Jesaja 28:6

6 und zum Geiste des Rechts dem, der zu Gericht sitzt; und zur Heldenkraft denen, welche den Streit zurückdrängen ans Tor.

Jesaja 28:6 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment,
&c.] That is, as the Lord would give honour and glory to the people in general, so wisdom and prudence, a spirit of judgment and discerning, to the king in particular, who sat on the throne of judgment to do justice, and execute judgment among his subjects: though this need not be restrained to the king, but be applied to all the judges and magistrates in the land, who sat and heard causes and complaints brought before them, for which they should be qualified by the Lord; so Aben Ezra interprets it of the sanhedrim: and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate;
as wisdom is promised to the king and judges of the land, so strength of body and mind, valour and courage, to the prince and his army; so that they should turn the battle, and cause their enemies to fly before them, and pursue them to the very gates of their cities, as Hezekiah did, ( 2 Kings 18:8 ) . The Syriac version is, "who turn the battle from the gate"; who, when besieged, sally out upon the besiegers, and drive them from their gates, oblige them to break up the siege, and fly before them. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "and strength to them that return from war to the gate": that come home victorious to their own houses; and so the Targum,

``that he may give victory to them that go out in war, to return them in peace to their own houses.''
Wisdom in the cabinet and courts of judicature, and courage in the camp, are two great blessings to a nation, and serve much to explain the glory and beauty before promised.

Jesaja 28:6 In-Context

4 Und der welkenden Blume seiner herrlichen Pracht auf dem Haupte des fetten Tales ergeht es wie dessen Frühfeige vor der Obsternte: kaum ist sie in der Hand dessen, der sie erblickt, so verschlingt er sie.
5 An jenem Tage wird Jehova der Heerscharen dem Überrest seines Volkes zur prächtigen Krone und zum herrlichen Kranze sein;
6 und zum Geiste des Rechts dem, der zu Gericht sitzt; und zur Heldenkraft denen, welche den Streit zurückdrängen ans Tor.
7 Und auch diese wanken vom Wein und taumeln von starkem Getränk: Priester und Prophet wanken von starkem Getränk, sind übermannt vom Wein, taumeln vom starken Getränk; sie wanken beim Gesicht, schwanken beim Rechtsprechen.
8 Denn alle Tische sind voll unflätigen Gespeies, daß kein Platz mehr ist.
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