1. The women do not claim to be kept as the man's wives, but only pray that he will remove from them the reproach of being childless (cp. Genesis 30:23), so depopulated has the land become. The v. belongs to Isaiah 3. IN THAT DAY] i.e. when the Day of God's judgment (Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 3:18) is ov... [ Continue Reading ]
BRANCH] not here a title of Messiah (the word is not the same in Isaiah 11:1) but referring to the verdure of the land. Fertility of the soil is often a feature of the ideal future in the prophets (Isaiah 30:23; Amos 9:13; Zechariah 9:16). For the expression 'branch of Jehovah' cp. 'cedars of God,'... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE CALLED HOLY] i.e: as actually being so: cp. Isaiah 1:26. WRITTEN] i.e. enrolled as a citizen.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPIRIT] RM 'blast.'... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON EVERY DWELLING PLACE] RV 'over the whole habitation.' A CLOUD, etc.] the sign of God's protecting presence; the imagery is from the exodus (Exodus 13:21; Exodus 14:19). UPON ALL, etc.] 'over all the glory shall be spread a canopy,' i.e. for shadow and refuge, as explained in the next v.... [ Continue Reading ]
TABERNACLE] RV 'pavilion.' ISAIAH'S PREACHING EARLY IN THE REIGN OF AHAZ Isaiah 2-4 are closely connected, and Isaiah 5 is generally thought to belong to the same period, though it probably represents discourses delivered rather later. There are two points which serve as indications of date: (_a_)... [ Continue Reading ]