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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 16:1-5

God has made it to appear that he delights not in the ruin of sinners by telling them what they may do to prevent the ruin; so he does here to Moab. I. He advises them to be just to the house of David, and to pay the tribute they had formerly covenanted to pay to the kings of his line (Isa. 16:1): Send you the lamb to the ruler of the land. David made the Moabites tributaries to him, 2 Sam. 8:2. They became his servants, and brought gifts. Afterwards they paid their tribute to the kings of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:1

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land ,.... Or tribute, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Moabites, being conquered by David, paid tribute to him, 2 Samuel 8:2 and when the kingdom was divided in Rehoboam's time, the tribute was paid to the kings of Israel, which continued till the times of Ahab, when the Moabites rebelled, and refused to pay it, 2 Kings 3:4 and this tribute, as appears from the passage now referred to, was paid in lambs and rams; which now they are bid to pay... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:2

For it shall be ,.... Or, "otherwise it shall be" F26 והיה "alioqui", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; if ye do not pay this tribute: that as a wandering bird cast out of the nest : or, "as a wandering bird, the nest sent out": that is, as a bird that has forsaken its nest, and wanders about, and its young ones are turned out of the nest, scarcely fledged, and unable to shift for themselves, but flutter about here and there, trembling and frightened, see Proverbs 26:2 , ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:3

Take counsel, execute judgment ,.... This refers either to what goes before, that they would take the counsel given, and do that which was just and right, by paying tribute to the king of Judah; or to what follows, that they would enter into a consultation, the king of Moab with his nobles, and resolve upon what was right, and do it, by protecting and harbouring the distressed Jews, who would flee unto them from the enemy: make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; a time... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:4

Let mine outcasts dwell with thee ,.... Not whom God had cast out, but who were the Lord's people, and whom he owns as such, though cast out by the enemy, or obliged to flee, and quit their country; let these be sojourners in thy land; let them continue awhile there; let them dwell privately and peaceably: Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : that is, O king of Moab, or kingdom of Moab, as the Targum, hide and protect the Jews that shall flee to thee for shelter,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:5

And in mercy shall the throne be established ,.... That is, the throne of Hezekiah, and his government over Judah, which was more firmly settled and established after the overthrow of the Assyrian army, through the mercy of God vouchsafed to him, and on account of the mercy he exercised among his subjects, see Proverbs 20:28 . Hezekiah was a type of Christ, and his throne typical of his, and the ultimate view of the prophecy may be to the stability of the kingdom of Christ; so the Targum, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:1

Send ye the lamb, etc. "I will send forth the son, etc." - Both the reading and meaning of this verse are still more doubtful than those of the preceding. The Septuagint and Syriac read אשלח eshlach , I will send, in the first person singular, future tense: the Vulgate and Talmud Babylon, read שלח shelach , send, singular imperative: some read שלחו shilchu , send ye forth, or shalechu , they send forth. The Syriac, for כר car , a lamb, reads בר bar , a son, which is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:3

Take counsel "Impart counsel" - The Vulgate renders the verbs in the beginning of this verse in the singular number, So the Keri; and so likewise sixty-one MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's have it, and nineteen editions, and the Syriac. The verbs throughout the verse are also in the feminine gender; agreeing with Zion, which I suppose to be understood. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:4

Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab "Let the outcasts of Moab sojourn with thee, O Zion" - Setting the points aside, this is by much the most obvious construction of the Hebrew, as well as most agreeable to the context, and the design of the prophet. And it is confirmed by the Septuagint οἱ φυγαδες Μωαβ , and Syriac. The oppressors "The oppressor" - Perhaps the Israelites, who in the time of Ahab invaded Judah, defeated his army, slaying one hundred and twenty thousand men, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:5

In mercy shall the throne be established - May not this refer to the throne of Hezekiah? Here we have the character of such a king as cannot fail to be a blessing to the people. "He sitteth on the throne in truth" - He does not merely profess to be the father and protector of his people: but he is actually such. He is judging. He is not a man of war or blood, who wastes his subjects' lives and treasures in contentions with neighboring nations, in order to satisfy his ambition by the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 16:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 16:5

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