And shall say, Heb. And he shall say; or, And one shall say. God will raise up a man who shall say these words, and that with authority and efficacy, so as the thing shall be done. Cast ye up; make causeways, where it is needful, for their safe and easy passage. Take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people; remove all things which may hinder them in their return.
Verse Isaiah 57:14. _AND SHALL SAY _- "Then will I say"] ואמר _vaomer_, to be pointed as the first person future. They are the words of God, as it is plain from the conclusion of the verse; _my_ peopl...
AND SHALL SAY - Lowth, ‘Then will I say.’ Noyes, ‘Men will say.’ The word אמר _'âmar_ seems to be used here impersonally, and to mean, ‘One shall say;’ that is it shall be said. The Septuagint and th...
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...
A GRACIOUS PROMISE TO THE PARTY OF THE PIOUS. This oracle is modelled on Isaiah 40, though the way is figurative. Yahweh commands that the Way of His adherents be raised and freed from obstacles. He,...
CAST YE UP. Make. highway. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._...
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...
_And shall say_ or, AND IT SHALL BE SAID (R.V. marg.). The speaker is Jehovah ("my people"), not one of the angelic beings of the Prologue. The expression means simply "the word shall go forth." The...
In striking contrast to the menacing tone of Isaiah 57:3 ff. is the impressive and elevated language in which the prophet now sets forth the gracious thoughts of Jehovah towards His erring but repenta...
AND SHALT SAY, &C.— _And he said,_ or, _And a voice says,_ &c. These are the words of the prophetic chorus, relating that a _voice_ had gone forth, or a command of God, to prepare the way, and to remo...
4. SMITING TEXT: Isaiah 57:14-19 14 And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that...
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. AND SHALL SAY, CAST YE UP ... PREPARE THE WAY. The nominative is, 'He that trusteth i...
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...
Let all barriers to the return be removed....
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...
Here ‘way’ is a picture word, to mean ‘people’s way (manner) of life’. Rocks and stones may cause a person to trip and to fall on a journey. The *Lord orders their removal. These ‘rocks and stones’ me...
AND SHALL SAY... — Better, _And one said._ The prophet hears, as it were, a voice behind him, bringing an oracle from Heaven, which renews the cry of the herald in Isaiah 40:3. The verb, _cast up,_ po...
וְ אָמַ֥ר סֹֽלּוּ ־סֹ֖לּוּ פַּנּוּ ־דָ֑רֶךְ ה
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...
(r) And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. (r) God will say to Darius and Cyrus....
_And I. Seeing there is no aid in man, God will save his people for his own goodness' sake. (Haydock)_...
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...
14._And he shall say, Prepare, prepare. _Because this promise, that they who hoped in the Lord should possess the land, might be thought ridiculous, (for soon afterwards they were to be driven out of...
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....
AND SHALL SAY, CAST YE UP, CAST YE UP,.... A causeway, a highway, for the people of the Jews to return to their own land: this is either said by the Lord, as some supply it; or by the prophet, as Jarc...
_And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people._ Ver. 14. _And they shall say._] Or, And it shall be said. This is further added, for...
_Of whom hast thou been afraid_, &c. And what, or who are they, the fear of whom drives thee to these wicked and desperate practices? Are they not weak and mortal creatures, such as wholly depend upon...
And shall say, that is, a voice is heard to say, CAST YE UP, CAST YE UP, in leveling, the path; PREPARE THE WAY, TAKE UP THE STUMBLING-BLOCK OUT OF THE WAY OF MY PEOPLE, so they have free access to th...
Jehovah Grants Salvation and Peace to the Repentant. What the Lord had indicated at the end of the fast paragraph He now elaborates upon....
13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of l...
Isaiah 57:14 say H559 (H8804) up H5549 (H8798) up H5549 (H8798) Prepare H6437 (H8761) way...
YAHWEH WILL MAKE A WAY BACK TO HIMSELF AND WILL RESTORE THOSE WHOM HE CHOOSES TO HIMSELF IN SPITE OF THEIR UNDESERVING AND UNRESPONSIVENESS (ISAIAH 57:14). They must remember that in spite of what the...
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...
_And shall say, Cast ye up_ GOD RIGHTEOUS, YET GRACIOUS The second half of Isaiah 57:13 forms a transition to the next section, which is a promise of salvation to the true Israel. In striking contra...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:14 God opens the way into his presence for all who are repentant. ⇐ ⇔...
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...
1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Corinthians 8:13;...
And he — God will raise up a man who shall say with authority and efficacy. Cast up — Make causeways, where it is needful, for their safe and easy passage, and remove all things which may hinder them...