A17640:1167
Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah
A commentary upon the prophecy of Isaiah. By Mr. John Calvin. Whereunto are added four tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.A commentary vpon the prophecie of Isaiah. By Mr. Iohn Caluin. Whereunto are added foure tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 13. This is the word that the Lord hath spoken against Moab since that time.
This short sentence is the confirmation of the prophecy: for his meaning is, that he hath even pronounced the very decree of God himself, and hath uttered nothing but the Lords message. Thus putting off as it were the person of man, he brings in God speaking in this manner:
THis short sentence is the confirmation of the prophesie: for his meaning is, that he hath euen pronounced the very decree of God himselfe, and hath vttered nothing but the Lords message. Thus putting off as it were the person of man, he brings in God speaking in this manner:
Vers. 14. And now the Lord hath spoken, saying, In three years, as the yee••s of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned in all the great multitude, and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Vers. 14. And now the Lord hath spoken, saying, In three yeeres, as the yee••s of an hireling, and the glorie of Moab shal be contemned in all the great multitude, and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.