Isaiah 1:23-26 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:21-30

Here, I. The woeful degeneracy of Judah and Jerusalem is sadly lamented. See, 1. What the royal city had been, a faithful city, faithful to God and the interests of his kingdom among men, faithful to the nation and its public interests. It was full of judgment; justice was duly administered upon the thrones of judgment which were set there, the thrones of the house of David, Ps. 122:5. Men were generally honest in their dealings, and abhorred to do an unjust thing. Righteousness lodged in it,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:23

Thy princes are rebellious ,.... Stubborn and obstinate, refused to receive and acknowledge the Messiah; such were the Jewish rulers, civil and ecclesiastical, in the times of Christ. And companions of thieves : who devoured widows' houses; made the temple, which was a house of prayer, a den of thieves; and took away the key of knowledge from the people, and would not suffer them to attend the ministry of the Gospel, Matthew 21:13 . everyone loveth gifts, and followeth after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

Therefore, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel ,.... All these names and titles, which are expressive of the majesty, power, and authority of God, are used to give the greater solemnity and weight to what follows; and to show that he is able to accomplish what he determines and threatens to do. Ah ! which is a particle, either expressive of grief at their wretched and miserable condition, or of indignation at their provoking sins and transgressions: I will ease... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn my hand upon thee ,.... The remnant, according to the election of grace, left in Jerusalem, Isaiah 1:9 meaning not his afflicting hand, no, not even as a fatherly chastisement; though the Lord sometimes, by such means, purges away the iniquity of his people, as follows; see Isaiah 27:9 much less his hand of wrath and vengeance, the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger; but his hand of efficacious grace in conversion, with which he plucks sinners as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

And I will restore thy judges as at the first ,.... This refers not to the times after the Babylonish, captivity, when the Jews had judges and rulers, such as Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, as they had in the times of Moses, Joshua, and the judges, or as in the times of David and Solomon; but it refers, as Kimchi observes, to the times of the Messiah; and is true of the apostles of Christ, who were set on twelve thrones, had power and authority from Christ to preach his Gospel, and to judge the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:23

Companions of thieves "Associates" - The Septuagint, Vulgate, and four MSS., read חברי chabrey without the conjunction ו vau . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:24

Ah, I will ease me "Aha! I will be eased" - Anger, arising from a sense of injury and affront, especially from those who, from every consideration of duty and gratitude, ought to have behaved far otherwise, is an uneasy and painful sensation: and revenge, executed to the full on the offenders, removes that uneasiness, and consequently is pleasing and quieting, at least for the present. Ezekiel, Ezekiel 5:13 , introduces God expressing himself in the same manner: - "And mine anger shall... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:25

I will turn my hand upon thee - So the common version; and this seems to be a metaphor taken from the custom of those who, when the metal is melted, strike off the scoriae with their hand previously to its being poured out into the mould. I have seen this done with the naked hand, and no injury whatever sustained. Purge away thy dross "In the furnace" - The text has כבר cabbor , which some render "as with soap;" as if it were the same with כברית keborith ; so Kimchi; but soap can... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:26

I will restore - "This," says Kimchi, "shall be in the days of the Messiah, in which all the wicked shall cease, and the remnant of Israel shall neither do iniquity, nor speak lies." What a change must this be among Jews! Afterward "And after this" - The Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and eighteen MSS., and one of my own, very ancient, add the conjunction ו vau , And. read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:21-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-31

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