Isaiah 57:1-12 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:9

And thou wentest to the king with ointment ,.... To the kings of the earth, the singular for the plural, with whom the whore of Rome has committed fornication or idolatry, in allusion to harlots, who, in order to render themselves the more agreeable to their lovers, anointed themselves with ointment: this may respect the grace of the Spirit of God, which the church of Rome pretends to give by administration of the sacraments, which it is said confer grace "ex opere operato"; and the extreme... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:10

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way ,.... Or, "in the multiplicity of thy ways" F21 ברב דרכך "in multitudine viae tuae", Pagninus, Montanus. : which were so many, as were enough to make her weary; the steps which were taken to obtain so much power over kings and kingdoms, which was gradually got with great pains and artifice, and to amass such vast treasures, and to enlarge her interest, and spread her religion in the world; the multitude of stratagems devised, and vast... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth - אבד הצדק hatstsadik abad . There is an emphasis here which seems intended to point out a particular person. See below. Perisheth - As the root אבד abad signifies the straying of cattle, their passing away from one pasture to another, I feel inclined to follow the grammatical meaning of the word "perish," pereo . So the Vulgate, justus periit , from per , By or Through, and eo , to Go. In his death the righteous man may be said to have passed through... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:2

He shalt enter into peace "He shall go in peace" - שלום יבוא yabo shalom ; the expression is elliptical, such as the prophet frequently uses. The same sense is expressed at large and in full terms, Genesis 15:15 ; : בשלום אבותיך אל תבא ואתה veattah libbo al abotheycha beshalom , "and thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace." They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness "He shall rest in his bed; even the perfect man" - This obscure sentence is reduced to a... 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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:10

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:2

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

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