE HIS ARMY - so among Mohammedans, 'Lord of the locusts' is... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: THEREFORE. With such judgments impending over the Jews, Yahweh Himself urges them to repentance. ALSO NOW, SAITH THE LORD - even now, what none could have hoped or... [ Continue Reading ]
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. AND REND YOUR HEART, AND NOT YOUR GARMENTS - let there be the inward sorrow of heart, and not the mere outward manife... [ Continue Reading ]
Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? WHO KNOWETH IF HE WILL RETURN AND REPENT, AND LEAVE A BLESSING BEHIND HIM, EVEN A MEAT OFFERING AND A DRINK OFFERING - i:e., Who knows but He will still gi... [ Continue Reading ]
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: BLOW THE TRUMPET - to convene the people (: cf. ). The nation was guilty, and therefore there must be a national humiliation. Compare Hezekiah's proceedings in proclaiming a solemn Passover, to which he invited Israel as well as J... [ Continue Reading ]
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. SANCTIFY THE CONGREGATION - namely, by expiatory rites and purification of their persons and of th... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? LET THE PRIESTS, THE MINIS... [ Continue Reading ]
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. THEN - when God sees His people penitent WILL THE LORD BE JEALOUS FOR HIS LAND - as a husband jealous of any dishonour done to the wife whom he loves, as if done to himself. The Hebrew [ qaanaa' (H7065)] comes from an Arabic root... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: THE LORD WILL ANSWER ... HIS PEOPLE, BEHOLD, I WILL SEND YOU CORN, AND WINE, AND OIL - rather, as Heb... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. I WILL REMOVE F... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. FEAR NOT, O LAND ... BE NOT AFRAID, YE BEASTS OF THE FIELD ... BE GLAD THEN, YE CHILDREN OF ZION. In an ascending gradation, the land destroyed by the enemy, the beasts of the field, and the children of Zion, the land's in... [ Continue Reading ]
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. AND THE FLOORS SHALL BE FULL OF WHEAT - the effect of the seasonable rains shall be abundance of all articles of food.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. AND I WILL RESTORE TO YOU THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HATH EATEN, THE CANKER-WORM, AND THE CATERPILLAR, AND THE PALMER-WORM. In Joel 1:4 "th... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. AND MY PEOPLE SHALL NEVER BE ASHAMED - shall no longer endure the "reproach" of the pagan () (Maurer); or rather, 'shall not bear the... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. AND YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM IN THE MIDST OF ISRAEL - as in the Old Testament dispensation God was present by the Shekinah, so in the New Testament first, for... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: AFTERWARD - "in the last days" () under Messiah, after the punishment of the Jews by the Gentile... [ Continue Reading ]
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. AND ALSO - And even. UPON THE SERVANTS AND UPON THE HANDMAIDS IN THOSE DAYS WILL I POUR OUT MY SPIRIT. The very slaves, the UPON THE SERVANTS AND UPON THE HANDMAIDS IN THOSE DAYS WILL I POUR OUT MY SPIRIT... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. As Messiah's manifestation is full of joy to believers, so it has an aspect of wrath to unbelievers, which is represented here. Thus when the Jews received Him not in His coming of grace, He came in ju... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD - Hebrew, Yahweh (H3068). App... [ Continue Reading ]