John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them ,.... The word translated "shew" is only used in this place. Some derive it from נכר , "to know", in the conjugations Piel and Hiphil; and render it, "the knowledge of their countenance" F6 הכרת פניהים "cognitio vultus eorum", Munster, Vatablus, V. L. ; that is, that which may be known by their countenances; the countenance oftentimes shows what is in the heart, the cruel disposition of the mind, the pride and vanity of it,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 3:8
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen , This is a reason given why the government of them is refused; they were fallen into such a ruinous condition, that there was no probability of recovering them. And the reason of this their fall and ruin is, because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord ; against the Lord Jesus Christ, whom they reproached and vilified as an impostor, a blasphemer, and a seditious person; and whom they spit upon, buffeted, scourged, and... read more