Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 28. Therefore I have profaned the rulers of the Sanctuary, and have made Jacob a curse, and Israel a reproach.

Vers. 28. Therefore I haue prophaned the rulers of the Sanctuarie, and haue made Iaakob a curse, and Israel a reproch.

The letter Vau, must be resolved into a conjunction of concluding:¹ and the verb To pollute, should be translated in the future tense, though it may also be les• in the preterperfect. Yet I had rather turn it; shall pollute: and to apply it to the time of the captivity, in regard he speaks properly to those which should live in Babylon. If any had rather extend it to the divers calamities wherewith the Lord afflicted his people, and so join it to the captivity of Babylon, it will not be greatly amiss. And it may be the sense will run better, if we should say, that he speaks here of those things which often fell out before; to the end he might warn them for the time to come, not to stand too much upon their pantables, lest with shame and great dishonour, they again received the just reward of their ingratitude. He sets forth the cause of their ruin then, in regard that both fathers and children were to drink of one cup, who ceased not to sin, but would from day to day kindle Gods wrath against them without ceasing; not giving ever their bad courses till God severely scourged them.

THe letter Ʋau, must bee resolued into a coniunction of concluding:¹ and the verb To pollute, should bee translated in the future tence, though it may also bee les• in the preterperfect. Yet I had rather turne it; shall pollute: and to apply it to the time of the captiuitie, in regard he speakes properly to those which should liue in Babylon. If any had rather extend it to the diuers calamities wherewith the Lord afflicted his people, and so ioine it to the captiuitie of Babylon, it will not be greatly amisse. And it may be the sense will runne better, if we should say, that hee speakes here of those things which often fell out before; to the end he might warne them for the time to come, not to stand too much vpon their pantables, lest with shame and great dishonour, they againe receiued the iust reward of their ingratitude. He sets forth the cause of their ruine then, in regard that both fathers and children were to drinke of one cup, who ceased not to sin, but would frō day to day kindle Gods wrath against them without ceasing; not giuing euer their bad courses till God seuerely scourged them.