Isa 28 | TSK | STEP | The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness. The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ. He rebukes their error; their untowardness to learn; and their security. Christ the sure foundation is promised. Their security shall be tried. They are incited to the consideration of God's discreet providence. A.M. 3279. B.C. 725. the crown.This chapter begins a new subject, chiefly relating to the devastations of Israel and Judah by the Assyrian kings. The ancient Samaria being beautifully situated on the top of a round hill, and surrounded immediately with a rich valley, and then a circle of other hills around it, suggested the idea of a chaplet, or wreath of flowers. drunkards. whose. overcome. Heb. broken.

Isaiah 28

1 The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness.

5 The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ.

7 He rebukes their error;

9 their untowardness to learn;

14 and their security.

16 Christ the sure foundation is promised.

17 Their security shall be tried.

23 They are incited to the consideration of God's discreet providence.

A.M. 3279. B.C. 725. the crown.This chapter begins a new subject, chiefly relating to the devastations of Israel and Judah by the Assyrian kings. The ancient Samaria being beautifully situated on the top of a round hill, and surrounded immediately with a rich valley, and then a circle of other hills around it, suggested the idea of a chaplet, or wreath of flowers.

3; Ho 5:5; 6:10

drunkards.

7; 5:11,22; Pr 23:29; Ho 4:11; 7:5; Am 2:8,12; 6:6

whose.

4; 7:8,9; 8:4; 2Ki 14:25-27; 15:29; 18:10-12; 2Ch 28:6; 30:6,7

Am 6:1

overcome. Heb. broken.

the Lord.

9:9-12; 27:1; Eze 30:10,11

as a tempest.

15-19; 8:7,8; 25:4; 29:6; 30:30; Eze 13:11; Na 1:8; Mt 7:25-27

Re 18:8

The crown.

shall.

25:10; 26:6; 2Ki 9:33; La 1:15; Da 8:13; Heb 10:29; Re 11:2

under feet. Heb. with feet.

shall be.

1; Ps 73:19,20; Ho 6:4; 9:10,11,16; 13:1,15; Jas 1:10,11

the hasty."No sooner," says Dr. Shaw, "doth the {boccore} (or early fig) draw near to perfection in the middle or latter end of June, than the {kermez,} or summer fig, begins to be formed, though it rarely ripens before August; about which time the same tree frequently throws out a third crop, or winter fig, as we may call it. This is usually of a much longer shape and darker complexion than the {kermez,} hanging and ripening upon the tree, even after the leaves are shed; and, provided the winter proves mild and temperate, is gathered as a delicious morsel in the spring."

Mic 7:1; Na 3:12; Re 6:13

eateth. Heb. swalloweth.

shall the.

41:16; 45:25; 60:1-3,19; 62:3; Jer 9:23,24; Zec 6:13-15; Lu 2:32

1Co 1:30,31; 2Co 4:17; 1Pe 5:4

for a diadem.

Job 29:14; Ps 90:16,17

residue.

10:20,21; 11:16; 37:31,32; Ro 11:5,6

for a spirit.

11:2-4; 32:15,16; Ge 41:38,39; Nu 11:16,17; 27:16-18; 1Ki 3:28

Ps 72:1-4; Pr 20:8; Joh 3:34; 5:30; 1Co 12:8

and for strength.

De 20:4; Jos 1:9; Ps 18:32-34; 46:1,11

erred.

19:14; 56:10-12; Le 10:9,10; Pr 20:1; 31:4,5; Ec 10:17; Eze 44:21

Ho 4:11; Mic 2:11; Mt 24:29; Lu 21:34; Eph 5:28

are swallowed.

Ps 107:27; *marg:

err in.

3:12; 9:16; Jer 14:14; 23:13,16; La 2:4; Eze 13:7; Ho 4:12

Pr 26:11; Jer 48:26; Hab 2:15,16

shall he teach.

30:10-12; Ps 50:17; Pr 1:29; Jer 5:31; 6:10; Joh 3:19; 12:38,47,48

doctrine. Heb. the hearing.

53:1; *marg:

weaned.

Ps 131:2; Mt 11:25; 21:15,16; Mr 10:15; 1Pe 2:2

For precept.

13; 5:4; De 6:1-6; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ne 9:29,30; Jer 11:7; 25:3-7

Mt 21:34-41; Php 3:1; 2Ti 3:7; Heb 5:12

must be. or, hath been.

with.

De 28:49; Jer 5:15; 1Co 14:21

stammering lips. Heb. stammerings of lips. will he speak.or, he hath spoken.

This.

30:15; 2Ch 14:11; 16:8,9; Jer 6:16; Mt 11:28,29

yet.

Ps 81:11-13; Jer 44:16; Zec 7:11,14; Heb 12:25

precept upon precept.

10; Jer 23:36-38; Ho 6:5; 8:12

that.

6:9,10; 8:14,15; Ps 69:22; Mt 13:14; 21:44; Ro 11:9; 2Co 2:16

1Pe 2:7,8; 2Pe 3:16

ye.

22; 1:10; 5:9; 29:20; Pr 1:22; 3:34; 29:8; Ho 7:5; Ac 13:41

We have.To be in covenant with a thing, says Bp. Lowth, is a proverbial expression to denote perfect security from mischief or evil of which it is the cause.

5:18,19; Ec 8:8; Job 5:23; 15:25-27; Jer 44:17; Eze 8:12; Ho 2:18

Zep 1:12

when.

8:7,8; Da 11:22

we have made.

30:10; Jer 5:31; 14:13; 16:19; 28:15-17; Eze 13:16,22; Am 2:4

Jon 2:8; 2Th 2:9-11

Behold.

8:14; Ge 49:10,24; Ps 118:22; Zec 3:9; Mt 21:42; Mr 12:10

Lu 20:17,18; Ac 4:11,12; Ro 9:33; 10:11; 1Co 3:11; Eph 2:20

1Pe 2:6-8

he that.

30:18; Ps 112:7,8; Hab 2:3,4; Jas 5:7,8

Judgment.

10:22; 2Ki 21:13; Ps 94:15; Am 7:7-9; Ro 2:2,5; 9:28; Re 19:2

and the hail.

2,15; 25:4; 32:2,18,19; Ex 9:18,19; Jos 10:11; Jer 7:4-8,14,20

Jer 23:19; 30:23,24; Eze 13:10-16; 38:22; Re 8:7; 11:19; 16:21

and the waters.

30:28; Job 22:16; Da 11:22; Mt 7:27; 2Pe 3:6,7

your covenant.

7:7; 8:10; Jer 44:28; Eze 17:15; Zec 1:6

shall be disannulled.For {kuppar,} Houbigant, Archbp. Secker, and Bp. Lowth, would read {tuppar;} but the former may well have the sense ascribed to it here, as it signifies in Chaldee and Syriac, {abstersit, diluit, abolevit.}

when.

2:15; 8:8; Jer 47:2; Da 8:9-13; 9:26,27; 11:40; Re 12:15; 17:15

trodden down by it. Heb. a treading down to it.

3; Mal 4:1-3

the time.

10:5,6; 2Ki 17:6; 18:13; Eze 21:19-23

and it.

33:7; 36:22; 37:3; 1Sa 3:11; 2Ki 21:12; Jer 19:3; Da 7:28; 8:27

Hab 3:16; Lu 21:25,26

to understand the report. or, when he shall make you tounderstand doctrine.

the bed.

57:12,13; 59:5,6; 64:6; 66:3-6; Jer 7:8-10; Ro 9:30-32; 1Co 1:18-31