1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the birth and kingdom of Christ
8 The judgments upon Israel for their pride
13 For their hypocrisy
18 And for their impenitency

A.M. 3264. B.C. 740
the dimness Isa 8:22

when 1Ki 15:19,20 2Ki 15:29 2Ch 16:4

afterward Le 26:24,28 2Ki 17:5,6 1Ch 5:26

by the way Mt 4:15

Galilee of the nations. or, Galilee the populous

2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

walked Isa 50:10 60:1-3,19 Mic 7:8,9 Mt 4:16 Lu 1:78,79 2:32 Joh 8:12 12:35,46 Eph 5:8,13,14 1Pe 2:9 1Jo 1:5-7

in the land Job 10:21 Ps 23:4 107:10,14 Am 5:8

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

hast multiplied Isa 26:15 49:20-22 Ne 9:23 Ps 107:38 Ho 4:7 Zec 2:11 8:23 10:8

not increased the joy. or, to him increased the joy. they joy Isa 12:1 25:9 35:2,10 54:1 55:12 61:7,10 65:18 66:10 Ps 4:7 126:5,6 Jer 31:7,12-14 Ac 8:8 Php 4:4 1Pe 1:8

according Isa 16:9,10

and as men Jud 5:3 1Sa 30:16 2Ch 20:25-28 Ps 119:162 Lu 11:22

4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

for thou hast broken. or, when thou brakest Isa 14:25 47:6 Ge 27:40 Le 26:13 Jer 30:8 Na 1:13

the staff Isa 10:5,27 14:3-5 30:31,32 Ps 125:3

as in the day Isa 10:26 Jud 6:1-6 7:22-25 8:10-12 Ps 83:9-11

5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

for every battle, etc. or, when the whole battle of the warrior was, etc.

confused noise Isa 13:4 1Sa 14:19 Jer 47:3 Joe 2:5 Na 3:2

but this shall be. or, and it was, etc.
burning Isa 4:4 10:16,17 30:33 37:36 66:15,16 Ps 46:9 Eze 39:8-10 Mal 3:2,3 Mt 3:11 Ac 2:3,19 2Th 1:8

fuel. Heb. meat Le 3:11,16

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

for unto Isa 7:14 Lu 1:35 2:11

unto us a son Joh 1:14 3:16,17 Ro 8:32 1Jo 4:10-14

the government Isa 22:21,22 Ps 2:6-12 110:1-4 Jer 23:5,6 Zec 6:12,13 9:9,10 Mt 11:27 28:18 1Co 15:25 Eph 1:21,22 Re 19:16

his name Isa 7:14 Jud 13:18 Jer 31:22 Mt 1:23 1Ti 3:16

counsellor Isa 28:29 Zec 6:13 Lu 21:15 Joh 1:16 1Co 1:30 Col 2:3

the mighty God Isa 45:24,25 Ps 45:3,6 50:1 Jer 23:5,6 Joh 1:1,2 Ac 20:28 Ro 9:5 Tit 2:13 Heb 1:8 1Jo 5:20

the everlasting Prince of Peach Isa 11:6-9 53:5 Ps 72:3,7 85:10 Da 9:24,25 Mic 5:4,5 Lu 2:14 Joh 14:27 Ac 10:36 Ro 5:1-10 2Co 5:19 Eph 2:14-18 Col 1:20,21 Heb 7:2,3 13:20

