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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1

I am sought of them that asked not for me "I am made known to those that asked not for me" - נדרשתי nidrashti , εμφανης εγενομην , the Septuagint, Alexandrian, and St. Paul, Romans 10:20 ; who has however inverted the order of the phrases, εμφανης εγενομην , "I was made manifest, "and ευρεδην , "I was found, "from that which they have in the Septuagint. נדרשתי nidrashti means, "I am sought so as to be found." Vitringa. If this be the true meaning of the word, then שאלו ... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:3

That sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick "Sacrificing in the gardens, and burning incense on the tiles" - These are instances of heathenish superstition, and idolatrous practices, to which the Jews were immoderately addicted before the Babylonish captivity. The heathen worshipped their idols in groves; whereas God, in opposition to this species of idolatry, commanded his people, when they should come into the promised land, to destroy all the places wherein the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:4

Which remain among the graves - "For the purpose of evoking the dead. They lodged in desert places that demons might appear to them; for demons do appear in such places, to those who do believe in them." - Kimchi. In the monuments "In the caverns" - בנצורים bannetsurim , a word of doubtful signification. An ancient MS. has בצורים batstsurim , another בצרים batstsurim , "in the rocks;" and Le Clec thinks the Septuagint had it so in their copy. They render it by εν τοις... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:5

For I am holier than thou - So the Chaldee renders it. קדשתיך kedashticha is the same with ממך קדשתי kadashti mimmecha . In the same manner חזקתני chazaktani , Jeremiah 20:7 , is used for ממני חזקת chazacta mimmenni , "thou art stronger than I." - L. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:6

Behold, it is written before me - Their sin is registered in heaven, calling aloud for the punishment due to it. I will - recompense into their bosom - The bosom is the place where the Asiatics have their pockets, and not in their skirts like the inhabitants of the west. Their loose flowing garments have scarcely any thing analogous to skirts. Into their bosom - For על al , ten MSS. and five editions have אל el . So again at the end of this verse, seventeen MSS. and four... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:7

Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers "Their iniquities, and the iniquities of their fathers" - For the pronoun affixed of the second person חם chem , your, twice, read הם hem , their, in the third person; with the Septuagint and Houbigant. - L. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:8

A blessing is in it - The Hebrews call all things which serve for food ברכה berachah , "a blessing." On this verse Kimchi remarks: "As the cluster of grapes contains, besides the juice, the bark, and the kernels, so the Israelites have, besides the just, sinners among them. Now as the cluster must not be destroyed because there is a blessing, a nutritive part in it; so Israel shall not be destroyed, because there are righteous persons in it. But as the bark and kernels are thrown away,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:1

I am sought ; rather, inquired of , or consulted (comp. Ezekiel 14:3 ; Ezekiel 20:3 , Ezekiel 20:31 ). The application of the text by St. Paul ( Romans 10:20 ) to the calling of the Gentiles will be felt by all believers in inspiration to preclude the interpretation which supposes Israel to be the subject of Isaiah 65:1 no less than of Isaiah 65:2-7 . I said, Behold me . This was the first step in the conversion of the Gentiles. God called them by his messengers, the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:1-3

Divine reproaches. In the two previous chapters we find. the prophet, pleading in the name of Israel, had urged that God kept strange silence when his people were so long held captive, and their land lay so desolate. In this chapter we have the Divine answer to the prophet's plea. There was good reason for the long delay. Instead of the people reproaching their God, their God might much more reasonably reproach them, for they had rejected his long and earnest appeals; they had put the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:1-7

SECTION XI .— GOD 'S ANSWER TO THE EXILES ' PRAYER ( Isaiah 65:1-25 .) ISRAEL 'S SUFFERINGS THE JUST MEED OF THEIR SINS . God's mercy is such that it even overflows upon those who are outside the covenant ( Isaiah 65:1 ). It has been offered to Israel, but Israel has rejected it . Their rebellion, their idolatries, and their pride have caused, and must continue to cause, their punishment ( Isaiah 65:2-7 ). read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:1

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:1-7

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