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Isaiah 33:1 open_in_new
Woe. The fifth of the six Woes. The Structure, above, will make this section quite clear, and show that the verses are not "out of place", or "disarranged".
that spoilest. thou plunderer.
dealest treacherously. thou traitor.
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Isaiah 33:2 open_in_new
arm. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the strength and defense put forth by it.
every morning: i.e. continually.
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Isaiah 33:3 open_in_new
the people. peoples.
the nations. nations.
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Isaiah 33:4 open_in_new
caterpiller . locusts.
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Isaiah 33:6 open_in_new
is. that [is].
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Isaiah 33:7 open_in_new
Behold. Figure of speech. Asterismos. App-6.
the ambassadors. Note the Figure of speech. Asyndeton (App-6), inIsa 33:7-12.
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Isaiah 33:8 open_in_new
highways. See note on Isaiah 7:3.
lie waste. are desolate. See note on Isaiah 1:7.
wayfaring man. he that walketh along the path. See note on "path", Isaiah 2:3.
man. mortal. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14
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Isaiah 33:9 open_in_new
hewn down. withered.
shake off. Hebrew. na'ar.. rare word. Occurs twice in the "former" portion (here, and Isaiah 33:15), and once in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 52:2). App-79.
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Isaiah 33:10 open_in_new
saith the LORD. may Jehovah say. See note on Isaiah 1:11.
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Isaiah 33:11 open_in_new
breath, as fire. breath as. fire. Hebrew. ruach.
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Isaiah 33:12 open_in_new
the people. peoples.
burnings of lime: i.e. fuel for limekilns.
thorns cut up. These are the common fuel used in limekilns in Palestine.
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Isaiah 33:13 open_in_new
ye: i.e. the heathen.
what. have done: i.e. in the destruction of Sennacherib's army.
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Isaiah 33:14 open_in_new
fearfulness. trembling. Hebrew. r. 'adah. Only here in Isaiah; and elsewhere, only in Job 4:14.Psalms 2:11; Psalms 48:6.
surprised. seized.
Who... ? who... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. The answer implied being the negative.
among. for.
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Isaiah 33:15 open_in_new
He, &c. This is not the answer to Isaiah 33:14, but the subject of the Promise in Isaiah 33:16, "He. shall dwell on high". Hence it is emphatic. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 10:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 27:25).
hearing of. listening to.
blood. murderers. Figure of speech Metalepsis (of Subject), by which "blood" is first put for bloodshedding, and, secondly, bloodshedding put for those who shed it.
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Isaiah 33:17 open_in_new
the king. See Isaiah 33:22.
far off. far stretching.
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Isaiah 33:18 open_in_new
scribe.. the counter.
receiver. the weigher.
he that counted, &c. Referring to Sennacherib's besieging army.
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Isaiah 33:19 open_in_new
fierce, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 28:50).
stammering. jabbering.
tongue. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the language spoken by it.
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Isaiah 33:20 open_in_new
Look. Gaze.
the city. Figure of speech Polyonymia.
solemnities. festal-days. Reference to Pentateuch, where the word frequently occurs (compare Leviticus 23.Numbers 15, &c).
tabernacle. tent. Hebrew. 'ohel. App-40.
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Isaiah 33:21 open_in_new
gallant. mighty, or noble.
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Isaiah 33:23 open_in_new
the lame take the prey. Referring to the spoil taken from the dead of the Assyrian host. See 2 Kings 19:35.
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Isaiah 33:24 open_in_new
forgiven their iniquity. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:21; Exodus 32:32.Numbers 14:19; Numbers 14:19).