Jesaja 57:6

6 An den glatten Steinen des Talbaches war dein Teil; sie, sie waren dein Los; auch gossest du ihnen Trankopfer aus, opfertest ihnen Speisopfer. Sollte ich mich darüber trösten?

Jesaja 57:6 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 57:6

Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion
Or thy god; but the portion of Jacob is not like them, stocks and stones, ( Jeremiah 10:16 ) ( 2:27 ) . Whenever they could pick up smooth stones, and such as were fit for their purpose, whether in the stream of a brook, or in a valley, as the word also signifies, they polished and formed them into an image, and made gods of them; and these were their portion and inheritance, and which they left to their children. There is an elegant play on words F11 in the Hebrew tongue, between the word for "smooth stones", and that for a "portion F12", which cannot be expressed in our language: or, "in the smooth or slippery places of the valley shall be thy portions"; see ( Psalms 35:6 ) ( 73:18 ) . They, they are thy lot;
even those stones. Jarchi's note is, to stone thee with, the punishment of idolaters with the Jews; suggesting that those idols would be their ruin; as they will be the ruin of the idolatrous members of the church of Rome, who repent not of worshipping their idols of stone among others, ( Revelation 9:20 Revelation 9:21 ) : even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a
meat offering;
or a "bread offering", as well as a libation of wine, respecting the sacrifice of the mass, which consists of bread and wine, which is offered up in honour of their idols, angels and saints; hence "Michael mass" and "Martin mass" Should I receive comfort in these?
be pleased with such idolatrous sacrifices? no. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions render it, "should I not be angry for these?" I will; I have just reason for it. Or it may be rendered, "shall I repent of these F13?" of the evil I have threatened to bring, and am about to bring upon these idolaters? I will not.


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (Kqlx lhn yqlxb) .
F12 "In laevitatibus vallis erit portio tua", Gataker, Vitringa.
F13 (Mxna hla leh) "a me super his poenitebit?" Musculus; "poenitebit me", some in Vatablus.

Jesaja 57:6 In-Context

4 Über wen machet ihr euch lustig, über wen sperret ihr das Maul auf und strecket die Zunge heraus? Seid ihr nicht Kinder des Abfalls, ein Same der Lüge,
5 die ihr für die Götzen entbranntet unter jedem grünen Baume, die ihr Kinder in den Tälern schlachtetet unter den Klüften der Felsen?
6 An den glatten Steinen des Talbaches war dein Teil; sie, sie waren dein Los; auch gossest du ihnen Trankopfer aus, opfertest ihnen Speisopfer. Sollte ich mich darüber trösten?
7 Auf einem hohen und erhabenen Berge schlugest du dein Lager auf; auch stiegest du dort hinauf, um Schlachtopfer zu opfern.
8 Und hinter die Tür und den Pfosten setztest du dein Gedächtnis. Denn von mir abgewendet decktest du auf und bestiegest, machtest breit dein Lager, und du bedingtest dir Lohn von ihnen aus; du liebtest ihr Beilager, schautest ihre Blöße.
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