Isaiah 8

Isaiah 8:1

A great roll,] Because much to be written; and in great letters. Chap. 30. 8.

a mans pen,] In a plain ordinary hand, Habakkuk 2:2.

Maher shalal hash-baz.] Heb. In making speed to the spoil he basteneth the prey. Or, Make speed to the spoil, hasten to the prey.

Isaiah 8:2

faithfull witnesses] Because the businesse was of importance, 2 Corinthians 13:1.

to record,] Of the name given my child, either lately born, at the circumcising of him, (Luke 1:59. and Luke 2:21.) or yet unborn.

Vriah the priest,] One of authority for his place: though an hypocrite, 2 King. 16. 11, 16.

Isaiah 8:3

And I went into] Or, For I had gone in to. as Genesis 12:1. & 16. 2, 4.

went unto] Heb. approached unto. Leviticus 18:6.

the prophetesse,] My wife.

Isaiah 8:4

before the] Chap. 7. 16.

shall have] Be able to speak.

the riches of] Or, he that is before tho king of Assyria (his servants and attendants. as 1 Samuel 16:21. 1 Kings 1:2. and 1 Kings 3:8.) shall take away the riches, &c.

Isaiah 8:5

spake also] Heb. added to speak. Chap. 7. 10.

Isaiah 8:6

this people] The Ephraimites, or Israelites, that scorn Jerusalem, and the people thereof, as few and feeble, and by conspiring with the Syrians, think to surprise and subdue it, Chap. 7. 2, 6.

refuseth] Or, scorneth. as Judges 9:38. Chap. 33. 8.

Shiloah] A fountain, which rising at the foot of mount Zion, yeeldeth a rivelet, that ran throught the lower Citie, Psalms 46:4. John 9:7. put here for the citie it self.

rejoyce in] Vaunt themselves in the strength of those two kings, Chap. 7. 1.

Isaiah 8:7

the waters] The Assyrian forces shall come in upon them, not like those still waters, vers. 6. but like a swift and strong floud, Chap. 28. 2. and 59. 19. Daniel 11:22. See 2 Kings 16:9.

Isaiah 8:8

he shall passe] The same king of Assyria shall also break into and surround Judea, Chap. 7. 17.

through Iudah;] Or, unto. or, into. as Lamentations 4:21.

overflow] Dan. 10. 18, 40.

to the neck,] So that all shall be in danger of being utterly drowned and lost, Chap. 30. 28. Habakkuk 3:13. See Chap. 36. 1. 12. and 37. 3.

the stretching out] Heb. the fulnesse of the bredth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings, that is, his forces shall over-spread thy whole land, Jeremiah 48:40. and Jeremiah 49:22.

Immanuel] Christ. Chap. 7. 14. who yet will not suffer his Church to be destroyed, vers. 10.

Isaiah 8:9

your selves,] Ye that are enemies to Gods Church, farre and neer; link your selves together, and strengthen your selves all ye can; it shall he but to your own confusion, Chap. 45. 11, 12. and 54. 15, 17. Mic. 4. 11.-13.

and] Or, yet. as 1 Samuel 2:25.

gird your selves] Prepare your selves to fight, 1 Kings 20:11. Psalms 18:32.

and] Or, yet. and so vers. 10. Jeremiah 25:7.

Isaiah 8:10

it shall come] All your devices and designes shall be frustrate, Chap. 7. 7. Psalms 33:10. Proverbs 21:30. See Lamentations 3:37.

God is with us.] And if he be with us, who can be, or do ought, against us? Romans 8:31. Exodus 3:12. Jeremiah 20:11. Acts 18:10. he alludeth to the name given to Christ by God, Chap. 7. 14. vers. 8.

Isaiah 8:11

with a strong hand] Heb. in strength; or, apprehension, of hand.

hand,] Taking me by the hand to confirme and strengthen me, Chap. 41. 13. and 51. 18. Psalms 73:23. or, to cause me to marke, what he should say to me.

Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not] Neither joyn with those that they joyn with; the Assyrians, to help them agaist the Israelites, and the Syrians, 2 King. 16. 7, 8. nor fear those that they fear, Proverbs 29:25. Chap. 7. 2.

neither fear] 1 Pet. 3. 14. 15.

Isaiah 8:13

the Lord] By trusting in him and being swayed by him, Numbers 20:11. and Numbers 27:14. Deuteronomy 32:51. Ezek. 20. 40, 41. and 36. 23, 27.

Isaiah 8:14

a sanctuarie;] A place of surety and safety, to you his faithfull ones, Ezekiel 11:16.

a stone of] Chap. 28. 16. Luke 2:34. Romans 9:33. 1 Peter 2:8.

to both the houses] To the ten tribes, and to Judah.

Isaiah 8:15

stumble and] Matthew 21:44. Luke 20:18.

Isaiah 8:16

Bind] Bind it up, and conceale it from those obstinate wretches: but seal it, and assure it to the faithfull, Chap. 29. 11, 12.

Isaiah 8:17

wait upon] Depend upon him with patience, Chap. 25. 9. and 30. 18. Job 13:15. Jeremiah 14:22. Mic. 7. 7.

hideth his face] Sheweth himself displeased with us, Psalms 27:9. Chap. 54. 8. and 57. 17. and 64. 7.

Isaiah 8:18

Behold] Hebrews 2:13.

I and the children] Either, I and my children are by God used for signs, vers. 3. Chap. 7. 3. and 20. 3. as Ezekiel 12:11. and Ezekiel 24:37. Or, I and my disciples are esteemed as monsters among this people, Psalms 78:7. Zechariah 3:8.

Isaiah 8:19

pecp] Chap. 29. 4.

should not] 2 Kings 1:3.

for] Or, from.

to the dead] Should men go from Gods Prophets to dead men and devils? 1 Samuel 28:8. Deuteronomy 18:11; Deuteronomy 18:15. Or, take advice for the living from the dead, who neither have notice of them, nor can help them? Chap. 63. 16.

Isaiah 8:20

To] Luke 16:29.

the law] Seek to Gods word, wherein his will is revealed, John 5:39.

no light] Heb. no morning. as Chap. 58. 8. Hosea 6:3. Joe 2:2. Amos 4:13.

light] No sound knowledge, Matthew 15:14. Luke 11:52.

Isaiah 8:21

shall passe] The wicked, left in their distresses, shall shift to and fro: but finding no means of succour from below or above, shall be at their wits end, Jeremiah 14:18.

their king,] For not defending, or not relieving them. or, imputing the cause of these their troubles to him, by calling in the King of Assyria. See Chap. 7. 20.

God] Or, Gods. their idols. See Chap. 2. 20.

and look] Or, when he looketh upward. towards the Kings court, and to heaven.

Isaiah 8:22

darknesse] Chap. 9. 19.

dimnesse] Or, they shall be dimmed with.

anguish] They shall meet with nothing but discomfort and anguish, wheresoever they come, Chap. 5. 30. Job 15:30.

and they] Or, and driven. Or, pursued with darknesse.