Jesaja 32:8

8 Aber der Edle entwirft Edles, und auf Edlem besteht er.

Jesaja 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.

Jesaja 32:8 In-Context

6 Denn ein gemeiner Mensch redet Gemeinheit; und sein Herz geht mit Frevel um, um Ruchlosigkeit zu verüben und Irrtum zu reden wider Jehova, um leer zu lassen die Seele des Hungrigen und dem Durstigen den Trank zu entziehen.

7 Und der Arglistige, seine Werkzeuge sind böse: er entwirft böse Anschläge, um die Sanftmütigen durch Lügenreden zu Grunde zu richten, selbst wenn der Arme sein Recht dartut.

8 Aber der Edle entwirft Edles, und auf Edlem besteht er.

9 Stehet auf, ihr sorglosen Weiber, höret meine Stimme! Ihr sicheren Töchter, nehmet zu Ohren meine Rede!

10 Nach Jahr und Tag werdet ihr zittern, ihr Sicheren; denn die Weinlese ist dahin, die Obsternte kommt nicht.