Isaiah 8

Isaiah 8:1

As vinegar - Which dissolves the nitre, and makes it useless and ineffectual.

Isaiah 8:2

Bread - By bread and water he understands all things necessary for his subsistence.

Isaiah 8:3

For - In so doing, which words are expressed Romans 12:20, where this text is quoted. Thou shalt melt him into repentance, and love.

Isaiah 8:6

So - Because it comes more rarely and difficultly, after it hath been long expected.

Isaiah 8:7

Falling - When righteous men are oppressed by the wicked, the state of that common - wealth is as deplorable, as if the publick fountains were corrupted.

Isaiah 8:8

Not good - For health. To search - Industriously to seek for applause. Is not - Is not only sinful, but shameful also.

Isaiah 8:12

By flying - Secures itself from the fowler. Not come - Upon the innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird.

Isaiah 8:14

According - So as to imitate his folly, by passionate or reproachful speeches.

Isaiah 8:15

According - So as his folly needs and requires, convincing him strongly, reproving him sharply, and exposing him to just shame.

Isaiah 8:16

Cutteth off the feet - Of his messenger; bids one go that wants legs. Drinketh - Drinking, in scripture, frequently denotes the plentiful doing or receiving of any thing.

Isaiah 8:17

The legs - Heb. the legs of the lame are lifted up, in going, or in dancing, which is done with great inequality and uncomeliness. So - No less incident are wise and pious speeches from a foolish and ungodly man.

Isaiah 8:18

Bindeth - Whereby he hinders his own design of throwing the stone out of it. So - No less absurd is he that giveth to a fool that honour which he is not capable of using aright.

Isaiah 8:19

A thorn - As a thorn is in a drunkard’s hand, which he cannot manage cautiously, but employs to his own and others hurt. So - As unprofitable, and, by accident, hurtful to himself and others.

Isaiah 8:20

Rewardeth - Will certainly give that recompence which is deserved by fools and transgressors, by such as sin either thro’ ignorance, or wilfully.