geneva - Isaiah:9:8-10:4

geneva@Isaiah:9:8 @ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon (note:)This is another prophecy against them of Samaria who were mockers and contemners of God's promises and menaces.(:note) Israel.

geneva@Isaiah:9:9 @ And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,

geneva@Isaiah:9:10 @ The (note:)We were but weak, when the enemy overcame us, but we will make ourselves so strong, that we will neither care for our enemies, nor fear God's threatenings.(:note) bricks have fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change [them into] cedars.

geneva@Isaiah:9:11 @ Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of (note:)Rezin king of Syria, who was in league with Israel, was slain by the Assyrians, after whose death, Aram that is, the Syrians were against Israel, who on the other side were assailed by the Philistines.(:note) Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

geneva@Isaiah:9:12 @ Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

geneva@Isaiah:9:13 @ For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

geneva@Isaiah:9:14 @ Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day.

geneva@Isaiah:9:15 @ The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.

geneva@Isaiah:9:16 @ For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured.

geneva@Isaiah:9:17 @ Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil.

geneva@Isaiah:9:18 @ For wickedness (note:)Wickedness as a bellows kindles the fire of God's wrath which consumes all his obstinate enemies.(:note) burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up [like] the rising of smoke.

geneva@Isaiah:9:19 @ Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall (note:)Though there was no foreign enemy, yet they will destroy one another.(:note) spare his brother.

geneva@Isaiah:9:20 @ And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the (note:)Their greediness will be insatiable, so that one brother will eat up another, as though he should eat his own flesh.(:note) flesh of his own arm:

geneva@Isaiah:9:21 @ Manasseh, Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

geneva@Isaiah:10:1 @ Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that (note:)Who write and pronounce a wicked sentence to oppress the people: meaning, that the wicked magistrate, who were the chief cause of mischief, would be first punished.(:note) write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;

geneva@Isaiah:10:2 @ To keepe backe ye poore from iudgement, and to take away the iudgement of the poore of my people, that widowes may be their pray, and that they may spoyle the fatherlesse.

geneva@Isaiah:10:3 @ And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation [which] shall come from (note:)That is, from Assyria.(:note) far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your Your riches and authority, that they may be safe and that you may receive them again. glory?

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