A SONG. Eight sentences describe the vineyard, of which seven give the characteristics, and one (Isaiah 5:7) the result. This "song" sets forth the doom of the Vineyard: the Parable (Luke 20:9), the doom of the husbandmen. HATH. had. A VERY FRUITFUL. oil's son. Can it refer to David and his anoint... [ Continue Reading ]
VINE. For Israel as this vine, See Isaiah 27:2; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 12:10; Psalms 80:8; Hosea 10:1; Hosea 14:6, &c. One of the three trees to which Israel is likened: the fig. _national_ privilege; the olive. _religious_ privilege; the vine. _spiritual_ privilege. See note on Judges 9:8, TOWER.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN IT. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "to (or for) it".... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:23; Deuteronomy 28:24.Leviticus 26:19; Leviticus 26:19).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Isaiah 1:9 and 1 Samuel 1:3. HOUSE OF ISRAEL. Occurs four times in Isaiah, twice before Isaiah 40: (Isaiah 6:7; Isaiah 14:2), and twice after (Isaiah 46:3; Isaiah 63:7). See App-79. Note the _introversion_: "vineyard", "Israel", "Judah", "pleasant plant". JUDGMENT. OP... [ Continue Reading ]
WOE. Figure of speech _Epibole_, "Woe" repeated six times in succession (verses: Isaiah 5:8; Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:18; Isaiah 8:20; Isaiah 8:21; Isaiah 8:22). Note the six subjects. NO. Hebrew. _ephes_. Occurs in "former" portion only here and in Isaiah 34:12. the "latter" portion in Isaiah 40:17;... [ Continue Reading ]
EARS. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_. SAID. Note _Ellipsis_ of the verb "to say". See App-6 and instructive examples in Psalms 109:5; Psalms 144:12.Psalms 28:9; Jeremiah 9:19, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
BATH. HOMER. EPHAH. See App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRONG DRINK. Hebrew. _shekar_. App-27. NIGHT. Hebrew. _nesheph_. A _Homonym_. Compare Isaiah 21:4 with Isaiah 59:10. See notes on Job 24:15, and 1 Samuel 30:17... [ Continue Reading ]
TARBET. drum. Hebrew. _toph_. See note on 1 Samuel 10:5. PIPE. fife. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin_. App-27. FEASTS. banquets. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. Hebrew. _methim_ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
HELL. Sheol. App-35. ENLARGED. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia_. App-6. HERSELF.. her soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. HER. All these feminine pronouns-mean that the nouns belong to Sheol.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MEAN MAN. commoner. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. THE MIGHTY MAN. peer. Hebrew. _'ish_. LOFTY. proud. Hebrew. _gabah._ See note on Isaiah 2:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. the mighty God. Hebrew 'El (with Art.) App-4. HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGERS. foreigners.... [ Continue Reading ]
INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44. CORDS, &C. Which draw on sin by the _load._ CART ROPE. Implies sin by the cart-load.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT SAY, &C. Compare Jeremiah 17:15. THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. See notes on Isaiah 1:4 and Psalms 71:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
CALL. are calling. EVIL GOOD. Note the _Introversion_ in each of the three clauses of this verse. PUT. give out.... [ Continue Reading ]
SIGHT. Hebrew "face", put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for themselves, or their own view of matters.... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGHTY. strong men. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WICKED. a lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha'._ REWARD. a bribe, THE RIGHTEOUS. righteous ones. HIM. them.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAW. See note on Isaiah 1:10. THE WORD. saying, or spoken word. Hebrew. _'imrah._... [ Continue Reading ]
STRETCHED FORTH: in judgment. TORN IN THE MIDST OF THE STREETS. as the sweepings of the streets. FOR ALL THIS, &C. Compare the Reference to Pent, in the fivefold consequence of Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 9:12; Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21; Isaiah 10:4, with the fivefold cause in Leviticus 26:14; Leviticus 26:... [ Continue Reading ]
HISS UNTO. hiss for (as men call bees). THEY SHALL COME. Note the Figure of speech _Hypotyposis_ in Isaiah 5:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAVENS. skies.... [ Continue Reading ]