I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name. Ver. 1. _I am sought of them that asked not for me._] I am sought - that is, I am found, _a_ _as _ Ecc 3:6 or, I am sought to by thos... [ Continue Reading ]
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way [that was] not good, after their own thoughts; Ver. 2. _I have spread out my hands._] As preachers use to do, Pro 1:24 Act 26:1 or as those that invite and beckon others to themselves with the hand. See Matthew... [ Continue Reading ]
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Ver. 3. _A people that provoketh me to my face._] As it were for the nonce, in despite and defiance of me. _Siquis me in faciem depalmaret, vix indignius essera laturus... [ Continue Reading ]
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable [things is in] their vessels; Ver. 4. _Which remain among the graves._] Which use necromancy and consult with devils - as Saul did, and died for it - contrary to Deuteronomy 18:11. See Isa 8:... [ Continue Reading ]
_Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day._ Ver. 5. _Which say, Stand by thyself; come not near to me._] These Jews were all manner of naughts, and therefore worthily rejected by God; necromancers, i... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, Ver. 6. _Behold, it is written before me._] Heb., Before my face, as your sins were committed to my face, Isa 65:3 which, therefore, I shall surely remember and punish. _ But will rec... [ Continue Reading ]
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. Ver. 7. _Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together._] Your "v... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [one] saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing [is] in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. Ver. 8. _Thus saith the Lord._] This he saith in effect, I will not destroy the righteous with the wicked,... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. Ver. 9. _And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob._] The good husband keeps some of his corn for seed; which, though it be not much, yet i... [ Continue Reading ]
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. Ver. 10. _And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks._] The fieldlings shall be folds, and I will feed them daily and daintily Psa 23:1 with my graces and blessings. Shar... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. Ver. 11. _But ye are they that forsake the Lord._] Or, As for you, that have forsaken the Lord to observe lying vanities, and so are mise... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose [that] wherein I delighted not. Ver. 12. _Therefore I will number you to the sword._] _Est ele... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Ver. 13. _Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry._] _Lepidas antitheses poni... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. Ver. 14. _Behold, my servants shall sing._] "In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare," or a cord to strangle his joys with; "but the righteous doth sing and rej... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: Ver. 15. _And ye shall leave your name for a curse._] So that when mine elect shall denounce my curse against any one, they shall say, God make thee such another as was... [ Continue Reading ]
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. Ver. 16. _That he who blesseth himself in the earth, &c._] Or, Th... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Ver. 17. _For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth._] I am making of a new world - that is, gospel times, called a "new creation," 2Co 5:17 and "the world to come"; Heb 2:5 heaven... [ Continue Reading ]
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever [in that] which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. Ver. 18. _But be glad and rejoice for ever._] What can ye be less than everlastingly merry when you consider your gospel privileges, which are such as may well swallow up... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. Ver. 19. _And I will rejoice in Jerusalem._] Well may Jerusalem then rejoice in God, who as in all her afflictions he is afflicted, so he taketh pleasure in the pr... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner [being] an hundred years old shall be accursed. Ver. 20. _There shall be no more thence an infant of days._] This verse, as some others, had be... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall build houses, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. Ver. 21. _And they shall build houses and inhabit them._] The contrary whereunto is threatened against the wicked. Deu 28:30-68 God's people are freed from the curse of the law, from the hurt... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree [are] the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Ver. 22. _They shall not build, and another inhabit._] They shall not provide for posterity alone, but li... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they [are] the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. Ver. 23. _They shall not labour in vain._] As wicked men shall. Leviticus 26:14,20 _Deuteronomy 28:15,68_ _Haggai 1:6_ _; See Trapp on "_ Hag 1:6 _"_ Nor b... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Ver. 24. _And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer._] _Mirabilis certe promissio,_ a wonderful promise, verily, saith Scultetus. The prayers of the saints do sooner p... [ Continue Reading ]
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. Ver. 25. _The wolf and the lamb shall feed together._] Heb., As one. _a_ See Isaiah 11:6. There... [ Continue Reading ]