Isaiah 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. ”

Isaiah 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The ox ... - The design of this comparison is to show the great stupidity and ingratitude of the Jews. Even the least sagacious and most stupid of the animals, destitute as they are of reason and...
Isaiah 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The (f) ox knoweth his owner, and the donkey his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. (f) The most dull and brute beasts acknowledge their duty more toward their m...
Isaiah 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Let heaven and earth hear with amazement Yahweh's complaint. He has reared His people with the kindliest care, and they (pathetic emphasis) have repaid Him with unfilial ingratitude. Ox and ass fin...
Isaiah 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. The ox knoweth his owner This comparison marks the more strongly the criminality of the revolt; for the Lord might have compared his people to the Gentiles; but he is still more severe...
Isaiah 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 856 GOD’S COMPLAINT AGAINST HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 1:2-3 . Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelle...
Isaiah 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. The ox knoweth - An amplification of the gross insensibility of the disobedient Jews,...
Isaiah 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. The ox knoweth his owner ( Jeremiah 8:7 ), and the donkey his master's crib -...
Isaiah 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah's Arraignment of His People This chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah 1:10-17 ) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the prophecy renders it...
Isaiah 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The ox knoweth his owner ... — As in Exodus 20:17 ; 1 Samuel 12:3 , the ox and the ass rather than, as with us, the horse and the dog, are the representative instances of the relation of domestica...
Isaiah 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE ARGUMENT OF THE LORD AND ITS CONCLUSION Isaiah 1:1-31 -His General Preface THE first chapter of the Book of Isaiah owes its position not to its date, but to its character. It was...
Isaiah 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Ingratitude of a Favored Nation Isaiah 1:1-9 This chapter forms the preface to the prophecies of Isaiah. It is a clear and concise statement of the points at issue between Jehovah and His p...
Isaiah 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah was a prophet to Judah. He exercised his ministry wholly within her borders, and with a view to her correction and comfort. His burdens of the nations were uttered concerning those nations whi...
Isaiah 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prophet hath followed Moses, the man of God, in his sermon, in calling upon the several parts of the inanimate creation to listen to his discourse, Deuteronomy 32:1 . There is a vast beauty, as...
Isaiah 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The ox knoweth his owner ,.... Knows his voice, when he calls him, and follows him where he leads him, whether to plough in the field, or feed in the meadows; and the ass his masters crib , or "ma...
Isaiah 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ver. 3. The ox knoweth his owner. ] Yea, helpeth him; whence these creatures are c...
Isaiah 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The ox knoweth his owner , &c. In these words the prophet amplifies “the gross insensibility of the disobedient Jews, by comparing them with the most heavy and stupid of all animals, yet not so...
Isaiah 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Degeneracy of Israel; The Sinfulness of Israel; The Sufferings of Israel. B. C. 738. ...
Isaiah 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; the most stupid brute beasts acknowledge and obey their Lord and Benefactor, as experience showeth. Israel doth not know, to wit, me, thei...
Isaiah 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah Outlines The Message He Is Bringing ( Isaiah 1:1-31 ). This introductory message is also presented in balanced chiastic form. a He calls on Creation to be aware of God's judgment on His pe...
Isaiah 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

AN APPEAL AND AN ARGUMENT Isaiah 1:2-3 . Hear, O heavens; and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knowe...
Isaiah 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 1:1-2 . The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O...
Isaiah 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:1 . The vision. What the prophet saw with the eyes of his mind, concerning the state of Judah and Jerusalem, his ministry being chiefly confined to the kingdom of Judea. Isaiah, the son...
Isaiah 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken God finds vindication in nature I well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief months during my residence...
Isaiah 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART I.— EARLIER PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH ( CH . 1-35.) SECTION I.— THE GREAT ARRAIGNMENT ( Isaiah 1:1-23 .). EXPOSITION Isaiah 1:1 TITLE OF THE WORK . It is questioned...
Isaiah 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Isaiah 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 3:5 ; Deuteronomy 32:28 ; Deuteronomy 32:29 ; Isaiah 27:11 ; Isaiah 44:18 ; Isaiah 5:12 ; Jeremiah 10:14 ; Jeremiah 10:8 ; Jeremiah 4:22 ; Jeremiah 8:7 ; Jeremiah 9:3-6 ; Matthew...
Isaiah 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Know — Me their owner and master. Knowing is here taken practically, as it is usually in scripture, and includes reverence and obedience.

Isaiah 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Isaiah 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes