Isaiah 57:1
MERCIFUL. kind. FROM THE EVIL TO COME. from the presence of the calamity. EVIL. calamity. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44: i.e. the calamity referred to in Jeremiah 22:10. See 2 Kings 22:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
MERCIFUL. kind. FROM THE EVIL TO COME. from the presence of the calamity. EVIL. calamity. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44: i.e. the calamity referred to in Jeremiah 22:10. See 2 Kings 22:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE: i.e. the righteous man. THEY: i.e. the men of grace. IN. upon, BEDS. couches. HIS UPRIGHTNESS. his straight path.... [ Continue Reading ]
SORCERESS. See note on Isaiah 2:6 ("soothsayer").... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. offspring. TRANSGRESSION: i.e. inborn transgression. Hebrew. _pasha_ '. App-44. SEED OF FALSEHOOD. false seed. Figure of speech _Enallage._... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH IDOLS. with the sacred trees: i.e. the _Asherahs._ See App-42. SLAYING THE CHILDREN. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:21); to Molech (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 17:17); or to Baal (Jeremiah 19:5.Ezekiel 16:20; Ezekiel 23:39; Hosea 13:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SMOOTH STONES, &C.. the open places. Judah still in the land. None of the things mentioned in verses: Isaiah 57:5 found in Babylonia. THY. This and all the Pronouns in verses: Isaiah 57:6 are Feminine. DRINK OFFERING... MEAT OFFERING. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:40; Exodus 29:41, &c. Nu... [ Continue Reading ]
REMEMBRANCE. symbols. WHERE THOU SAWEST IT. a hand thou hast seen: as beckoning.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KING. Or, the idol, as in Isaiah 30:33; 1 Kings 11:7. HELL. Hebrew. _Sheol._ App-35.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUND... HAND. found [by the length of thy journeys]. hand to mouth life.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. Some codices, with two early printed editions, omit "for", and read "and thy works, they will not profit thee".... [ Continue Reading ]
CRIEST. In distress. THY COMPANIES. The paramours of Isaiah 57:8. WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. VANITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for vain men. Compare Psalms 144:4.James 4:14. PUTTETH HIS TRUST. fleeth for refuge to. Hebrew. _hasah._ See App-69. HOLY. See note on Exodus... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST YE UP. Make. highway. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._... [ Continue Reading ]
LOFTY. lifted up. Same word as Isaiah 6:1 ("exalted One"). THAT INHABITETH. inhabiting.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOULS. breathing things. Hebrew. _neshamah._ App-16. See note on Isaiah 2:22 ("breath").... [ Continue Reading ]
I HID ME. Compare Isaiah 45:15; Isaiah 59:2; Isaiah 64:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEAD. (gently) lead. MOURNERS. See note on "mourn" (Isaiah 3:26).... [ Continue Reading ]
PEACE, PEACE. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_, for great emphasis. perfect peace (as in Isaiah 26:3), or great prosperity.... [ Continue Reading ]
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44, THE TROUBLED SEA. the sea when tossed. WHEN. for.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO PEACE. Compare Isaiah 48:22.... [ Continue Reading ]