The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF HADRACH - rather, concerning or against Hadrach (cf. Isaiah 21:13).... [ Continue Reading ]
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. AND HAMATH ALSO - a Syrian kingdom, with a capital of the same name, north of Damascus. SHALL BORDER THEREBY - shall be joined to Damascus in treatment as it is in position; shall share in the burden of wrath of whi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. AND TYRUS DID BUILD HERSELF A STRONG HOLD. The pagan historian, Diodorus Siculus (17: 40) confirms this: 'Tyre had the greatest confidence, owing to her insular position and for... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. BEHOLD, THE LORD WILL CAST HER OUT - (Ezekiel 26:4; Ezekiel 26:12; Ezekiel 27:27). CAST HER OUT. The Hebrew [ yowrishenaah (H3423)], dispossess her - i:e., will cast her inhabitants... [ Continue Reading ]
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 6. ASHKELON ... EKRON ... GAZA ... ASHDOD. Gath alone is omitted, perhaps as being somewhat in... [ Continue Reading ]
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. AND A BASTARD SHALL DWELL IN ASHDOD - "bastard," not the rightful heir; vile and low men such as are bastards (Deuteronomy 23:2). (Grotius.) An alien; so the Septuagint; implying the desolation of the region, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. I WILL TAKE AWAY HIS BLOOD OUT OF HIS MOUTH - literally, bloods. Blood was forbidden... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. AND I WILL ENCAMP ABOUT - (). MINE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ARMY - namely, the Jewish co... [ Continue Reading ]
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. REJOICE GREATLY ... BEHOLD, THY KING. From the coming of the Grecian conqueror, Alexander,... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. AND I WILL CUT OFF THE CHARIOT ... AND THE... [ Continue Reading ]
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. AS FOR THEE ALSO - i:e., "the daughter of Zion," or "Jerusalem" (), the theocracy. The "thee also," in contradistinction to Messiah, spoken of in , implies that besides cutting off... [ Continue Reading ]
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; TURN YOU TO THE STRONG HOLD - in contrast to the "pit" (Zechariah 9:11) [ bitsaarown (H1225), from baatsar (H1219), to cut off]; literally, 'a place cut off from access.' Maurer thinks... [ Continue Reading ]
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. WHEN I HAVE BENT JUDAH FOR ME - i:e., when I shall have made Judah as it were my bow. FILLED THE BOW WITH EPHRAIM - and "filled" it... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. AND THE LORD SHALL BE SEE... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. AND THEY SHALL DEVOUR - God's covenant-people "shall devour" the flesh of their... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. AND THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL SAVE THEM IN THAT DAY AS THE FLOCK OF HIS PEOPLE - as is becoming His honour that the flock of His people... [ Continue Reading ]
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. FOR HOW GREAT IS HIS GOODNESS, AND HOW GREAT IS HIS BEAUTY! - the goodness and beauty which JEHOVAH-MESSIAH bestows on His people. Not, as Maurer thinks, the goodness, etc.... [ Continue Reading ]