Pulpit Commentary Verse 18.-Come now, and let us reason together.God has from time to time permitted man to reason with him (Genesis 18:23-32;Exodus 4:1-17;Job 23:3-7;Micah 6:2); but it is difficult to see that there is any "reasoning" or "controversy" here. Mr. Cheyne transl...
The "mourners" are those who have been touched as with the "godly sorrow" of 2Corinthians 7:10-11. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - I have seen his ways, and will heal him. God had seen the wanderings of his people in perverse ways, and his heart had been touched with pity thereat. ...
I love the way this prophecy concludes with a brief commentary on peace. "19bPeace, peace, to those far and near,'says the LORD. 'And I will heal them.' 20But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. ...
Here is Isaiah 46:10 from the ENGLISH translation of the Septuagint that you quoted (with your commentary) since the actual Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures; Isaiah 46:10 says here “Foretelling beforehand the things that were to come before they were done, and when...
A quick note regarding the “CJB” and the funny-looking words or names you may have seen: All Scripture quotations and references, and commentary, are taken from David H. Stern’sComplete Jewish Bible, which is the chosen version for many Messianic Jews (i.e. Jews who have recognized and...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy. Dr. Kay defends this reading, and supposes a contrast of time between this clause and the next; he renders, "Thou didst multiply the nation" (i.e. in the days of Solomon and again in those of Uz...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - The Lord was ready to save me; rather, came to my rescue; came and saved me. Therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments; rather, therefore will we play my stringed instruments. Hezekiah calls the stringed instruments his, because he had recal...
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Then shalt thou call.--The words point to the secret of the prayer which is answered in contrast to the formal worship that found no acceptance (Isaiah 58:2; Isaiah 58:4). The putting forth of the finger.--The gesture (Cheyne compares the ...
In Isaiah 28:7–8, does the portrayal of priests and prophets being overcome by alcohol conflict with other passages that commend upright spiritual leaders? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) In returning and rest . . .--The words describe a process of conversion, but the nature...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Thou wilt keep him, etc.; literally, the steadfast mind thou wilt keep in peace, in peace; i.e. "in perfect peace" (comp. Psalm 112:7, 8). The writer's mind throughout the first paragraph of his" song" (vers. 1-4)"is running" (as Mr. Cheyne wel...