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Hear, heavens, And listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.
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A Cosmic Courtroom
Commentators explain that Isaiah opens with a dramatic, poetic summons to the heavens and the earth. This isn't just for effect; it's like calling the universe as a witness in a legal case. God presents His complaint against His people, emphasizing that their rebellion is so unnatural and shocking that even inanimate creation, which obeys God's laws, should be stunned by it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, O heavens - This is properly the beginning of the prophecy. It is a sublime commencement and is of a highly poetic character. The heav…
19th Century
Anglican
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth. —The prophet opens the great indictment by calling the universe to listen to it. …
Baptist
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. T…
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16th Century
Protestant
Hear, O heavens. Isaiah has here imitated Moses, as all the prophets are accustomed to do; and there cannot be a doubt that he alludes to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth To what the Lord was about to say of his controversy with his people, which w…
Isaiah signifies, "The salvation of the Lord"—a very suitable name for this prophet, who prophesies so much about Jesus the Savior and His salvatio…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Hear, O you heavens, and give ear, O earth. Here begins the discourse of this book. From this point, it will be divided a…
