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54:1 [Lauda, sterilis, quae non paris ; decanta laudem, et hinni, quae non pariebas : quoniam multi filii desertae magis quam ejus quae habet virum, dicit Dominus.
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Luke
23:9
And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.
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Galatians
4:27
For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband.
*H Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord.
Ver. 1. Barren Jews in captivity, or Church of the Gentiles, to which alone many of the expressions can be applied. C. — The Gentiles were before unfruitful, as the Jews will be till towards the latter times. W.
Εὐφράνθητι στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα, ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα, ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου, μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα· εἶπε γὰρ Κύριος,
רָנִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה לֹ֣א יָלָ֑דָה פִּצְחִ֨י רִנָּ֤ה וְ/צַהֲלִי֙ לֹא חָ֔לָה כִּֽי רַבִּ֧ים בְּֽנֵי שׁוֹמֵמָ֛ה מִ/בְּנֵ֥י בְעוּלָ֖ה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה
54:2 Dilata locum tentorii tui, et pelles tabernaculorum tuorum extende : ne parcas : longos fac funiculos tuos, et clavos tuos consolida.
*H Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
Ver. 2. Stakes, to receive so great a family. All the Israelites did not return, and it does not appear that many embraced their religion, as they have done that of Christ.
πλάτυνον τὸν τόπον τῆς σκηνῆς σου, καὶ τῶν αὐλαιῶν σου, πῆξον, μὴ φείσῃ, μάκρυνον τὰ σχοινίσματά σου, καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους σου κατίσχυσον,
הַרְחִ֣יבִי מְק֣וֹם אָהֳלֵ֗/ךְ וִ/ירִיע֧וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתַ֛יִ/ךְ יַטּ֖וּ אַל תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי הַאֲרִ֨יכִי֙ מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִ/ךְ וִ/יתֵדֹתַ֖יִ/ךְ חַזֵּֽקִי
54:3 Ad dexteram enim et ad laevam penetrabis, et semen tuum gentes haereditabit, et civitates desertas inhabitabit.
*H For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities.
Ver. 3. Left. To the north and south. Jerusalem increased. But what was it compared with the Christian establishment!
ἔτι εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ καὶ τὰ ἀριστερὰ ἐκπέτασον· καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου ἔθνη κληρονομήσει, καὶ πόλεις ἠρημωμένας κατοικιεῖς.
כִּי יָמִ֥ין וּ/שְׂמֹ֖אול תִּפְרֹ֑צִי וְ/זַרְעֵ/ךְ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם יִירָ֔שׁ וְ/עָרִ֥ים נְשַׁמּ֖וֹת יוֹשִֽׁיבוּ
54:4 Noli timere, quia non confunderis, neque erubesces ; non enim te pudebit, quia confusionis adolescentiae tuae oblivisceris, et opprobrii viduitatis tuae non recordaberis amplius.
*H Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood.
Ver. 4. Widowhood. Thy former excesses shall be forgotten. C.
Μὴ φοβοῦ, ὅτι κατῃσχύνθης, μηδὲ ἐντραπῇς, ὅτι ὠνειδίσθης, ὅτι αἰσχύνην αἰώνιον ἐπιλήσῃ, καὶ ὄνειδος τῆς χηρείας σου οὐ μὴ μνησθήσῃ ἔτι.
אַל תִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּי לֹ֣א תֵב֔וֹשִׁי וְ/אַל תִּכָּלְמִ֖י כִּ֣י לֹ֣א תַחְפִּ֑ירִי כִּ֣י בֹ֤שֶׁת עֲלוּמַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ תִּשְׁכָּ֔חִי וְ/חֶרְפַּ֥ת אַלְמְנוּתַ֖יִ/ךְ לֹ֥א תִזְכְּרִי עֽוֹד
54:5 Quia dominabitur tui qui fecit te, Dominus exercituum nomen ejus, et redemptor tuus, Sanctus Israel : Deus omnis terrae vocabitur.
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Luke
11:32
The men of Ninive shall rise in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; Because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold more than Jonas here.
*H For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth.
Ver. 5. Thee. Heb. "Bohalaic (H.) shall be your Baalim," or husband, who was styled Lord. 1 Pet. iii. 6. Perhaps he may allude to the two wives, the synagogue and the Church, or to the idols, which should be adored no more.
Ὅτι Κύριος ὁ ποιῶν σε, Κύριος σαβαὼθ ὄνομα αὐτῷ· καὶ ὁ ῥυσάμενός σε, αὐτὸς Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, πάσῃ τῇ γῇ κληθήσεται.
כִּ֤י בֹעֲלַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ עֹשַׂ֔יִ/ךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמ֑/וֹ וְ/גֹֽאֲלֵ/ךְ֙ קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י כָל הָ/אָ֖רֶץ יִקָּרֵֽא
54:6 Quia ut mulierem derelictam et moerentem spiritu vocavit te Dominus, et uxorem ab adolescentia abjectam, dixit Deus tuus.
*H For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and mourning in spirit, and as a wife cast off from her youth, said thy God.
