George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 57:10
Rest. They were obstinate before the coming of Nabuchodonosor, and of the Romans. --- Asked. Confiding in their own strength.
Rest. They were obstinate before the coming of Nabuchodonosor, and of the Romans. --- Asked. Confiding in their own strength.
Verse Isaiah 57:10. YET _SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE _- "Thou hast said, There is hope"] In one of the MSS. at Koningsberg, collated by Lilienthal, the words לא אמרת _lo amarta_, are left in th...
THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY - That is, in the length of thy journeys in order to procure foreign aid. Thou hast traveled to distant nations for this purpose, and in doing it, hast bec...
Chapter s 56:9-57:14 must be read continuously. CHAPTER S 56:9-57:21 The Condition of the Apostate Nation and the two Classes 1. _The condition of the shepherds of Israel (Isaiah 56:9) _ 2. _Apostat...
AN INVECTIVE AGAINST THE PRO-SAMARITANS. Yahweh turns now bitterly to upbraid the pro-Samaritan party in the community, among whom flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices. To...
FOUND... HAND. found [by the length of thy journeys]. hand to mouth life....
Although wearied by these idolatries they have persisted in them with an infatuation which has blinded them to their desperate situation, and rendered them indifferent to the fear of Jehovah. _in the...
Invective against an idolatrous party. With regard to the reference of this obscure and difficult passage the following points have to be noticed: (1) The scenery of Isaiah 57:5 is unmistakeably Pales...
Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:21. A Protest against the Unworthy Shepherds of God's Flock, and the arrogant Heathenism by which it is threatened; followed by a Message of Consolation to True Israelites Th...
THOU HAST FOUND THE LIFE OF THINE HAND, &C.— That is to say, "_Thou hast found thy delight_ in that troublesome superstition; wherefore, though thou mayest labour grievously, yet thou sustainest all t...
2. SENSUALITY TEXT: Isaiah 57:6-10 6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Sha...
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF TH...
57:10 ways; (f-9) Or 'because of the length of thy way.' quickening (g-23) Or 'renewal.' lit. 'the life.'...
2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under their rulers (Isaiah 57:1). SHALL ENTER.. SHALL REST] RV 'entereth.. rest.' 3, 5. SONS, etc.] i.e. descendants, perpetuating the...
IN THE GREATNESS] RV 'with the length.' HAST FOUND.. HAND] RV 'didst find a quickening of thy strength,' i.e. Judah imagined her power increased by foreign alliances. GRIEVED] RV 'faint.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 57 GOD’S LOYAL PEOPLE MAY SUFFER V1 Sometimes good people die young. So do some holy p...
People’s efforts to satisfy their desire for sex for the wrong reasons will always fail....
THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY... — Better, _with the length of thy journey — _i.e., with the long embassies to Assyria, and to Babylon, as for the time the residence of its kings. For “...
בְּ רֹ֤ב דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ יָגַ֔עַתְּ לֹ֥א אָמַ֖רְתְּ...
CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so
NO PEACE TO THE WICKED Isaiah 57:1-21 A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the oaks” (r.v.) and in the vall...
Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders, righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of...
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not, (l) There is no hope: thou (m) hast found the life of thy hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. (l) Although you saw all your lab...
This, it should seem, is a representation of such awful characters as were before described, disappointed in the pursuit of their pleasures, pausing over their dreadful state, and yet, though confessi...
10._Thou art wearied. _He means that men undertake superfluous and useless labors, when they do not follow God. They vex themselves in vain, as has been already said; for nothing that is attempted in...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57. Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things. Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the Gentiles....
THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY,.... Or, "in the multiplicity of thy ways" u: which were so many, as were enough to make her weary; the steps which were taken to obtain so much power over...
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. Ver. 10. _Thou art wearied in the great...
_Thou art wearied with the greatness of thy way_ Thou hast not eased, or relieved, but only tired thyself with all thy tedious journeys and laborious endeavours. _Yet sayest thou not, There is no hope...
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way, by the many trips made in the interest of her lust; YET SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE, in a proper realization of the fruitlessness of her quest; thou...
JEHOVAH REJECTS ALL IDOLATERS...
LIFE: Or, living...
3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry b...
THOU ART WEARIED IN THE GREATNESS OF THY WAY; thou hast not eased or relieved, but only tired thyself with all thy tedious journeys and laborious endeavours. YET SAIDST THOU NOT, THERE IS NO HOPE; and...
Isaiah 57:10 wearied H3021 (H8804) length H7230 way H1870 say H559 (H8804) hope H2976 (H8737) found...
THE PRESENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE GODLESS; THE PEOPLE BECOME LIKE THE LEADERS THAT THEY SUPPORT (ISAIAH 57:3). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and the occult....
The prophet has been giving a very terrible description of the sin of the nation. We need not read it all, but at last he says this: Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;_ «Th...
A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by persecution. Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none consideri...
CONTENTS: Further ethical instructions. Sins of the people denounced. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God is justly displeased when the voice of His rod is not heard, much more, when sin and idolatry a...
Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth._ This was written as a tribute, it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace...
_Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way_ THE WEARINESS OF SIN The text is a striking representation of the sinner’s conduct in fruitless efforts to obtain happiness anywhere but from heaven....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:9 Idolatry also involved futile political alliances with foreign powers (see Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 31:
THE SOUL’S WEARINESS IN ITS SINFUL WAY Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way, &c._ There is a littleness and there is a greatness in men’s sins. Some people are mean, timid in w...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2 THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given to expec
The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1). There are many w...
2 Chronicles 28:22; 2 Chronicles 28:23; Ezekiel 24:12; Habakkuk 2:13;...
Wearied — Thou hast not eased, but tired thyself with thy tedious journey. Yet — And yet thou didst not perceive that thy labour was lost. Hast found — Thou hast sometimes found success in these ways....