Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Isaiah 3:6
Thou hast — We are utterly undone, and have neither food nor raiment; but thou hast something left to support the dignity which we offer to thee. Under thine hand — To heal it.
Thou hast — We are utterly undone, and have neither food nor raiment; but thou hast something left to support the dignity which we offer to thee. Under thine hand — To heal it.
Verse Isaiah 3:6. _OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER_ - "Of his father's house"] For בית _beith, the house_, the ancient interpreters seem to have read מבית _mibbeith, from the house_; του οικειου του πατρο...
WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD ... - In this verse, and the following verses, the prophet continues to describe the calamitous and ruined state that would come upon the Jews; when there would be such a wa...
CHAPTER 3 Judgments upon the Rulers and the Daughters Of Zion 1. _The judgment against the rulers (Isaiah 3:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem's sad condition (Isaiah 3:8)_ 3. _Jehovah's message (Isaiah 3:10)_ 4. The...
JUDAH TO BE PUNISHED WITH ANARCHY. The date is uncertain. That it was early in the reign of Ahaz is a dubious inference from Isaiah 3:12. The pillars of society will be removed, and control will thus...
CLOTHING. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for all necessaries. BE. become....
WHEN A MAN, &C.— In these verses the description of the confused state of the nation, mentioned in the fifth verse, is continued under an elegant figure, whereby the government, which otherwise is anx...
CHAPTER THREE 3. THE VENGEANCE UPON DECADENCE Isaiah 3:1 to Isaiah 4:1 a. THE WEALTHY TEXT: Isaiah 3:1-15 1 For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah s...
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER,...
1. STAY AND THE STAFF] A prophecy of famine: cp. Isaiah 3:7, as the clause following explains. But if the latter clause is a gloss then 'stay and staff' would refer to the classes upon which the stabi...
True religion will produce a true society (see Isaiah 2:1-5). But Isaiah saw that actual affairs in *Jerusalem were the opposite. • God’s judgement often happens by means of society’s circumstances....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 3 DESPAIR IN *JERUSALEM V1 See what the *Lord (commander of...
WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER... — Disorder was followed by destitution. The elder brother, the impoverished owner of the ruined dwelling, the head of a family or village, turns in his rag...
כִּֽי ־יִתְפֹּ֨שׂ אִ֤ישׁ בְּ אָחִיו֙ בֵּ֣ית א
CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1; Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 4:1 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another portion of the book, o...
AN EXHORTATION TO HUMILITY AND REVERENCE Isaiah 2:12-22; Isaiah 3:1-12 If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily put away their idols and sorceries, they will be compelle...
The prophet now deals with judgment in greater detail, and shows how it will proceed against the rulers and against the women. The judgment in the case of the rulers is to be the destruction of true g...
When a man shall (f) take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand: (f) He shows that this plague will...
_Garment. They were ready to follow any, who was not quite destitute, like themselves, Jeremias xxxix. 10. --- Ruin. Fallen people._...
The prophet plainly shows by these verses, that the sin is universal. All ranks and all orders of the people are involved in the same sin, and consequently the same punishment. It is a melancholy stat...
6._When every man shall take hold of his brother _As this verse is closely connected with the former, and proceeds without interruption as far as the phrase _he shall swear, _the particle כי (_ki_) is...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, AND 4. Thus re-established, Zion, the mountain of Jehovah, will be the centre of blessing and peace to all the nations (Isaiah 2:1-4). This puts the inv...
WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER,.... One of the same country, kindred, and family; for only one of their brethren, and not a stranger, might rule over them, Deute...
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand: Ver. 6. _When a man shall take hold of...
_A man shall take hold of his brother_ Of his relation, friend, or neighbour. To take hold of another implies entreating his assistance; see Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23; _saying, Thou hast clothing_ We...
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, having saved at least a decent suit of clothes in the general overthrow, BE THOU OUR RULER AND LET THI...
GOD'S THREAT OF PUNISHMENT...
1-9 God was about to deprive Judah of every stay and support. The city and the land were to be made desolate, because their words and works had been rebellious against the Lord; even at his holy temp...
A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER; whereas envy ordinarily reigns in near relations, when one brother is advanced far above all the rest. THOU HAST CLOTHING: we are utter...
Isaiah 3:6 man H376 hold H8610 (H8799) brother H251 house H1004 father H1 clothing H8071 ruler H7101 ruins...
ALL THAT JERUSALEM/JUDAH DEPEND ON IS TO BE TAKEN AWAY SO THAT SOCIETY WILL DISINTEGRATE TOWARDS EVEN MORE EVIL (ISAIAH 3:1 A). Having covered world judgment Isaiah now brings it home to the local sit...
CONTENTS: The coming desolations of Jerusalem because of sin and the judgment of sinners. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: Whatever evil befalls sinners, it is of their own procuring. Those who...
Isaiah 3:1. _Behold, the Lord doth take away from Jerusalem the whole stay of bread._ This threatening is understood of the Chaldean invasion in the reign of Jechoniah, and after the death of king Jos...
_A man shall take hold of his brother_ SEEKING TO TRANSFER RULERSHIP Here we have the law of primogeniture. By the law of the State it was right that the eldest son should take a certain definite an...
_I will give children to be their princes_ PUERILE GOVERNMENT Probably an abstract term used for a concrete--puerilities or childishnesses for childish persons_._ (_J. A. Alexander._) JUVENILE GOV...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 3:1 The false and sinful glories of men and women, which are temporary, are replaced by the eternal glory of the Lord (Isaiah 4:6)....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 3:6 YOU HAVE A CLOAK. Anyone who has the slightest appearance of being a qualified leader is seized upon by the leaderless people. ⇐
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 3:1 GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON JERUSALEM. The general denunciations against Israel of the two preceding chapters are here turned especially against Jerusalem. God will deprive her of all h...
For, behold, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, the mighty men, and the man of war, the judge...
Isaiah 4:1; John 6:15; Judges 11:6...