Ver. 6. Youth. This enhances her fault. God is pleased to overlook it, in the captives (C. l. 1.) and Gentiles.
Οὐχ ὡς γυναῖκα καταλελειμμένην καὶ ὀλιγόψυχον κέκληκέ σε ὁ Κύριος, οὐδʼ ὡς γυναῖκα ἐκ νεότητος μεμισημένην, εἶπεν ὁ Θεός σου.
כִּֽי כְ/אִשָּׁ֧ה עֲזוּבָ֛ה וַ/עֲצ֥וּבַת ר֖וּחַ קְרָאָ֣/ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וְ/אֵ֧שֶׁת נְעוּרִ֛ים כִּ֥י תִמָּאֵ֖ס אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיִ/ךְ
54:7 Ad punctum in modico dereliqui te, et in miserationibus magnis congregabo te.
For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Χρόνον μικρὸν κατέλιπόν σε, καὶ μετʼ ἐλέους μεγάλου ἐλεήσω σε.
בְּ/רֶ֥גַע קָטֹ֖ן עֲזַבְתִּ֑י/ךְ וּ/בְ/רַחֲמִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲקַבְּצֵֽ/ךְ
54:8 In momento indignationis abscondi faciem meam parumper a te ; et in misericordia sempiterna misertus sum tui, dixit redemptor tuus, Dominus.
In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer.
Ἐν θυμῷ μικρῷ ἀπέστρεψα τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ ἐν ἐλέει αἰωνίῳ ἐλεήσω σε, εἶπεν ὁ ῥυσάμενός σε Κύριος·
בְּ/שֶׁ֣צֶף קֶ֗צֶף הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי פָנַ֥/י רֶ֨גַע֙ מִמֵּ֔/ךְ וּ/בְ/חֶ֥סֶד עוֹלָ֖ם רִֽחַמְתִּ֑י/ךְ אָמַ֥ר גֹּאֲלֵ֖/ךְ יְהוָֽה
54:9 Sicut in diebus Noe istud mihi est, cui juravi ne inducerem aquas Noe ultra super terram ; sic juravi ut non irascar tibi, et non increpem te.
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Genesis
9:15
And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh.
*H This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee.
Ver. 9. Earth. Giving him the rainbow for a sign. My covenant with the Church is equally irrevocable: she is founded on a rock. Mat. xvi. 18. C. — Christ will no more abandon her than he will drown the world. Some mountains shall be moved out of their place, but she shall not. W.
Ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος τοῦ ἐπὶ Νῶε τοῦτό μοι ἐστί· καθότι ὤμοσα αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ ἐκείνῳ, τῇ γῇ μὴ θυμωθήσεσθαι ἐπὶ σοὶ ἔτι, μηδὲ ἐν ἀπειλῇ σου τὰ ὄρη μεταστήσεσθαι,
כִּי מֵ֥י נֹ֨חַ֙ זֹ֣את לִ֔/י אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי מֵ/עֲבֹ֥ר מֵי נֹ֛חַ ע֖וֹד עַל הָ/אָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי מִ/קְּצֹ֥ף עָלַ֖יִ/ךְ וּ/מִ/גְּעָר בָּֽ/ךְ
54:10 Montes enim commovebuntur, et colles contremiscent ; misericordia autem mea non recedet a te, et foedus pacis meae non movebitur, dixit miserator tuus Dominus.
For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
οὐδʼ οἱ βουνοί σου μετακινηθήσονται· οὕτως οὐδὲ τὸ παρʼ ἐμοῦ σοι ἔλεος ἐκλείψει, οὐδὲ ἡ διαθήκη τῆς εἰρήνης σου οὐ μὴ μεταστῇ· εἶπε γὰρ ἵλεώς σοι Κύριε.
כִּ֤י הֶֽ/הָרִים֙ יָמ֔וּשׁוּ וְ/הַ/גְּבָע֖וֹת תְּמוּטֶ֑נָה וְ/חַסְדִּ֞/י מֵ/אִתֵּ֣/ךְ לֹֽא יָמ֗וּשׁ וּ/בְרִ֤ית שְׁלוֹמִ/י֙ לֹ֣א תָמ֔וּט אָמַ֥ר מְרַחֲמֵ֖/ךְ יְהוָֽה
54:11 Paupercula, tempestate convulsa absque ulla consolatione, ecce ego sternam per ordinem lapides tuos, et fundabo te in sapphiris :
*H O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires,
Ver. 11. Sapphires. Heb. "antimony," a mineral shining like silver. 4 K. ix. 30.
Ταπεινὴ καὶ ἀκατάστατος οὐ παρεκλήθης· ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ἑτοιμάζω σοι ἄνθρακα τὸν λίθον σου, καὶ τὰ θεμέλιά σου σάπφειρον,
עֲנִיָּ֥ה סֹעֲרָ֖ה לֹ֣א נֻחָ֑מָה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י מַרְבִּ֤יץ בַּ/פּוּךְ֙ אֲבָנַ֔יִ/ךְ וִ/יסַדְתִּ֖י/ךְ בַּ/סַּפִּירִֽים
54:12 et ponam jaspidem propugnacula tua, et portas tuas in lapides sculptos, et omnes terminos tuos in lapides desiderabiles ;
*H And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones.
