Jesaja 45
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This chapter is evidently connected with the subject treated of in the thirty-sixth. Baruch, who had written the prophecies of Jeremiah, and read them publicly in the temple, and afterwards to many of the princes, is in great affliction because of the awful judgments with which the land of Judah was about to be visited; and also on account of the imminent danger to which his own life was exposed, in publishing such unwelcome tidings, Jer 45:1-3. To remove Baruch's fear with respect to this latter circumstance, the prophet assures him that though the total destruction of Judea was determined because of the great wickedness of the inhabitants, yet his life should be preserved amidst the general desolation, Jer 45:4, Jer 45:5.
Quelle öffnen ↗These seven verses should have been appended to previous chapter, and the new chapter should begin with Isa 45:8, "Drop down," &c. [HORSLEY]. Reference to the deliverance by Messiah often breaks out from amidst the local and temporary details of the deliverance from Babylon, as the great ultimate end of the prophecy. (Isa 45:1-7) his anointed--Cyrus is so called as being set apart as king, by God's providence, to fulfil His special purpose. Though kings were not anointed in Persia, the expression is applied to him in reference to the Jewish custom of setting apart kings to the regal office by anointing. right hand . . . holden--image from sustaining a feeble person by holding his right hand (Isa 42:6). subdue nations--namely, the Cilicians, Syrians, Babylonians, Lydians, Bactrians, &c.; his empire extended from Egypt and the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and from Ethiopia to the Euxine Sea. loose . . . girdle loins--that is, the girdle off the loins; and so enfeeble them. The loose outer robe of the Orientals, when girt fast round the loins, was the emblem of strength and preparedness for action; ungirt, was indicative of feebleness (Job 38:3; Job 12:21); "weakeneth the strength of the mighty" (Margin), "looseth the girdle of the strong." The joints of (Belshazzar's) loins, we read in Dan 5:6, were loosed during the siege by Cyrus, at the sight of the mysterious handwriting on the palace walls. His being taken by surprise, unaccoutred, is here foretold. to open . . . gates--In the revelry in Babylon on the night of its capture, the inner gates, leading from the streets to the river, were left open; for there were walls along each side of the Euphrates with gates, which, had they been kept shut, would have hemmed the invading hosts in the bed of the river, where the…
Quelle öffnen ↗Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,.... Cyrus is called the Lord's anointed, not because he was anointed with material oil, as the kings of Israel and Judah were; but because he was appointed by the Lord to be a king, and was qualified by him for that office; and was raised up by him to be an instrument of doing great things in the world, and particularly of delivering the Jews from their captivity, and restoring them to their own land: whose right hand I have holden; whom he raised up, supported, strengthened, guided, and directed to do what he did: to subdue nations before him; which was accordingly done. Xenophon (y) relates, that he subdued the Syrians, Assyrians, Arabians, Cappadocians, both the countries of Phrygia, the Lydians, Carians, Phoenicians, and Babylonians; also the Bactrians, Indians, Cilicians, the Sacae, Paphlagonians, and Megadinians; likewise the Greeks that inhabit Asia, Cyprians and Egyptians. Herodotus (z) says, that he ruled over all Asia: all which the Lord subdued under him; for it was he that did it rather than Cyrus; it was he that clothed him with strength and courage, gave him skill in military affairs, and success and victory: I will loose the loins of kings; as Croesus king of Lydia, and Belshazzar king of Babylon, by divesting them of their dignity, power, and government; and particularly this was true of the latter, when, by the handwriting on the wall, he was thrown into a panic; "and the joints of his loins were loosed", Dan 5:6, "to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut"; the gates of cities and palaces wherever he came, which were opened to receive him as their conqueror and sovereign; this was very remarkably true of the gates of the palace of the king of Babylon, when the army of Cyrus b…
Quelle öffnen ↗The first strophe of the first half of this sixth prophecy (Isa 44:24.), the subject of which is Cyrus, the predicted restorer of Jerusalem, of the cities of Judah, and of the temple, is now followed by a second strophe (Isa 45:1-8), having for its subject Cyrus, the man through whose irresistible career of conquest the heathen would be brought to recognise the power of Jehovah, so that heavenly blessings would come down upon the earth. The naming of the great shepherd of the nations, and the address of him, are continued in Isa 45:1-3 : "Thus saith Jehovah to His anointed, to Koresh, whom I have taken by his right hand to subdue nations before him; and the loins of kings I ungird, to open before him doors and gates, that they may not continue shut. I shall go before thee, and level what is heaped up: gates of brass shall I break in pieces, and bolts of iron shall I smite to the ground. And I shall give thee treasures of darkness, and jewels of hidden places, that thou mayest know that I Jehovah am He who called out thy name, (even) the God of Israel." The words addressed to Cyrus by Jehovah commence in Isa 45:2, but promises applying to him force themselves into the introduction, being evoked by the mention of his name. He is the only king of the Gentiles whom Jehovah ever meshı̄chı̄ (my anointed; lxx τῷ χριστῷ μου). The fundamental principle of the politics of the empire of the world was all-absorbing selfishness. But the politics of Cyrus were pervaded by purer motives, and this brought him eternal honour. The very same thing which the spirit of Darius, the father of Xerxes, is represented as saying of him in the Persae of Aeschylus (v. 735), Θεὸς γὰρ οὐκ ἤχθησεν ὡς εὔφρων ἔφυ (for he was not hateful to God, because he was well-disposed), is here said b…
