The Prophecies of Isaiah Translated and Explained, vol. 1
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Overview
Following an extensive introduction to the book of Isaiah, Joseph Addison Alexander offers critical commentary on the original text. Offering both synoptic annotation and semantic inquiry into the text, Alexander elucidates of the literal and figurative prose. Volume 1 covers chapters 1 through 31.
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- Features an extensive introduction to the text
- Provides verse-by-verse commentary
- Analyzes the prophecies and their background
Top Highlights
“The true sense seems to be, that all misery and suffering, comprehended under the generic name of death, should be completely done away. It is, then, a description of the ultimate effects of the influence before described as flowing from mount Zion, or the church of God.” (Page 416)
“The phrase εἰς νῖκος, therefore (which is also found in Theodotion’s Version), although not a strict translation of לָנָצַח, is no departure from its essential meaning.” (Page 416)
“It was not merely when Jehovah reigned, but because he reigned, that all inferior luminaries were to be eclipsed. The elders are the rulers of Israel as the church.” (Page 411)
“As if he had said, thou hast a life-giving influence and thou wilt exert it; as thy dew makes plants to grow, so shall it make these dead to live.” (Page 431)
“Moab shall in vain try to save himself; his pride shall be humbled, and his struggles only serve to precipitate his ruin” (Page 418)
This work is the richest product of his scholarship, and in this edition is destined to exert a still wider influence than before.
—The American Presbyterian Review
- Title: The Prophecies of Isaiah Translated and Explained, vol. 1
- Author: Joseph Addison Alexander
- Publisher: Charles Scribner & Co.
- Publication Date: 1870
- Pages: 515
Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860) was a professor of theology at Princeton, as well as a biblical scholar, author, and Presbyterian minister. Alexander’s works include The Gospel according to Mark, The Gospel according to Matthew, The Acts of the Apostles Explained, and The Psalms Translated and Expanded.