Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:9
And he said - לי li , to me, two MSS. and the Syriac. Thirteen MSS. have ראה raah , in the regular form. read more
Isaiah-6:1-13,-philippians-3:13-14
Adam Clarke
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat "Gross" - The prophet speaks of the event, the fact as it would actually happen, not of God's purpose and act by his ministry. The prophets are in other places said to perform the thing which they only foretell: - "Lo! I have given thee a charge this day Over the nations, and over the kingdoms; To pluck up, and to pull down; To destroy, and to demolish; To build, and to plant." Jeremiah 1:10 . read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:11
Be utterly desolate "Be left" - For תשאה tishaeh , the Septuagint and Vulgate read תשאר tishshaer . read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:13
A tenth - This passage, though somewhat obscure, and variously explained by various interpreters, has, I think, been made so clear by the accomplishment of the prophecy, that there remains little room to doubt of the sense of it. When Nebuchadnezzar had carried away the greater and better part of the people into captivity, there was yet a tenth remaining in the land, the poorer sort left to be vinedressers and husbandmen, under Gedaliah, 2 Kings 25:12 , 2 Kings 25:22 , and the dispersed... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died. The year B.C. 759, probably. We cannot determine from the phrase used whether the vision was seen before or after Uzziah's death. I saw also ; rather, then it was that I saw (comp. Exodus 16:6 ). The Lord. Not "Jehovah," as in Isaiah 6:3 and Isaiah 6:5 , but " Adonay ," for greater reverence. Sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. The imagery is, of course, taken from the practice of earthly kings. Elaborate thrones were affected by the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1
The vision of God. "I saw … the Lord," writes the prophet. These simple, strong words suggest to us— I. THE VISION WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE . " NO man hath seen God at any time," our Lord declares; and his declaration is sustained by the philosophic truth that he who is a Divine Spirit must be invisible to mortal eye. So far as our apprehension by sense is concerned, God must remain, to every human being, "the King eternal, immortal, invisible ." Himself, in his own essential... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-4
SECTION III . ISAIAH 'S VISION OF GOD UPON HIS THRONE ( Isaiah 6:1-13 .). THE VISION OF GOD SEEN BY ISAIAH . It is thought by some that this vision, and its sequel, constitute the original call of Isaiah to the prophetical office, and in order of time precede all the other contents of the book. But the position of the "vision" in the book is strongly against this view. Prophets who relate their original call naturally place it in the forefront of their... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-4
The vision of God. Sight is a thing of degrees. The healthy eye sees with infinite shades of distinctness and indistinctness, according to the amount of light which is vouchsafed it. The diseased eye has an equal variety of gradation in its powers of seeing, owing to the variations in its own condition. And it is with our spiritual as with our natural sight. The vision which men have of God varies infinitely with varying circumstances—from extreme dimness up to perfect distinctness. Amid... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-4
Symbolic impressions of the Divine holiness. This is the only vision recorded in Isaiah's prophecy. It did not come at the beginning of his labors, but as an inauguration to a higher degree of the prophetic office. From the tone of the latter part of the chapter, it is evident that he had found out the rebelliousness and obstinacy of the people, and perhaps had become, like Elijah, greatly distressed and discouraged; needing, therefore, such a reviving and encouragement as this vision was... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:6
A live coal - The word of prophecy, which was put into the mouth of the prophet. From off the altar - That is, from the altar of burnt-offerings, before the door of the temple, on which the fire that came down at first from heaven ( Leviticus 9:24 ; 2 Chronicles 7:1 ;) was perpetually burning. It was never to be extinguished, Leviticus 6:12 , Leviticus 6:13 . read more