Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. OPEN THY DOORS, O LEBANON - i:e., the temple, so called, as being constructed of cedars of Lebanon, or as being lofty and conspicuous, like that mountain (cf. ; ). Forty years before the destruction of the temple, the tract called 'M... [ Continue Reading ]
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. HOWL, FIR TREE; FOR THE CEDAR IS FALLEN. If even the cedars (the highest in the state) are not spared, how much less the fir trees (the lowest)! HOWL,... [ Continue Reading ]
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. THERE IS A VOICE OF THE HOWLING OF THE SHEPHERDS - "the shepherds" are the Jewish rulers. FOR THEIR GLORY IS SPOILED - their wealth and magni... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; THUS SAITH THE LORD MY GOD. The commission is here given by the Father to the Son, "Feed the flock." The prophet here proceeds to show the cause of the destruction just foretold-namely, the rejection of Messiah. FEED THE FLOCK OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. WHOSE POSSESSORS SLAY THEM, AND HOLD THEMSELVES NOT GUILTY. Translate [ qoneeyhen (H7069), from qaanaah (H7069), to buy], the buyers... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. FOR I WILL NO MORE PITY THE INHABITANTS OF THE LA... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. AND - rather, Accordingly: implying the motive cause which led Messiah to assume the office-namely, the will of the Fa... [ Continue Reading ]
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. THREE SHEPHERDS ALSO I CUT OFF, [ waa'akchid (H3582)] - literally, to cause to disappear, to destroy so as not to leave a vestige of them. The three shepherds whom Messiah removes are John, Simo... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. THEN SAID I - at last, when all means of saving the nations had been used in vain (), "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall d... [ Continue Reading ]
And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. AND I TOOK MY STAFF, EVEN BEAUTY, AND CUT IT ASUNDER, THAT I MIGHT BREAK MY COVENANT WHICH I HAD MADE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. The covenant made with the whole nation is to hold... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. AND SO THE POOR OF THE FLOCK THAT WAITED UPON ME KNEW THAT IT WAS THE WORD OF THE LORD. The humble godly remnant knew by the event the truth of the prediction, and of Messiah's... [ Continue Reading ]
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. AND I SAID UNTO THEM. The prophet here represents the person of Yahweh-Messiah. IF YE THINK GOOD - literally, 'If it be good in your eyes.' Glancing at their sel... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, CAST IT UNTO THE POTTER - proverbial: throw it to the temple-potter, the most s... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. THEN I CUT ASUNDER MINE OTHER STAFF, EVEN BANDS, THAT I MIGHT BREAK THE BROTHERHOOD BETWEEN JUDAH AND ISRAEL. The breaking of the bond of union between Judah and Israel's 10 tribes under... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, TAKE UNTO THEE YET THE INSTRUMENTS OF A FOOLISH SHEPHERD - "take unto thee yet" - i:e., 'take again'; as in previously he had taken other implements. THE INSTRUMENTS - the accoutremen... [ Continue Reading ]
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. FOR, LO, I WILL RAISE UP A SHEPH... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. WOE TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD. The Hebrew [ haa'ªliyl (H457)] expresses both vanity and an idol. Compare Isaiah 14:13... [ Continue Reading ]