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geneva@Isaiah:1:15 @ And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full (note:)He shows that where men are given to evil, deceit, cruelty and extortion, which is meant by blood, there God will show his anger and not accept them though they seem holy, as in (Isa_59:3).(:note) of blood.

geneva@Isaiah:1:27 @ Zion shall be redeemed with (note:)By justice is meant God's faithful promise, which is the reason for the deliverance of his Church.(:note) judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

geneva@Isaiah:2:2 @ And it (note:)The decree and ordinance of God, concerning the restoration of the Church, which is chiefly meant by the time of Christ.(:note) shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mount of the LORD'S house In an evident place to be seen and discerned. shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall When the kingdom of Christ will be enlarged by the preaching of the doctrine. Here also is declared the zeal of the children of God when they are called. flow to it.

geneva@Isaiah:11:11 @ And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand (note:)For God first delivered his people out of Egypt and now promises to deliver them out of their enemies hands as from the Parthians, Persians, Chaldeans and them of Antioch among whom they were dispersed and this is chiefly meant of Christ, who calls his people being dispersed through all the world.(:note) again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the isles of the sea.

geneva@Isaiah:15:1 @ The (note:){{See Isa_13:1}}(:note) burden of Moab. Because in the night The chief city by which the whole country was meant. Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;

geneva@Isaiah:23:1 @ The (note:){{See Isa_13:1}}(:note) burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of You of Cilicia that come here for merchandise. Tarshish; for Tyrus is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of By Chittim they meant all the isles and countries west of Palestine. Chittim it is All men know of this destruction. revealed to them.

geneva@Isaiah:24:10 @ The city of (note:)Which as it was without order so now should it be brought to desolation and confusion: and this was not only meant of Jerusalem, but of all the other wicked cities.(:note) confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may enter.

geneva@Isaiah:25:10 @ For on this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and (note:)By Moab are meant all the enemies of his Church.(:note) Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the There were two cities by this name: one in Judah, (1Ch_6:81) and another in the land of Moab, (Jer_48:2) which seems to have been a plentiful place of corn, (Isa_36:17). dunghill.

geneva@Isaiah:28:7 @ But (note:)Meaning, the hypocrites who were among them, and were altogether corrupt in life and doctrine, which is here meant by drunkenness and vomiting.(:note) they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are overwhelmed with wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble [in] judgment.

geneva@Isaiah:32:1 @ Behold, (note:)This prophecy is of Hezekiah, who was a figure of Christ, and therefore it should chiefly be referred to him.(:note) a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall By judgment and justice is meant an upright government, both in policy and religion. rule in judgment.

geneva@Isaiah:45:8 @ Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down (note:)He comforts the Jews as if he would say, «Though when you look to the heavens and earth for comfort you see nothing now but signs of God's wrath, yet will cause them to bring forth certain tokens of your deliverance, and of the performance of my promise»: which is meant by righteousness.(:note) righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have I have appointed Cyrus to this use and purpose. created it.

geneva@Isaiah:49:1 @ Listen, to me O isles; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called (note:)This is spoken in the person of Christ, to assure the faithful that these promises should come to pass: for they were all made in him and in him would be performed.(:note) me from This is meant of the time that Christ would be manifested to the world, as in (Psa_2:7). the womb; from the body of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

geneva@Isaiah:49:2 @ And he hath made my mouth like a sharp (note:)By the sword and shaft, he signifies the virtue and efficacy of Christ's doctrine.(:note) sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he God has taken me to his protection and defence: this chiefly is meant of Christ, and may also be applied to the ministers of his word. hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

geneva@Isaiah:49:3 @ And said to me, Thou [art] my servant, O (note:)By Israel is meant Christ, and all the body of the faithful, as the members and their head.(:note) Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

geneva@Isaiah:52:7 @ How (note:)Signifying that the joy and good tidings of their deliverance would make their affliction in the mean time more easy: but this is chiefly meant of the spiritual joy, as in (Nah_1:15; Rom_10:15).(:note) beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that proclaimeth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that proclaimeth salvation; that saith to Zion, Thy God reigneth!

geneva@Isaiah:57:17 @ For the (note:)That is, for the vices and faults of the people, which is here meant by covetousness.(:note) iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and smote him: I hid myself, and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

geneva@Isaiah:58:9 @ Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou shalt take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the (note:)By which is meant all manner of injury.(:note) finger, and speaking vanity;

geneva@Isaiah:58:12 @ And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old (note:)Signifying that of the Jews would come such as would build again the ruins of Jerusalem and Judea: but chiefly this is meant of the spiritual Jerusalem, whose builders were the Apostles.(:note) waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

geneva@Isaiah:62:11 @ Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed to the end of the world, (note:)You prophets and ministers show the people of this their deliverance: which was chiefly meant of our salvation by Christ, (Zec_9:9; Mat_21:5).(:note) Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward [is] with him, and He will have all power to bring his purpose to pass, as in (Isa_40:10). his work before him.

