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Isaiah 8:1 open_in_new
Moreover. There is no break in the prophecy.
roll. tablet. Elsewhere only in Isaiah 3:23.
in it. on it.
a man's pen. the carving tool of the people. The writing was to be legible, in the language of the common people (not in the language of the priests or educated classes). Eastern languages have these two, down to the present day. Compare Habakkuk 2:2. "Pen" is put by Figure of speech Metonymy, for the writing written by it.
man's. a common man's. Hebrew. 'enosh. concerning. "for Maher, &c. "
Maher-shalal-hash-baz. haste, spoil, speed, prey. (Note the Alternation.) These words are explained in Isaiah 8:4, and may be connected thus: he hasteneth [to take the] spoil, he speeds [to seize] the prey. This child was. sign, as also the child in Isaiah 7:14.
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Isaiah 8:2 open_in_new
Uriah. Urijah. See 2 Kings 16:10.
Zechariah. Probably the father-in-law of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:2).
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Isaiah 8:4 open_in_new
before. The interval was twenty-one months from the prophecy, twelve from the birth.
child. sucking child: as in Isaiah 7:16. Not the same word as in Isaiah 8:18
shall be taken. So it was: in the third year of Ahaz, Damascus was sacked and Rezin was slain.
taken. carried away.
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Isaiah 8:5 open_in_new
again. See note on Isaiah 7:10.
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Isaiah 8:6 open_in_new
Shiloah: i.e. the waters beneath Zion running from Gihon to Siloam. See App-68.
rejoice in Kezin. This is not "a wrong reading of the Hebrew text", hut it refers to the trust reposed in the king of Syria instead of in Jehovah (Isaiah 7:9). They despised God's covenant with Zion (symbolized by its secret stream), and preferred the help of the heathen; therefore the Assyrian floods should overwhelm them. (Compare the same contrast in Psalms 46:3, Psa 46:45. and see notes there.) This applied specially to Israel: and the judgment overtook Israel first.
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Isaiah 8:7 open_in_new
channels. Hebrew. 'aphiklm. See note on 1 Samuel 22:16.
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Isaiah 8:8 open_in_new
his wings. Probably referring to the wings of his army.
Irnmanuel. GOD with us. This shows that the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 was not to be exhausted with Ahaz and his times.
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Isaiah 8:9 open_in_new
Associate yourselves. Make friendships.
people. nations.
gird yourselves. Note the Figure of speech Repetitio for emphasis. Occurs in "former" portion here only, and in the "latter" portion only in Isaiah 45:5 with Isaiah 50:11. App-79.
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Isaiah 8:10 open_in_new
GOD is with us. Hebrew. lmmanu-El. See Isaiah 8:8. App-4.
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Isaiah 8:12 open_in_new
confederacy. Hebrew. kesher. Never used in. good sense.
to all them to whom. whensoever, or whereof.
neither, &c. Quoted in 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 3:15.
their fear. what they fear, or with their fear.
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Isaiah 8:13 open_in_new
Sanctify. Hallow, regard as holy. Compare Isaiah 29:23. See note on Exodus 3:5. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 20:12; Numbers 27:14).
the LORD of hosts. See note on Isaiah 1:9 and 1 Samuel 1:9.
be your dread. inspire you with awe. Quoted in 1 Peter 3:13-15.
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Isaiah 8:14 open_in_new
for. stone of stumbling. Compare 1 Peter 2:7; 1 Peter 2:8; Luke 20:17; Romans 9:32; Romans 9:33; Romans 11:11.
gin. a trap.
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Isaiah 8:15 open_in_new
stumble. fall, &c. Note the Figure of speech Synomymia.
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Isaiah 8:16 open_in_new
testimony. law. No Art. either here or in Isaiah 8:20. Note the Structure, above, and the Introversion of these two words. See note on Isaiah 1:10.
disciples. instructed ones.
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Isaiah 8:17 open_in_new
wait. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18).
the house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:5.
and. will look, &c. See Hebrews 2:13.
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Isaiah 8:18 open_in_new
children. young children. Not the same word as in Isaiah 8:4.
signs and for wonders. Compare Isaiah 20:3. Reference to Pentateuch Exodus 7:3.Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 6:22.
dwelleth. is making His dwelling, or is about to dwell.
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Isaiah 8:19 open_in_new
when. should.
familiar spirits. See note on Leviticus 19:31.
peep. Hebrew. zaphaph. Occurs only in Isaiah; and this form, only in Isaiah 10:14, elsewhere, in Isaiah 29:4 (whisper); Isaiah 38:14 (chatter). It is used of an unearthly sound.
mutter: i, e. with indistinct sounds. This refers to the low incantations which, in the Babylonian and Egyptian "mysteries", had to be recited in. whisper (like certain parts of the Roman Missal).. whole series is called "the ritual of the whispered charm".
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
for the living to the dead. Supply the Figure of speech Ellipsis from the preceding clause (App-6), and render: "Should not any People seek unto its God? for [should] the living [seek unto] the dead? "This is. solemn warning against all ancient and modern Spiritists.
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Isaiah 8:20 open_in_new
there is no light in them. there shall be no morning for them. All are in darkness who do not speak by and appeal to the revealed Word of God.
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Isaiah 8:21 open_in_new
they: i.e. they who live not in the light of God's Word.
it: i.e. Immanuel's land. The singular number and same verb, referring back to Isaiah 8:8.
hardly bestead. in hard case.
fret themselves. Compare. Revelation 16:11; Revelation 16:21.
look upward: [in vain].
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Isaiah 8:22 open_in_new
the earth. the land.
dimness of anguish. the gloom of anguish.
driven to. thrust out into.