Ver. 12. Bulwarks. Heb. windows of crystal; (Ezec. xxvii. 16. C.) Prot. "of agate." H. — All this is allegorical, like the redemption of the new Jerusalem. Apoc. xxi.
καὶ θήσω τὰς ἐπάλξεις σου ἴασπιν, καὶ τὰς πύλας σου λίθους κρυστάλλου, καὶ τὸν περίβολόν σου λίθους ἐκλεκτούς·
וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֤י כַּֽדְכֹד֙ שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִ/ךְ וּ/שְׁעָרַ֖יִ/ךְ לְ/אַבְנֵ֣י אֶקְדָּ֑ח וְ/כָל גְּבוּלֵ֖/ךְ לְ/אַבְנֵי חֵֽפֶץ
54:13 universos filios tuos doctos a Domino, et multitudinem pacis filiis tuis.
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6:45
It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh forth me.
*H All thy children shall be taught of the Lord: and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Ver. 13. Lord, Christ. Jer. xxxi. 33. John vi. 45.
καὶ πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς σου διδακτοὺς Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐν πολλῇ εἰρήνῃ τὰ τέκνα σου.
וְ/כָל בָּנַ֖יִ/ךְ לִמּוּדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ/רַ֖ב שְׁל֥וֹם בָּנָֽיִ/ךְ
54:14 Et in justitia fundaberis : recede procul a calumnia, quia non timebis, et a pavore, quia non appropinquabit tibi.
*H And thou shalt be founded in justice: depart far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.
Ver. 14. Thee. The Cutheans rendered the Jews suspected. 1 Esd. iv. 2. and vi. 1
Καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ οἰκοδομηθήσῃ· ἀπέχου ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσῃ, καὶ τρόμος οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ σοι.
בִּ/צְדָקָ֖ה תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי רַחֲקִ֤י מֵ/עֹ֨שֶׁק֙ כִּֽי לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי וּ/מִ֨/מְּחִתָּ֔ה כִּ֥י לֹֽא תִקְרַ֖ב אֵלָֽיִ/ךְ
54:15 Ecce accola veniet qui non erat mecum, advena quondam tuus adjungetur tibi.
*H Behold, an inhabitant shall come, who was not with me, he that was a stranger to thee before, shall be joined to thee.
Ver. 15. To thee, in the inheritance. This was verified in the Church. We have no accout of many being converted before.
Ἰδοὺ προσήλυτοι προσελεύσονταί σοι διʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ παροικήσουσί σοι, καὶ ἐπὶ σὲ καταφεύξονται.
הֵ֣ן גּ֥וֹר יָג֛וּר אֶ֖פֶס מֵֽ/אוֹתִ֑/י מִי גָ֥ר אִתָּ֖/ךְ עָלַ֥יִ/ךְ יִפּֽוֹל
54:16 Ecce ego creavi fabrum sufflantem in igne prunas, et proferentem vas in opus suum ; et ego creavi interfectorem ad disperdendum.
*H Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the killer to destroy.
Ver. 16. Destroy. I can give peace or war. C. — Sept. "but I have created thee not for utter destruction." H.
Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἔκτισά σε, οὐχ ὡς χαλκεὺς φυσῶν ἄνθρακας, καὶ ἐκφέρων σκεῦος εἰς ἔργον· ἐγὼ δὲ ἔκτισά σε, οὐκ εἰς ἀπώλειαν φθεῖραι.
הן הִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ בָּרָ֣אתִי חָרָ֔שׁ נֹפֵ֨חַ֙ בְּ/אֵ֣שׁ פֶּחָ֔ם וּ/מוֹצִ֥יא כְלִ֖י לְ/מַעֲשֵׂ֑/הוּ וְ/אָנֹכִ֛י בָּרָ֥אתִי מַשְׁחִ֖ית לְ/חַבֵּֽל
54:17 Omne vas quod fictum est contra te, non dirigetur, et omnem linguam resistentem tibi in judicio, judicabis. Haec est haereditas servorum Domini, et justitia eorum apud me, dicit Dominus.]
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.
Πᾶν σκεῦος σκευαστὸν ἐπὶ σὲ, οὐκ εὐοδώσω· καὶ πᾶσα φωνὴ ἀναστήσεται ἐπὶ σὲ εἰς κρίσιν, πάντας αὐτοὺς ἡττήσεις, οἱ δὲ ἔνοχοί σου ἔσονται ἐν αὐτῇ. Ἔστι κληρονομία τοῖς θεραπεύουσι Κύριον· καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι δίκαιοι, λέγει Κύριος.
כָּל כְּלִ֞י יוּצַ֤ר עָלַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ לֹ֣א יִצְלָ֔ח וְ/כָל לָשׁ֛וֹן תָּֽקוּם אִתָּ֥/ךְ לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט תַּרְשִׁ֑יעִי זֹ֡את נַחֲלַת֩ עַבְדֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה וְ/צִדְקָתָ֛/ם מֵ/אִתִּ֖/י נְאֻם יְהוָֽה