geneva@Isaiah:65:16 @ That he who blesseth himself in the (note:)By blessing, and by swearing is meant the praising of God for his benefits, and the true worshipping of him, who will not be only in Judea, but through all the world.(:note) earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former I will no longer permit my Church to be desolate as in times past. troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.

geneva@Isaiah:66:17 @ They that sanctify (note:)Meaning, the hypocrites.(:note) themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating By which are meant them that maliciously transgressed the law, by eating beasts forbidden, even to the mouse which nature abhors. swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

geneva@Jeremiah:2:8 @ The priests said not, (note:)They did not teach the people to seek after God.(:note) Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the As the scribes, who would have expounded the law to the people. law knew me not: the Meaning, the princes and ministers: signifying, that all estates were corrupt. rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by That is, spoke vain things, and brought the people from the true worship of God to serve idols: for by Baal, which was the chief idol of the Moabites, are meant all idols. Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.

geneva@Jeremiah:2:25 @ Withhold thy foot from (note:)By this he warns them that they should not go into strange countries to seek help: for they should but spend their labour, and hurt themselves, which is here meant by the bare foot and thirst, (Isa_57:10).(:note) being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

geneva@Jeremiah:10:24 @ O LORD, correct me, but with (note:)Considering that God had revealed to him the certainty of their captivity (Jer_7:16) he only prays that he would punish them with mercy which Isaiah calls in measure, (Isa_27:8) measuring his rods by their infirmity (1Co_10:13) for here by judgment is meant not only the punishment but also the merciful moderation of the same as in (Jer_30:11).(:note) judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

geneva@Jeremiah:12:2 @ Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou [art] near in their mouth, and far from their (note:)They profess God in mouth, but deny him in heart, which is here meant by the reins, (Isa_29:13; Mat_15:8).(:note) reins.

geneva@Jeremiah:16:16 @ Behold, I will send for many (note:)By the fishers and hunters are meant the Babylonians and Chaldeans who would destroy them in such sort, that if they escaped the one, the other would take them.(:note) fishermen, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterwards will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

geneva@Jeremiah:19:3 @ And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O (note:)By kings here and in other places are meant counsellors and governors of the people; who he calls the ancients, (Jer_19:1).(:note) kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whoever heareth, his ears shall Read of this phrase in (1Sa_3:11). tingle.

geneva@Jeremiah:22:20 @ Go up to (note:)To call to the Assyrians for help.(:note) Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in For this was the way out of India to Assyria, by which is meant that all help would fail: for the Chaldeans have subdued both them and the Egyptians. Bashan, and cry from the passes: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

geneva@Jeremiah:26:9 @ Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, (note:)Because of God's promises to the temple, (Psa_132:14) that he would forever remain there, hypocrites thought this temple could never perish and therefore thought it blasphemy to speak against it, (Mat_26:61; Act_6:13) not considering that this was meant of the Church where God will remain forever.(:note) This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

geneva@Jeremiah:31:4 @ Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again (note:)You will still have opportunity to rejoice which is meant by tabrets and dancing as their custom was after notable victories, (Exo_15:20; Jdg_11:34).(:note) be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

geneva@Jeremiah:32:7 @ Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thy uncle shall come to thee, saying, (note:)By which was meant that the people would return again out of captivity and enjoy their possessions and vineyards as in (Jer_32:15, Jer_32:44).(:note) Buy for thee my field that [is] in Anathoth: for the right of redemption [is] thine Because he was next of the kindred, as in (Rth_4:4). to buy [it].

geneva@Jeremiah:33:15 @ In those days, and at that time, will I cause (note:)That is, I will send the Messiah, who will come of the house of David, of whom this prophecy is meant, as testify all the Jews and that which is written, (Jer_23:5).(:note) the Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

geneva@Jeremiah:33:18 @ Neither shall the priests the Levites lack a man before me to offer (note:)That is, chiefly meant of the spiritual sacrifice of thanksgiving which is left to the Church in the time of Christ, who was the everlasting priest and the everlasting sacrifice figured by the sacrifices of the law.(:note) burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

geneva@Jeremiah:49:19 @ Behold, (note:)That is, Nebuchadnezzar after he has overcome Judah, which is meant by the swelling of Jordan, will come against mount Seir and Edom.(:note) he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make That is, the Israelites whom the Edomites kept as prisoners to hast away from there. him run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that The captain and governor of the army meaning Nebuchadnezzar. shepherd that will stand before me?

