Isaia 32:8

8 Ma il principe prende consigli da principe, e si leva per far cose degne di principe.

Isaia 32:8 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 32:8

But the liberal man deviseth liberal things
The man of a princely spirit consults and contrives, and delivers out things worthy of a prince and governor in the church of God; he that is one of a free spirit, that is made free by the Spirit of God, and is led into the doctrines of free grace, will study to deliver out the same to others, and, as he has freely received, he will freely give, and without any sinister, selfish, and mercenary ends and views:

and by liberal things shall he stand;
or, "be established" ^F9; both by the doctrines of free grace he dispenses to others, to be established by and with which is a good thing; and by the free communications of the gifts and grace of the Spirit to him, to supply and furnish him yet more and more for his work; by the discoveries of the free favour of God unto him; by the enjoyment of his gracious presence in private and in public; by the blessings of a free and well ordered covenant; and, at last, by being brought to eternal glory and happiness, in which he will be settled to all eternity; or, "on liberal things shall he stand"; grace here, and glory hereafter. The Targum is,

``the righteous consult truth, and they upon truth shall stand.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (Mwqy) "stabilietur", Gataker.

Isaia 32:8 In-Context

6 Perciocchè l’uomo da nulla parla scelleratezza, e il suo cuore opera iniquità, usando ipocrisia, e pronunziando parole di disviamento contro al Signore; per render vuota l’anima dell’affamato, e far mancar da bere all’assetato.

7 E gli strumenti dell’avaro sono malvagi, ed egli prende scellerati consigli, per distruggere i poveri, con parole di falsità, eziandio quando il bisognoso parla dirittamente.

8 Ma il principe prende consigli da principe, e si leva per far cose degne di principe.

9 Donne agiate, levatevi, udite la mia voce; fanciulle, che vivete sicure, porgete gli orecchi al mio ragionamento.

10 Un anno dopo l’altro voi sarete in gran turbamento, o voi, che vivete sicure; perciocchè sarà mancata la vendemmia, la ricolta non verrà più.