COMMENTARY:
: 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (990 “womb” [beten] means the belly, abdomen, or within.)
DEVOTION: Many of the people of the Bible tell us … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass. (7186 “obstinate” [qushah] means difficult, stiff-necked, hardhearted, shameless, or unyielding.)
DEVOTION: Have you ever been strong willed? There are books to help parents who have strong willed children. Usually this means that you … Read More
COMMENTARY:
:1 “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate. The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982). 7390 רַךְ [rak /rak/] – Tender, soft, delicate, weak.)
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COMMENTARY:
: 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? (4911 “compare” [mashal] means to represent, liken, be like, make a comparison between two objects or be similar.)
DEVOTION: The previous chapter and the beginning of this chapter describe false worship given to gods … Read More
COMMENTARY:
:1 “Thus says the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him and loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982). Anointed – to authorize, … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. (1350 “redeemer” [ga’al] means act as kinsman, deliverer, to buy back, lay claim to, ransom, or to require blood.
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COMMENTARY:
: 4 Since you were precious in MY sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore, will I give men for you, and people for your life. (3365 “precious” (yaqar) means praised, to be worth, esteemed, to be or become worthy, precious, valuable or costly, be highly valued, dear, or become well … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (972 “elect” [bachiyr] means chosen, one preferred or selected, or best.)
DEVOTION: Our assignment in Seminary was to write a paper on who … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 Keep silence before me, O islands, and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. (2498 “renew” [chalaph] means to come by turns, to change, replace, to reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new, … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.” The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982). דָּבַר, דָּבַר, דָּבַר [dabar /daw·bar/]- to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, … Read More