以賽亞書 3:9

9 他 們 的 面 色 證 明 自 己 的 不 正 ； 他 們 述 說 自 己 的 罪 惡 ， 並 不 隱 瞞 ， 好 像 所 多 瑪 一 樣 。 他 們 有 禍 了 ！ 因 為 作 惡 自 害 。

以賽亞書 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:9

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them,
&c.] The word translated "shew" is only used in this place. Some derive it from (rkn) , "to know", in the conjugations Piel and Hiphil; and render it, "the knowledge of their countenance" ^F6; that is, that which may be known by their countenances; the countenance oftentimes shows what is in the heart, the cruel disposition of the mind, the pride and vanity of it, the uncleanness and lasciviousness that is in it; to this our version agrees, and which is confirmed by the Chaldee paraphrase,

``the knowledge of their countenance in judgment doth testify against them;''

as they appear there, so it may be judged of them; their guilt flies in their face, and fills them with shame and confusion; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "the shame of their face"; but others derive it from (rkh) , which has the signification of hardness in the Arabic language, and as it is thought by some to have in ( Job 19:3 ) and render it, "the hardness of their countenance"; so R. Joseph Kimchi, and others ^F7, meaning their impudence ^F8; not only their words and actions, but their impudent looks, show what they are; which agrees with what follows: and they declare their sin as Sodom,
and hide [it] not;
commit it openly, without fear or shame; glory in it, and boast of it, as the Jews did in their crucifixion of Christ, and their evil treatment of him: woe to their soul, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves;
they have brought upon themselves, soul and body, the just recompence of reward; they have been the cause of their own ruin, and have wronged their own souls.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (Myhynp trkh) "cognitio vultus eorum", Munster, Vatablus, V. L.
F7 "Obfermatio", Janius & Tremellius; "durities", Piscator.
F8 So Schindler renders the Arabic word <arabic>, "hacar", impudence. Vid. Castel. Lexic. col. 846.

以賽亞書 3:9 In-Context

7 那 時 ， 他 必 揚 聲 說 ： 我 不 作 醫 治 你 們 的 人 ； 因 我 家 中 沒 有 糧 食 ， 也 沒 有 衣 服 ， 你 們 不 可 立 我 作 百 姓 的 官 長 。

8 耶 路 撒 冷 敗 落 ， 猶 大 傾 倒 ； 因 為 他 們 的 舌 頭 和 行 為 與 耶 和 華 反 對 ， 惹 了 他 榮 光 的 眼 目 。

9 他 們 的 面 色 證 明 自 己 的 不 正 ； 他 們 述 說 自 己 的 罪 惡 ， 並 不 隱 瞞 ， 好 像 所 多 瑪 一 樣 。 他 們 有 禍 了 ！ 因 為 作 惡 自 害 。

10 你 們 要 論 義 人 說 ： 他 必 享 福 樂 ， 因 為 要 吃 自 己 行 為 所 結 的 果 子 。

11 惡 人 有 禍 了 ！ 他 必 遭 災 難 ！ 因 為 要 照 自 己 手 所 行 的 受 報 應 。