Quelle öffnen ↗Cyrus was a Mede, descended (as some say) from Astyages king of Media. The pagan writers are not agreed in their accounts of his origin. Some tell us that in his infancy he was an outcast, left exposed, and was saved from perishing by a herdsman's wife. However, it is agreed that, being a man of an active genius, he soon made himself very considerable, especially when Croesus king of Lydia made a descent upon his country, which he not only repulsed, but revenged, prosecuting the advantages he had gained against Croesus with such vigour that in a little time he took Sardis and made himself master of the rich kingdom of Lydia and the many provinces that then belonged to it. This made him very great (for Croesus was rich to a proverb) and enabled him to pursue his victories in many countries; but it was nearly ten years afterwards that, in conjunction with his uncle Darius and with the forces of Persia, he made this famous attack upon Babylon, which is here foretold, and which we have the history of Dan. 5. Babylon had now grown exorbitantly rich and strong. It was forty-five miles in compass (some say more): the walls were thirty-two feet thick and 100 cubits high. Some say, They were so thick that six chariots might drive abreast upon them; others say, They were fifty cubits thick and 200 high. Cyrus seems to have had a great ambition to make himself master of this place, and to have projected it long; and at last he performed it. Now here, 210 years before it came to pass, we are told, I. What great things God would do for him, that he might put it into his power to release his people. In order to this he shall be a mighty conqueror and a wealthy monarch and nations shall become tributaries to him and help him both with men and money. Now that which God here promised to…
Quelle öffnen ↗45:1 anointed one: This designation, commonly reserved for David or the Messiah, is here applied to Cyrus. Cyrus was anointed in the sense that he was selected to fulfill a special mission. This title was never used of any other foreign ruler (cp. 1 Sam 10:1; Rom 13:1). • whose right hand he will empower: The Lord would give Cyrus victory over Babylon (see Isa 43:14).
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אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God מָשִׁיחַ (mâshîyach, H4899) — anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the… כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh, H3566) — Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king יָמִין (yâmîyn, H3225) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more… חָזַק (châzaq, H2388) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively… רָדַד (râdad, H7286) — to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlay גּוֹי (gôwy, H1471) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight… פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… פָּתַח (pâthach, H6605) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve מֹתֶן (môthen, H4975) — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king דֶּלֶת (deleth, H1817) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor שַׁעַר (shaʻar, H8179) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
Quelle öffnen ↗יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… יָשַׁר (yâshar, H3474) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant,… הָדַר (hâdar, H1921) — to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or… שָׁבַר (shâbar, H7665) — to burst (literally or figuratively) דֶּלֶת (deleth, H1817) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor נְחוּשָׁה (nᵉchûwshâh, H5154) — copper גָּדַע (gâdaʻ, H1438) — to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything בְּרִיחַ (bᵉrîyach, H1280) — a bolt בַּרְזֶל (barzel, H1270) — iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Quelle öffnen ↗נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) אוֹצָר (ʼôwtsâr, H214) — a depository חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, H2822) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death,… מַטְמוֹן (maṭmôwn, H4301) — a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money מִסְתָּר (miçtâr, H4565) — properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God קָרָא (qârâʼ, H7121) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of… שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Quelle öffnen ↗יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, H3290) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity בָּחִיר (bâchîyr, H972) — select קָרָא (qârâʼ, H7121) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of… שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… כָּנָה (kânâh, H3655) — to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,…
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… זוּלָה (zûwlâh, H2108) — probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except אָזַר (ʼâzar, H247) — to belt יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,…
Quelle öffnen ↗יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… מִזְרָח (mizrâch, H4217) — sunrise, i.e. the east שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, H8121) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched… מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb, H4628) — the west (as a region of the evening sun) אֶפֶס (ʼepheç, H657) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the… בִּלְעֲדֵי (bilʻădêy, H1107) — except, without, besides יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Quelle öffnen ↗יָצַר (yâtsar, H3335) — to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a… אוֹר (ʼôwr, H216) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) בָּרָא (bârâʼ, H1254) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative… חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, H2822) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death,… עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm, H7965) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,… רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Quelle