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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:4

The course of sin. It is true that both righteousness and sin have very varied manifestations, the course of one good or one bad man's life differing widely from that of another. Yet there is a logical and moral order in which both holiness and iniquity pursue their path from their beginning to their end. The course of sin is not indicated by the sequence of these accusations, but the different steps are included in the prophetic denunciation. I. IT BEGINS IN THE WITHDRAWAL OF... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:4-9

The prophet's enforcement of God's charge. God's words are so weighty, that they may well be few; the preacher's enforcement of them must needs be, comparatively speaking, lengthy. Isaiah, in addressing his erring countrymen, aimed at producing in them— I. CONVICTION OF DIN . For this purpose, he begins with an array of seven charges (verse 4), varying, as it were, the counts of the indictment: The first four are general, and seem to be little more than rhetorical variations of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:5

Why should ye , etc.? Translate, Why will ye be still smitten , revolting more and more? or, Why will ye persist in rebellion , and so be smitten yet more? The Authorized Version does not express the sense, which is that suffering must follow sin—that if they still revolt, they must still be smitten for it—why, then, will they do so? Compare Ezekiel's "Why will ye die, O house of Israel?" ( Ezekiel 18:31 ). The whole head … the whole heart. Mr. Cheyne translates, "Every head … ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:5

The foolishness of increasing Divine judgments. The plea of the prophet appears to be this: "You have run terrible lengths in sin; and you have seriously suffered from the consequences of sin; now why will you bring down fresh judgments upon your head through persisting in your infidelity" (comp. Ezekiel 18:31 )? So serious, indeed, had been the penalties of transgression already that there seemed to be no part of the body politic upon which another stroke might fall; new inflictions must... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:5-9

Sin in its hopelessness. I. THAT SIN IS MORE OR LESS RECLAIMABLE . Whatever we might have antecedently expected, we find practically, that there are those on whom Divine truth is far more likely to tell than it is on others. Thus Time, pleasure, the misuse of sacred opportunity,—these things indurate the soul and make it far less responsive than it once was; so that there are some that are more hopeless than others. II. THAT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNCHARGED BY... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:4

Ah! sinful nation - The word rendered ‘ah!’ - הוי hôy - is not a mere exclamation, expressing astonishment. It is rather an interjection denouncing threatening, or punishment. ‘Wo to the sinful nation.’ Vulgate, ‘Vae genti peccatrici.’ The corruption pertained to the nation, and not merely to a part. It had become general.Laden with iniquity - The word translated “laden” - כבד kebed - denotes properly anything “heavy,” or burdensome; from כבד kâbad, “to be heavy.” It means that they were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:5

Why ... - The prophet now, by an abrupt change in the discourse, calls their attention to the effects of their sins. Instead of saving that they had been smitten, or of saying that they had been punished for their sins, he assumes both, and asks why it should be repeated. The Vulgate reads this: ‘Super quo - on what part - shall I smite you anymore?’ This expresses well the sense of the Hebrew - על־מה ‛al-meh - upon what; and the meaning is, ‘what part of the body can be found on which blows... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:4

Isaiah 1:4. Ah, sinful nation The prophet bemoans those who would not bemoan themselves; and he speaks with a holy indignation at their degeneracy, and with a dread of the consequences of it. A people laden with iniquity Laden, not with the sense of sin, as those described Matthew 11:28, but with the guilt and bondage of sin. A seed of evil- doers The children of wicked parents, whose guilt they inherit, and whose evil example they follow; children that are corrupted Hebrew, משׁחיתים... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:5-6

Isaiah 1:5-6. Why should ye be stricken any more It is to no purpose to seek to reclaim you by one chastisement after another; ye will revolt more and more I see you are incorrigible, and turn even your afflictions into sin. The whole head is sick, &c. The disease is mortal, as being in the most noble and vital parts, the very head and heart of the body politic, from whence the plague is derived to all the other members. “The end of God’s judgments, in this world, is men’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-9

1:1-6:13JUDAH AN UNCLEAN PEOPLEGod judges Judah (1:1-9)The opening chapter introduces most of the main issues that the prophet is to deal with, and therefore is a summary of the overall message of the book. The scene is one of judgment. God is the judge, his people the accused, heaven and earth the witnesses. The charge is that Judah has rebelled against God. Even animals are grateful for what their masters do for them, but the people of Judah show no gratitude to their heavenly Father... read more

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