Isaia 51:8

8 Perciocchè la tignuola li roderà come un vestimento, e la tarma li mangerà come lana; ma la mia giustizia sarà in eterno, e la mia salute per ogni età.

Isaia 51:8 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 51:8

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment
Either these reproaches, or the persons that reproach; as a garment is eaten by the moth, secretly, slowly, surely, and at last completely, so that it becomes utterly good for nothing; so secret, gradual, sure and certain, complete and perfect, will be the ruin and destruction of the enemies of Christ and his people: and the worm shall eat them like wool;
or as a woollen garment, which is most liable to be motheaten; for the moth and worm are much the same, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; who say, that in the Arabic tongue the moth is called by a name much of the same sound with this word in the text; and the sense is, that as a woollen garment is eaten and consumed by vermin, so wicked men will be destroyed by the vengeance of the Lord upon them; for the moth and worm design both the judgments of God upon them in this world, and his wrath in the other, where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched: but my righteousness shall be for ever;
to justify his people and secure them from wrath and ruin: and my salvation from generation to generation;
it will abide through the endless ages of eternity, and be the portion of the saints for ever, of which they are now heirs; is nearer than when they first believed, and is ready to be revealed, and will be everlastingly enjoyed by them, firm against all the accusations and charges of men and devils: or, "shall not fail" ^F15, as the Septuagint; its virtue to justify will always continue; it will answer for the saints in a time to come, even at the last judgment. The Targum is, it

``shall not tarry;''

being near to be wrought out and revealed, ( Isaiah 51:5 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (ou mh ekleiph) , Sept. "non deficiet", V. L.

Isaia 51:8 In-Context

6 Alzate gli occhi vostri al cielo, e riguardate in terra abbasso; perciocchè i cieli si dissolveranno a guisa di fumo, e la terra sarà logorata come un vestimento, ed i suoi abitanti similmente morranno; ma la mia salute sarà in eterno, e la mia giustizia non iscaderà.

7 Ascoltatemi, voi che conoscete la giustizia; e tu, o popolo, nel cui cuore è la mia Legge. Non temiate delle onte degli uomini, e non vi sgomentate per li loro oltraggi.

8 Perciocchè la tignuola li roderà come un vestimento, e la tarma li mangerà come lana; ma la mia giustizia sarà in eterno, e la mia salute per ogni età.

9 O braccio del Signore, risvegliati, risvegliati, rivestiti di forza, risvegliati come a’ giorni antichi, come nelle età dei secoli passati. Non sei tu quel che tagliasti a pezzi Rahab, che uccidesti il dragone?

10 Non sei tu quel che seccasti il mare, le acque del grande abisso? Che riducesti le profondità del mare in un cammino, acciocchè i riscattati passassero?