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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:11

And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied ,.... By assuming the name of Christian, when it did not belong to her; as it does not to the church of Rome which is antichristian: this lie is told, not out of any fear of God, or reverence of Christ; for she has no fear or reverence of either; but to serve a purpose, to blind the eyes of men under the Christian name, and, with a pretence to serve the cause of Christianity, to get all Christendom under her power: and hast... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:12

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works ,.... For, notwithstanding all the idolatry, superstition, irreligion, and cruelty of the church of Rome, she makes large pretences to righteousness, by which she expects to be justified, and to merit eternal life, and even pretends to works of supererogation; but God will in due time make it clearly appear, both by the ministry of his faithful servants, which he has done in part already; and by his judgments that he will execute, that she has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:13

When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee ,.... From distress and impending ruin, if they can; meaning not the allies and auxiliaries of the Jews, the Egyptians and Assyrians, they sent to for help, as Kimchi, and others; rather, as Jarchi, their idols and graven images they worshipped, angels and saints departed, the Papists pray unto; let them now, in the time of Rome's ruin, renew their addresses to them for help and deliverance, if they can give it: or, "thy gathered ones" F26 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:14

And shall say, cast ye up, cast ye up ,.... A causeway, a highway, for the people of the Jews to return to their own land: this is either said by the Lord, as some supply it; or by the prophet, as Jarchi; or by him that putteth his trust in the Lord, as Kimchi; or rather by one, that is, the first of the living creatures, a set of Gospel ministers, that shall give to the angels, the Protestant princes and potentates, the seven last vials to pour out on the antichristian states, both Papal... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:6

Among the smooth stones of the stream "Among the smooth stones of the valley" - The Jews were extremely addicted to the practice of many superstitious and idolatrous rites, which the prophet here inveighs against with great vehemence. Of the worship of rude stones consecrated, there are many testimonials of the ancients. They were called βαιτυλοι and βαιτυλια· probably from the stone which Jacob erected at Beth-el, pouring oil upon the top of it. This practice was very common in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:8

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance "Behind the door, and the door-posts, hast thou set up thy memorial" - That is, the image of their tutelary gods, or something dedicated to them; in direct opposition to the law of God, which commanded them to write upon the door-posts of their house, and upon their gates, the words of God's law; Deuteronomy 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 11:20 . If they chose for them such a situation as more private, it was in defiance of a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:9

And thou wentest to the king with ointment "And thou hast visited the king with a present of oil" - That is, the king of Assyria, or Egypt. Hosea, chap, Hosea 12:1 , reproaches the Israelites for the same practice: - "They make a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt." It is well known, that in all parts of the east, whoever visits a great person must carry him a present. "It is counted uncivil," says Maundreg, p. 26, "to visit in this country without an offering in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:10

Yet saidst thou not, There is no hope "Thou hast said, There is hope" - In one of the MSS. at Koningsberg, collated by Lilienthal, the words אמרת לא lo amarta , are left in the text unpointed, as suspected; and in the margin the corrector has written ותאמרי vattomari . Now if we compare Jeremiah 2:25 ; and Jeremiah 18:12 , we shall find that the subject is in both places quite the same with this of Isaiah; and the sentiment expressed, that of a desperate resolution to continue at... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:11

For laid it to thy heart "Nor revolved it in thy hand" - Eight MSS., (four ancient), and the two oldest editions, with another, add the conjunction ו vau , ולא velo : which is confirmed by all the ancient Versions. Even of old "And winked" - For ומעולם umeolam , which makes no good sense or construction in this place, twenty-three MSS. (seven ancient) and three editions have מעלם , (to be thus pointed מעלם malim ); Παρορω , Septuagint; quasi non videns , "as if not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:12

Thy righteousness "My righteousness" - For צדקתך tsidkathech , Thy righteousness, the Syriac, Septuagint, MSS. Alex. and Pachom., and 1. D. II., and Marchal. and οἱ Γ , and the Arabics read צדקי tsidki , My righteousness. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:12

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