7 Of the increase of His government and peace
aThere will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The bzeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
aThere will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The bzeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
The Punishment of Samaria
9 All the people will know—
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is1 stretched out still.
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is1 stretched out still.
17 Therefore the Lord awill have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks1 folly.
bFor all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks1 folly.
bFor all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
18 For wickedness aburns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.
19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
aThe land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
bNo man shall spare his brother.
aThe land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
bNo man shall spare his brother.
20 And he shall1 snatch on the right hand
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
aAnd not be satisfied;
bEvery man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
aAnd not be satisfied;
bEvery man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
21 Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;
Together they shall be aagainst Judah.
bFor all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
Together they shall be aagainst Judah.
bFor all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Barnes' Notes for Isaiah 9:9.
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