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

the increase 2Sa 7:16 Ps 2:8 72:8-11 89:35-37 Jer 33:15-21 Da 2:35,44 7:14,27 Lu 1:32,33 1Co 15:24-28

to establish it Isa 11:3-5 31:1,2 Ps 45:4-6 72:1-3,7 Heb 1:8 Re 19:11

the zeal Isa 37:32 59:16,17 63:4-6 2Ki 19:31 Eze 36:21-23

8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

sent a word Isa 7:7,8 8:4-8 Mic 1:1-9 Zec 1:6 5:1-4 Mt 24:35

9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

and all Isa 26:11 1Ki 22:25 Job 21:19,20 Jer 32:24 44:28,29 Eze 7:9,27 30:19 33:33

even Ephraim Isa 7:9 10:9-11

in the pride Isa 46:12 48:4 Pr 16:18 Mal 3:13 4:1 1Pe 5:5

10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

bricks 1Ki 7:9-12 10:27 Mal 1:4

11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

set up Isa 8:4-7 10:9-11 17:1-5 2Ki 15:29 16:9

join. Heb. mingle

12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Syrians 2Ki 16:6 2Ch 28:18 Jer 35:11

devour Israel De 31:17 Ps 79:7 129:3-6 Jer 10:25

open mouth. Heb. whole mouth
for all Isa 9:17,21 5:25 10:4 Jer 4:8

13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

the people Isa 1:5 26:11 57:17 2Ch 28:22 Job 36:13 Jer 5:3 31:18-20 Eze 24:13 Ho 5:15 7:10,16

neither Isa 31:1 De 4:29 Jer 29:11 50:4,5 Ho 3:4,5

14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

will cut Isa 3:2,3 19:15 2Ki 17:6-20 Ho 1:4,6,9 4:5 5:12-14 8:8 9:11-17 13:3 Am 2:14-16 3:12 5:2,3 6:11 7:8,9,17 9:1-9 Mic 1:6-8

in one day Isa 10:17 30:13 Ho 10:15 Re 18:8,10,17

15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

ancient Isa 3:5 5:13 1Sa 9:6

the prophet Isa 28:17 29:10 1Ki 13:18 22:22-24 Jer 5:31 14:14,15 23:9,14,15,25-27 27:9,10,14,15 28:15,16 29:21,22 Eze 13:1-16,19,22 Ho 9:8 Mal 2:9 Mt 7:15 24:24 2Co 11:13-15 Ga 1:8,9 2Th 2:9-12 2Ti 4:2,3 2Pe 2:1-3 1Jo 4:1 Re 19:20

16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

the leaders, etc. or, they that call them blessed Isa 3:12 Mt 15:14 23:16

led of them. or, called blessed of them Nu 6:23-26 1Ki 8:55,56 2Ch 30:27 Heb 7:7

destroyed. Heb. swallowed up

17 Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

have no joy Isa 10:2 13:18 27:11 62:5 65:19 Ps 147:10 Jer 18:21 Zec 9:17

for every Isa 10:6 Job 15:34 Jer 5:1 Mic 7:2 Mt 16:3

every mouth Isa 32:6,7 Mt 12:34

folly. or, willany??
for all Isa 9:12,21 5:25 10:4 Eze 20:33

18 For wickedness 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 lifting up of smoke.

wickedness Isa 1:31 30:30,33 33:12 34:8-10 66:16,17 Nu 11:1-3 De 32:22 Job 31:11,12 Am 7:4 Na 1:6,10 Mal 4:1 Mt 13:49,50 25:41 Mr 9:43-50

it shall Isa 10:16-18 27:4 Heb 6:8

shall kindle Eze 20:47,48

mount Isa 5:24 Ps 37:20 Ho 13:3 Joe 2:20 Re 14:11

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 spare his brother.

is the land Isa 5:30 8:22 24:11,12 60:2 Jer 13:16 Joe 2:2 Am 5:18 Mt 27:45 Ac 2:20

fuel. Heb. meat Isa 9:5

no man Isa 13:18 Eze 9:5 Mic 7:2,6 2Pe 2:4

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 flesh of his own arm:

and he Isa 49:26 Le 26:26-29 Jer 19:9 La 4:10

snatch. Heb. cut

21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Ephraim Jud 7:2 1Sa 14:20 2Ki 15:30 2Ch 28:6-8 Mt 24:10 Ga 5:15

for all this Isa 9:12,17 5:25 10:4 Jer 4:8