geneva@Jeremiah:50:43 @ The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands (note:)Which is meant of Belshazzar, (Dan_5:6).(:note) became feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

geneva@Ezekiel:3:1 @ Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; (note:)By which is meant that no one is fit to be God's messenger before he has received the word of God in his heart, as in (Eze_3:10) and has a zeal to it, and delight in it, as in (Jer_15:16; Rev_10:10).(:note) eat this scroll, and go speak to the house of Israel.

geneva@Ezekiel:3:10 @ Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to thee (note:)He shows what is meant by the eating of the book, which is that the ministers of God may speak nothing from themselves, but only that which they have received from the Lord.(:note) receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears.

geneva@Ezekiel:13:15 @ Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with (note:)By which is meant whatever man of himself sets forth under the authority of God's word.(:note) untempered [mortar], and will say to you, The wall [is] no [more], neither they that daubed it;

geneva@Ezekiel:16:6 @ And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thy (note:)Being thus in your filthiness and forsaken by all men, I took you and gave you life: by which is meant that before God wash his Church and give life, there is nothing but filthiness and death.(:note) own blood, I said to thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said to thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.

geneva@Ezekiel:16:53 @ When I shall bring again (note:)This he speaks in comparison seeing that he would restore Jerusalem when Sodom would be restored, that is, never: and this is meant of the greatest part of the Jews.(:note) their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

geneva@Ezekiel:23:4 @ And the names of (note:)Aholah signifies a mansion or dwelling in herself, meaning Samaria, which was the royal city of Israel and Aholibah signifies my mansion in her, by which is meant Jerusalem, where God's temple was.(:note) them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

geneva@Ezekiel:24:3 @ And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a (note:)By which was meant Jerusalem.(:note) pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:

geneva@Ezekiel:27:9 @ The ancients of Gebal and its wise [men] were in thee thy (note:)Meaning, that they built the walls of the city, which is here meant by the ship: and of these were the builders of Solomon's temple, (1Ki_5:18).(:note) calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to exchange thy merchandise.

geneva@Ezekiel:27:36 @ The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt be] (note:)By which is meant a long time: for it was prophesied to be destroyed but seventy years, (Isa_23:15).(:note) any more.

geneva@Ezekiel:32:8 @ All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set (note:)By this manner of speech is meant the great sorrow that will be for the slaughter of the king and his people.(:note) darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

geneva@Ezekiel:34:18 @ [Seemeth it] a small thing to you to have eaten up the good (note:)By good pasture and deep waters is meant the pure word of God and the administration of justice which they did not distribute to the poor till they had corrupted it.(:note) pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? and to have drank of the deep waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet?

geneva@Ezekiel:37:25 @ And they shall dwell in the (note:)Meaning that the elect by Christ will dwell in heaven by Jerusalem, which is meant by the land of Canaan.(:note) land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell in it, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.

geneva@Ezekiel:47:1 @ Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, (note:)By which are meant the spiritual graces that would be given to the Church under the kingdom of Christ.(:note) waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the front of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.

geneva@Ezekiel:47:8 @ Then said he to me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the (note:)Showing that the abundance of these graces would be so great, that all the world would be full of it, which is here meant by the Persian sea, or Genezareth, and the sea called Mediterranean, (Zec_14:8).(:note) sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

geneva@Daniel:2:1 @ And in the (note:)The father and the son were both called by this name, so that this is meant of the son, when he reigned alone: for he also reigned in a way with his father.(:note) second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed Not that he had many dreams, but because many matters were contained in this dream. dreams, wherewith his spirit was Because it was so rare and strange a dream, that he had had nothing similar. troubled, and Or, «his sleep was upon him», that is, that he was so heavy with sleep, that he began to sleep again. his sleep brake from him.

geneva@Daniel:2:32 @ This image's head [was] of fine (note:)By gold, silver, brass, and iron are meant the Chaldean, Persian, Macedonian, and Roman kingdoms, which would successively rule all the world until Christ (who is here called the stone) himself comes, and destroys the last. And this was to assure the Jews that their affliction would not end with the empire of the Chaldeans, but that they should patiently await the coming of the Messiah, who would be at the end of this fourth monarchy.(:note) gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

geneva@Daniel:3:1 @ Nebuchadnezzar the king made (note:)Under pretence of religion, and holiness in making an image to his idol Bel, he sought his own ambition and vain glory: and this declares that he was not touched with the true fear of God before, but that he confessed him on a sudden motion, as the wicked when they are overcome with the greatness of his works. The Greek interpreters write that this was done eighteen years after the dream, and as may appear, the King feared lest the Jews by their religion should have altered the state of his commonwealth: therefore he meant to bring all to one type of religion, and so rather sought his own peace than God's glory.(:note) an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

geneva@Daniel:3:2 @ Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the (note:)Showing that the idol is not known for an idol as long as he is with workmen: but when the ceremonies and customs are recited and used, and the consent of the people is there, then they think they have made a god out of a block.(:note) dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the This was sufficient with the wicked at all times to approve their religion, if the king's authority were alleged for the establishment of it, not considering in the meantime what God's word allowed. king had set up.

