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Isaiah 58:1 open_in_new
Cry aloud. Hebrew "call with the throat": i.e. deep down as in the oriental throat. It denotes not. wild cry, but solemnity with restraint. transgression. rebellion. Hebrew. pasha' App-44.
the house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:6.
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Isaiah 58:3 open_in_new
Wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
afflicted our soul. Reference to Pentateuch. This is. strictly Levitical technical expression (Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 16:31; Leviticus 23:27; Leviticus 23:32.Numbers 29:7; Numbers 29:7). This shows that the People were not in exile as alleged, but in the Land. See also the references to other observances below (Isaiah 58:13). Note that in Isaiah 58 and Isaiah 59 we have the reference to the Day of Atonement; in Isaiah 60 and Isaiah 61, to the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. Isaiah 60 refers to the feast of Tabernacles with its "ingathering" (verses: Isaiah 58:3-5; Isaiah 58:13), which followed the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:27; Leviticus 23:34).
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "souls" (plural)
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
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Isaiah 58:4 open_in_new
ye fast. Referring to Day of Atonement, which was still observed; and in the Land, not in exile, as alleged.
wickedness. lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha' App-44.
ye shall not. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and ye shall not".
to make. if ye would make.
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Isaiah 58:5 open_in_new
chosen. See note on Isaiah 1:29.
a man. Hebrew. adam. App-14.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
bulrush. See note on Isaiah 9:14.
the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
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Isaiah 58:6 open_in_new
bands. pangs. See note on Psalms 73:4.
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Isaiah 58:7 open_in_new
to deal. to break. The technical term for giving or partaking of food, as in Luke 24:30; Luke 24:35.Acts 2:42; Acts 2:46; Acts 20:7; Acts 20:11. Act 27:36. 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 Corinthians 11:24. Compare Job 42:11.Lamentations 4:4.Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 24:17; Hosea 9:4.
bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), for all kinds of food.
poor. Hebrew. 'anah. See note on Proverbs 6:11.
hide not. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "do not thou hide".
thine own flesh. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 29:14).
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Isaiah 58:8 open_in_new
thine health. Hebrew thy healing. Referring to the healing of wounds.
be. bring up.
rereward. rearguard. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:19; Exodus 14:20). Compare Isaiah 52:12.
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Isaiah 58:9 open_in_new
cry. In distress.
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Isaiah 58:10 open_in_new
draw out thy soul. Some codices, with Syriac, read "give out thy bread".
be. Supply Ellipsis (of verb "become"). Or, we have the Figure of speech Oxymoron. See App-6.
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Isaiah 58:11 open_in_new
guide. (gently) guide.
drought. Hebrew droughts (plural of majesty). great drought.
make fat. invigorate.
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Isaiah 58:12 open_in_new
build. rebuild. This is still future.
to dwell in: or, leading home.
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Isaiah 58:13 open_in_new
thy foot. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "thy feet" (plural)
from the sabbath. Reference to Pentateuch, as in Isaiah 56:2.
pleasure. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "pleasures" (pl).
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
thine own words. vain words: or, keep making talk,
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Isaiah 58:14 open_in_new
delight thyself. revel.
cause thee to ride, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29).