Isaiah 8:21

And they + 8:21 i.e., the unbelievers, contrasted with those in v.13 shall roam about therein, hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their melech and Elohav, and look upward.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

In Context

20To the torah (teaching of G-d) and to the te'udah + 8:20 te'udah i.e. prophetic record such as chapter 6 (see also in verse 16) (recorded testimony); if they speak not according to Davar HaZeh, it is because there is no shachar (dawn, light) in them.

22And they shall look unto eretz; and, hinei, tzarah and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not delay to offer thy fullness offering + 22:28 i.e., bikkurim or thy kohenʼs heave offering; + 22:28 i.e. terumah the bechor of thy banim shalt thou present unto Me.

Deuteronomy 28:33The pri of thy adamah, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed kol hayamim;

2 Kings 6:33And while he + 6:33 Elishah yet was speaking with them, hinei, the malach (messenger) came down unto him; and he + 6:33 HaMelech said, Hinei, this ra'ah (evil, disaster) is from Hashem; what hope can I have from Hashem?

Job 1:11But put forth Thine yad now, and strike all that he hath, and he will curse Thee to Thy face.

Job 2:9Then said his isha unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse Elohim, and die.

Isaiah 8:7Now therefore, hinei, Adonoi bringeth up upon them 1 the waters of the river, strong and many, 1 even Melech Ashur, and all his kavod; 1 and he shall come up over all his channels, 1 and go over all his banks; 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:17-22

The Importance of the Scriptures. ( b. c. 740.) 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait upon the Lord , that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto… Read the whole commentary →

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