Bible CommentariesE.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible NotesIsaiah 33
Verse 1
Woe. The fifth of the six Woes. The Structure, above, will make this section quite clear, and show that the verses are not "out of place", or "disarranged". that spoilest = thou plunderer. dealest treacherously = thou traitor.
Verse 2
arm. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the strength and defense put forth by it. every morning: i.e. continually.
Verse 7
Behold. Figure of speech. Asterismos. App-6. the ambassadors. Note the Figure of speech. Asyndeton (App-6), inIsa .
Verse 8
highways. See note on Isaiah 7:3. lie waste = are desolate. See note on Isaiah 1:7. wayfaring man = he that walketh along the path. See note on "path", Isaiah 2:3. man = mortal. Hebrew. "enosh. App-14
Verse 9
hewn down = withered. shake off. Hebrew. na"ar. A rare word. Occurs twice in the "former" portion (here, and Isaiah 33:15), and once in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 52:2). App-79.
Verse 12
the people = peoples. burnings of lime: i.e. fuel for limekilns. thorns cut up. These are the common fuel used in limekilns in Palestine.
Verse 14
fearfulness = trembling. Hebrew. re"adah. Only here in Isaiah; and elsewhere, only in Job 4:14. Psalms 2:11; Psalms 48:6. surprised = seized. Who . . . ? who . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. The answer implied being the negative. among = for.
Verse 15
He, &c. This is not the answer to Isaiah 33:14, but the subject of the Promise in Isaiah 33:16, "He. shall dwell on high". Hence it is emphatic. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 10:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 27:25). hearing of = listening to. blood = murderers. Figure of speech Metalepsis (of Subject), by which "blood" is first put for bloodshedding, and, secondly, bloodshedding put for those who shed it.
Verse 18
scribe. = the counter. receiver = the weigher. he that counted, &c. Referring to Sennacherib"s besieging army.
Verse 19
fierce, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:49, Deuteronomy 28:50). stammering = jabbering. tongue. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the language spoken by it.
Verse 20
Look = Gaze. the city. Figure of speech Polyonymia. solemnities = festal-days. Reference to Pentateuch, where the word frequently occurs (compare Lev 23. Num 15, &c). tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. "ohel. App-40.
Verse 23
the lame take the prey. Referring to the spoil taken from the dead of the Assyrian host. See 2 Kings 19:35.
Verse 24
forgiven their iniquity. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:21; Exodus 32:32. Numbers 14:19).
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