以赛亚书 1:7

7 你 们 的 地 土 已 经 荒 凉 ； 你 们 的 城 邑 被 火 焚 毁 。 你 们 的 田 地 在 你 们 眼 前 为 外 邦 人 所 侵 吞 ， 既 被 外 邦 人 倾 覆 就 成 为 荒 凉 。

以赛亚书 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 1:7

Your country [is] desolate
Or "shall be"; this is either a declaration in proper terms of what is before figuratively expressed, or rather a prophecy of what would be their case on account of transgressions; and which had its accomplishment partly in the Babylonish captivity, and fully in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans; when not only their city and temple, called their house, ( Matthew 23:38 ) , were left unto them desolate, but the whole land; and they were carried captive, and scattered among the nations, where they have been ever since: your cities [are,
or shall be, burned with fire;
as, Jerusalem has been, and other cities in Judea, ( Matthew 22:7 ) your land, strangers devour it in your presence;
before their eyes, and it would not be in their power to prevent it; meaning either the Babylonians or the Romans, or both, and especially the latter, who were strangers and aliens from the commonwealth of Israel: and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers;
who ravage, plunder, and destroy all they meet with, and spare nothing, not intending to settle there, as those who are near do, when they conquer a neighbouring nation. Some think this prophecy was delivered in the times of Ahaz, and refers to the desolation in his time, ( 2 Chronicles 28:17-19 ) but rather, as Joel and Amos prophesied before Isaiah, he may refer to those desolating judgments, they speak of, by the locusts, caterpillars, and fire, ( Joel 1:4 Joel 1:10-12 Joel 1:17-20 ) ( Amos 4:6 Amos 4:11 ) but to consider the words as a prediction of what should be in after times seems best; and so the Arabic version reads the words, "your land shall be desolate, your cities shall be burnt with fire, and your country strangers shall devour before you"; or shall be as overthrown by strangers, being overflown with a flood or storm of rain; so Abendana ^F4.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 As if it was (Mrz) , which signifies a flood, or overflowing of water, Hab. iii. 10. to which sense Aben Ezra inclines; so Schultens in Job xxiv. 8.

以赛亚书 1:7 In-Context

5 你 们 为 甚 麽 屡 次 悖 逆 ， 还 要 受 责 打 吗 ？ 你 们 已 经 满 头 疼 痛 ， 全 心 发 昏 。

6 从 脚 掌 到 头 顶 ， 没 有 一 处 完 全 的 ， 尽 是 伤 口 、 青 肿 ， 与 新 打 的 伤 痕 ， 都 没 有 收 口 ， 没 有 缠 裹 ， 也 没 有 用 膏 滋 润 。

7 你 们 的 地 土 已 经 荒 凉 ； 你 们 的 城 邑 被 火 焚 毁 。 你 们 的 田 地 在 你 们 眼 前 为 外 邦 人 所 侵 吞 ， 既 被 外 邦 人 倾 覆 就 成 为 荒 凉 。

8 仅 存 锡 安 城 （ 原 文 是 女 子 ） ， 好 像 葡 萄 园 的 草 棚 ， 瓜 田 的 茅 屋 ， 被 围 困 的 城 邑 。

9 若 不 是 万 军 之 耶 和 华 给 我 们 稍 留 馀 种 ， 我 们 早 已 像 所 多 玛 、 蛾 摩 拉 的 样 子 了 。