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Isaiah 57:1 open_in_new
merciful. kind.
from the evil to come. from the presence of the calamity.
evil. calamity. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44: i.e. the calamity referred to in Jeremiah 22:10. See 2 Kings 22:16-20.
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Isaiah 57:2 open_in_new
He: i.e. the righteous man.
they: i.e. the men of grace.
in. upon,
beds. couches.
his uprightness. his straight path.
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Isaiah 57:3 open_in_new
sorceress. See note on Isaiah 2:6 ("soothsayer").
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Isaiah 57:4 open_in_new
children. offspring.
transgression: i.e. inborn transgression. Hebrew. pasha '. App-44.
seed of falsehood. false seed. Figure of speech Enallage.
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Isaiah 57:5 open_in_new
with idols. with the sacred trees: i.e. the Asherahs. See App-42.
slaying the children. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:21); to Molech (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 17:17); or to Baal (Jeremiah 19:5.Ezekiel 16:20; Ezekiel 23:39; Hosea 13:1).
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Isaiah 57:6 open_in_new
the smooth stones, &c.. the open places. Judah still in the land. None of the things mentioned in verses: Isaiah 57:5-7 found in Babylonia.
thy. This and all the Pronouns in verses: Isaiah 57:6-8 are Feminine.
drink offering... meat offering. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:40; Exodus 29:41, &c. Numbers 15:1-10). Compare 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 12:33.
I receive comfort. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.
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Isaiah 57:8 open_in_new
remembrance. symbols.
where thou sawest it. a hand thou hast seen: as beckoning.
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Isaiah 57:9 open_in_new
the king. Or, the idol, as in Isaiah 30:33; 1 Kings 11:7.
hell. Hebrew. Sheol. App-35.
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Isaiah 57:10 open_in_new
found... hand. found [by the length of thy journeys]. hand to mouth life.
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Isaiah 57:12 open_in_new
for. Some codices, with two early printed editions, omit "for", and read "and thy works, they will not profit thee".
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Isaiah 57:13 open_in_new
criest. In distress.
thy companies. The paramours of Isaiah 57:8.
wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
vanity. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for vain men. Compare Psalms 144:4.James 4:14.
putteth his trust. fleeth for refuge to. Hebrew. hasah. See App-69.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
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Isaiah 57:14 open_in_new
Cast ye up. Make. highway. Figure of speech Epizeuxis.
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Isaiah 57:15 open_in_new
lofty. lifted up. Same word as Isaiah 6:1 ("exalted One").
That inhabiteth. inhabiting.
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Isaiah 57:16 open_in_new
souls. breathing things. Hebrew. neshamah. App-16. See note on Isaiah 2:22 ("breath").
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Isaiah 57:17 open_in_new
I hid Me. Compare Isaiah 45:15; Isaiah 59:2; Isaiah 64:7.
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Isaiah 57:18 open_in_new
lead. (gently) lead.
mourners. See note on "mourn" (Isaiah 3:26).
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Isaiah 57:19 open_in_new
Peace, peace. Figure of speech Epizeuxis, for great emphasis. perfect peace (as in Isaiah 26:3), or great prosperity.
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Isaiah 57:20 open_in_new
wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44,
the troubled sea. the sea when tossed.
when. for.
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Isaiah 57:21 open_in_new
no peace. Compare Isaiah 48:22.