E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:16
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. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:17
wait. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18 ). the house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:5 . and I will look, &c. See Hebrews 2:13 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:18
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. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:19
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 a whisper (like certain parts of the Roman Missal). A whole series is called "the ritual of the whispered... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:20
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. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:21
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]. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:22
the earth = the land. dimness of anguish = the gloom of anguish. driven to = thrust out into. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 8:1
The great sign of Immanuel given in Isaiah 7 indicated that the wonderful child foretold in Isaiah 7:14 would not come to an age of knowledge until after the current crisis was past; but significantly, the actual time of the birth of Immanuel was not disclosed. We agree that Isaiah might have expected that birth centuries before it occurred; but, as we noted earlier, what Isaiah thought was not the key consideration. In any case, some other sign was needed with regard to the present crisis in... read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 8:5
"And Jehovah spake unto me yet again, saying, Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth upon them the waters of the River, strong and mighty, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks; and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:15
stumble. fall, &c. Note the Figure of speech Synomymia. read more