Isaiah 3:6

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, OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER, (SAYING), THOU HAST CLOTHING, BE THOU OUR RULER. Such will be the want of men of wealth and ability, that they will "take hold of" () the first man whom they meet, having any property, to make him "ruler." BROTHER - one having no better, hereditary claim to be ruler than the "man" supplicating him. THOU HAST CLOTHING - which none of us has. Changes of raiment are wealth in the East (). AND (LET) THIS RUIN (BE) UNDER THY HAND - let our ruined affairs be committed to thee to retrieve....

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 evidently taken for an adverb of time. For Isaiah, intending to express the extreme wretchedness of the people, says that there will be no man who will undertake to govern them, though he were requested to do so. To such an extent unquestionably does ambition prevail among men, that many are always eager to contend for power, and endeavor to obtain it even at the hazard of their lives. In every age the whole world has been convulsed by the desire of obtaining kingly power; and there is not a villain so inconsiderable as not to contain men who willingly undertake to become rulers; and all this proves that man is an animal desirous of honor. Hence it follows that everything is in a deplorable...

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 temple. If men do not stay themselves upon God, he will soon remove all other supports, and then they must sink. Christ is the Bread of life and the Water of life; if he be our Stay, we shall find that is a good part not to be taken away, John 6:27. Here note, 1. That the condition of sinners is exceedingly woful. 2. It is the soul that is damaged by sin. 3. Whatever evil befals sinners, be sure that they bring it on themselves....

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 πατρος αυτου, _Septuagint_; _domesticum patris sui, Vulgate_; which gives no good sense. But the _Septuagint_ MS. I. D. II. for οικειου has οικου. And, _his brother, of his father's house_, is little better than a tautology. The case seems to require that the man should apply to a person of some sort of rank and eminence; one that was the head of his father's house, (see Joshua 12:14,) whether of the house of him who applies to him, or of any other; ראש בית אביו _rosh beith_ _abaiu_, the chief, or head of his father's house. I cannot help suspecting, therefore, that the word רא...

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 want of wealth and people, that they would seize upon anyone that they thought able to defend them. The act of “taking hold” here denotes “supplication” and “entreaty,” as when one in danger or distress clings to that which is near, or which may be likely to aid him; compare Isa 4:1; 1 Samuel 15:27, HIS BROTHER - His kinsman, or one of the same tribe and family - claiming protection because they belonged to the same family. OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER - Descended from the same paternal ancestors as himself. Probably this refers to one of an anc

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 her superior and more honorable classes (Isaiah 3:1); and will give her "children" for her rulers (Isaiah 3:4). There will be continued oppression, and the rise of an insolent and undutiful spirit (Isaiah 3:5). Those fit to bear rule will refuse to do so (Isaiah 3:6,...

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, Deuteronomy 17:15 this taking hold of him may design not so much a literal taking hold of his person, his hand or garment, much less using any forcible measures with him; though indeed the Jews would have took Christ by force, who was one of their brethren, and would have made him a temporal king, which he refused, as this man did here spoken of, John 6:15 but rather an importunate desire and entreaty, urging him, as follows, [SAYING], THOU HAST CLOTHING, BE THOU OUR RULER; that is, he had good and rich clothing, fit for a ruler or civil magistrate to appear in, which everyone had n

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 worldliness of the daughters of Zion (Isaiah 3:16)_ 5. _Their humiliation in judgment (Isaiah 3:24; Isaiah 4:1)_ This chapter describes the corrupt conditions among the professing people of God in Isaiah's day. A similar corruption and worldliness pr

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 be thrown into the hands of young, inexperienced upstarts. Social distinctions will be swept away, age and rank no longer secure respect. Tired of the anarchy, the people will offer the headship of their district to one whom they imagine equal to it, apparently because he belongs to the old order and has hereditary instincts for administration. But he will refuse, disclaiming the qualification. This impending ruin is due to Judah's rebellious provocation of Yahweh, its respect of persons (_mg.),_ Sodom-like shamelessness in its sin. Blessed is the righteous, woe to the wicked; each shall reap what he has sown. The people is governed by oppressors and usurers, its leaders mislead it....

CLOTHING. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for all necessaries. BE. become....