geneva@Daniel:4:5 @ I saw a (note:)This was another dream besides that which he saw of the four empires, for Daniel both declared what that dream was, and what it meant, and here he expounds this dream.(:note) dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

geneva@Daniel:7:4 @ The first [was] like a (note:)Meaning the Assyrian and Chaldean empire, which was most strong and fierce in power, and most soon to come to their authority, as though they had wings to fly: yet their wings were pulled off by the Persians, and they went on their feet, and were made like other men, which is meant here by man's heart.(:note) lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

geneva@Daniel:7:8 @ I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little (note:)Which is meant of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero, etc., who were as kings in effect, but because they could not rule, except by the consent of the senate, their power is compared to a little horn. For Muhammad did not come from the Roman Empire, and the pope has no vocation of government: therefore this cannot be applied to them, and also in this prophecy the Prophet's purpose is chiefly to comfort the Jews until the revelation of Christ. Some take it for the whole body of antichrist.(:note) horn, before whom there were Meaning a certain portion of the ten horns: that is, a part from the whole estate was taken away. For Augustus took from the senate the liberty of choosing the deputies to send into the provinces, and took the governing of certain countries to himself. three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] These Roman emperors at the first used a certain humanity and gentleness, and were content that others, as the consuls, and senate, should bear the names of dignity, so that they might have the profit. And therefore in election and counsels they would behave themselves according as did other senators: yet against their enemies and those that would resist them, they were fierce and cruel, which is here meant by the proud mouth. eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

geneva@Daniel:7:10 @ A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand (note:)That is, an infinite number of angels, who were ready to execute his commandment.(:note) times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the This is meant of the first coming of Christ, when the will of God was plainly revealed by his Gospel. books were opened.

geneva@Daniel:7:13 @ I saw in the night visions, and, behold, (note:)Which is meant of Christ, who had not yet taken upon him man's nature, neither was he yet the son of David according to the flesh, as he was afterward: but he appeared then in a figure, and that in the clouds, that is, being separated from the common sort of men by manifest signs of his divinity.(:note) [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and That is, when he ascended into the heavens, and his divine majesty appeared, and all power was given to him, in respect that he was our mediator. came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

geneva@Daniel:7:14 @ And there was given him (note:)This is meant of the beginning of Christ's kingdom, when God the Father gave unto him all dominion, as the the Mediator, with the intent that he would continually govern his Church which is here on earth, until the time that he brought them to eternal life.(:note) dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.

geneva@Daniel:7:20 @ And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose (note:)This is meant of the fourth beast, which was more terrible than the others.(:note) look [was] more stout than his fellows.

geneva@Daniel:7:25 @ And he shall speak [great] words against (note:)That is, will make wicked decrees and proclamations against God's word, and send throughout all their dominion, to destroy all that did profess it.(:note) the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to These emperors will not consider that they have their power from God, but think it is in their own power to change God's laws and man's, and as it were the order of nature, as appears by Octavius, Tiberius, Calligula, Nero, Domitianus, etc. change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a God will allow them to rage in this way against his saints for a long time, the time and times, but at length he will soften these troubles, and shorten the time for his elect's sake, (Mat_24:22), which is here meant by the dividing of time. time and times and the dividing of time.

geneva@Daniel:7:27 @ And the (note:)He shows why the beast would be destroyed, that is, so that his Church might have rest and quietness, which though they do not fully enjoy here, yet they have it in hope, and by the preaching of the Gospel enjoy the beginning of it, which is meant by these words, «under the whole heaven». And therefore he speaks here of the beginning of Christ's kingdom in this world, which kingdom the faithful have by the participation that they have with Christ their head.(:note) kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all That is, some of every type that rule. dominions shall serve and obey him.

geneva@Daniel:8:5 @ And as I was considering, behold, (note:)Meaning Alexander that came from Greece with great speed and warlike undertaking.(:note) an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable Even though he came in the name of all Greece, yet he bore the title and dignity of the general captain, so that the strength was attributed to him, which is meant by this horn. horn between his eyes.