Isaia 63:14

14 Lo Spirito del Signore li condusse pianamente, a guisa di bestia che scende in una valle; così conducesti il tuo popolo, per acquistarti un nome glorioso.

Isaia 63:14 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 63:14

As a beast goeth down into the valley
Softly and gently, especially when laden; which may have some respect to the descent of the Israelites into the sea, into which they entered without any fear and dread, and without any hurry and precipitation, though Pharaoh's host was behind them; or rather, "as a beast goes along a valley", or "plain" ^F3; with ease, and without any interruption, so passed the Israelites through the sea. Thus the Targum renders it,

``as a beast goes, or is led, in a plain;''

so the word is used in ( Isaiah 38:8 ) , and elsewhere: the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest;
or gently led him, that is, Israel; he walked on through the sea, with as much facility, and as little danger, as a beast walks on in a valley, or a horse in a plain. Some understand this of leading Israel through the wilderness, where often resting places were found for them, and at last they were brought to the land of rest, Canaan, and settled there: so didst thou lead thy people;
both through the sea, and through the wilderness, in a like easy, safe, and gentle manner: to make thyself a glorious name;
among the nations of the world, as he did by this amazing appearance of his for Israel; and it is hoped by those, whose words these are, he would do the like again, and get himself immortal glory.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (drt heqbb hmhbk) "sicut jumentum quod in campo, [vel] valle, [vel] planitie, graditur", Gataker.

Isaia 63:14 In-Context

12 Il quale faceva camminare il braccio della sua gloria alla destra di Mosè? il quale fendette le acque davanti a loro, per acquistarsi un nome eterno?

13 Il quale li condusse per gli abissi, ove, come un cavallo per un deserto, non s’intopparono?

14 Lo Spirito del Signore li condusse pianamente, a guisa di bestia che scende in una valle; così conducesti il tuo popolo, per acquistarti un nome glorioso.

15 Riguarda dal cielo, dalla stanza della tua santità, e della tua gloria, e vedi; dove è la tua gelosia, la tua forza, e il commovimento delle tue interiora, e delle tue compassioni? Elle si son ristrette inverso me.

16 Certo, tu sei nostro Padre, benchè Abrahamo non ci conosca, e che Israele non ci riconosca; tu, Signore, sei nostro Padre, e il tuo Nome ab eterno è: Redentor nostro.