öffnen ↗רָעַף (râʻaph, H7491) — to drip שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, H8064) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds… מַעַל (maʻal, H4605) — properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from… שַׁחַק (shachaq, H7834) — a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament נָזַל (nâzal, H5140) — to drip, or shed by trickling צֶדֶק (tsedeq, H6664) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) פָּתַח (pâthach, H6605) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve פָּרָה (pârâh, H6509) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively) יֶשַׁע (yeshaʻ, H3468) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, H6666) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)… צָמַח (tsâmach, H6779) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) יַחַד (yachad, H3162) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Quelle öffnen ↗הוֹי (hôwy, H1945) — oh! רִיב (rîyb, H7378) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a… יָצַר (yâtsar, H3335) — to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a… חֶרֶשׂ (cheres, H2789) — a piece of pottery אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh, H127) — soil (from its general redness) חֹמֶר (chômer, H2563) — properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a… אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application פֹּעַל (pôʻal, H6467) — an act or work (concretely) יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Quelle öffnen ↗הוֹי (hôwy, H1945) — oh! אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application יָלַד (yâlad, H3205) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show… אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman חוּל (chûwl, H2342) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to…
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh, H6918) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity יָצַר (yâtsar, H3335) — to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a… שָׁאַל (shâʼal, H7592) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand אָתָה (ʼâthâh, H857) — to arrive בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… פֹּעַל (pôʻal, H6467) — an act or work (concretely) יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
Quelle öffnen ↗עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) בָּרָא (bârâʼ, H1254) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative… אָדָם (ʼâdâm, H120) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), נָטָה (nâṭâh, H5186) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used… שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, H8064) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds… צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, H6635) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army);… צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
Quelle öffnen ↗עוּר (ʻûwr, H5782) — to wake (literally or figuratively) צֶדֶק (tsedeq, H6664) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity יָשַׁר (yâshar, H3474) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant,… דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb בָּנָה (bânâh, H1129) — to build (literally and figuratively) עִיר (ʻîyr, H5892) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere… שָׁלַח (shâlach, H7971) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) גָּלוּת (gâlûwth, H1546) — captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively) מְחִיר (mᵉchîyr, H4242) — price, payment, wages שַׁחַד (shachad, H7810) — a donation (venal or redemptive) אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, H6635) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army);…
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ, H3018) — toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, H4714) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt סָחַר (çâchar, H5505) — an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade) כּוּשׁ (Kûwsh, H3568) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite סְבָאִי (Çᵉbâʼîy, H5436) — a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, H582) — a man in general (singly or collectively) מִדָּה (middâh, H4060) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard);… עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) — properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the… שָׁחָה (shâchâh, H7812) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
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Der von Kores spricht: »Er ist mein Hirt, und er wird all meinen Willen vollführen und zu Jerusalem sagen: Werde gebaut! und zum Tempel: Werde gegründet!«
Ich, der HERR, habe dich in Gerechtigkeit berufen und ergreife dich bei deiner Hand und will dich behüten und dich dem Volk zum Bund geben, den Heiden zum Licht;
Und doch bleibe ich stets bei dir; du hältst mich bei meiner rechten Hand.
Denn ich, der HERR, dein Gott, ergreife deine rechte Hand und sage dir: Fürchte dich nicht; ich helfe dir!
Im ersten Jahre Kores`, des Königs von Persien, (damit erfüllt würde das durch den Mund Jeremias geredete Wort des HERRN), erweckte der HERR den Geist des Kores, des Königs von Persien, so daß er durch sein ganzes Königreich ausrufen und auch schriftlich bekanntmachen ließ:
Schärfet die Pfeile, fasset die Schilde! Der HERR hat den Geist der Könige der Meder erweckt; denn seine Gedanken stehen wider Babel, um sie zu verderben, denn das ist die Rache des HERRN, die Rache für seinen Tempel.
Das Schwert über die Chaldäer und über die Bewohner von Babel, spricht der HERR, über ihre Fürsten und über ihre Weisen!
Ich bin der HERR und sonst ist keiner; denn außer mir ist kein Gott. Ich habe dich gegürtet, ehe du mich gekannt hast,
Ich habe meinen Geheiligten Befehl erteilt, meine Helden berufen zum Zorngericht, meine stolz Frohlockenden.
Er schüttet Verachtung über die Edeln und löst den Gürtel der Starken auf.