For the Lord spoke thus – He spoke what immediately follows in the next verse. He warned him not to unite in the alliance with foreign kingd…

For the Lord spoke thus to me. —We enter a new section, separated, probably, by a short interval of time, but dealing wit…

For thus Jehovah spoke to me. Here the Prophet contends against another kind of temptation, that is, against the unbelief of the people; a…

For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand
In the strength of prophecy, as the Targum explains it; and so all …

The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and they themselves would be broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time…

1. For before the child knows… Here the interpretation of the sign is explained, and it is already clear according to the literal i…