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Isa 44:1-28.
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英語原文
Isa 44:1-28.
CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
1-5. Yet--Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance.
chosen--
(Isa 41:8).
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2.
(Isa 43:1, 7).
formed . . . from . . . womb——（參
Isa 44:24; Isa 49:1, 5).
其意與
Isa 1:2
「我養育兒女」相似。
Jesurun——對以色列的暱稱。完整的愛稱為 Israelun；縮略後成為耶書崙，並暗指希伯來文詞根 jashar——「正直」「完全」（見
Isa 42:19
「那完全的人」注）[GESENIUS]，
(De 32:15).
英語原文
2.
(Isa 43:1, 7).
formed . . . from . . . womb--(So
Isa 44:24; Isa 49:1, 5).
The sense is similar to that in
Isa 1:2,
"I have nourished and brought up children."
Jesurun--A diminutive term of endearment applied to Israel. The full title of affection was Israelun; contracted it became Jeshurun, with an allusion to the Hebrew root, jashar, "upright," "perfect" (see on
Isa 42:19,
note on "He that is perfect") [GESENIUS],
(De 32:15).
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3.
(Isa 41:18).
him . . . thirsty——不如作「那地」
(Isa 35:6, 7),
比喻渴慕義的人
(Mt 5:6).
floods——聖靈豐盛的影響，比「水」更有力量。
spirit——包括一切屬靈和屬世的恩賜，正如平行句「福分」所證明的
(Isa 11:2; 32:15).
seed——
(Isa 59:21).
英語原文
3.
(Isa 41:18).
him . . . thirsty--rather, "the land"
(Isa 35:6, 7),
figuratively for man thirsting after righteousness
(Mt 5:6).
floods--the abundant influences of the Holy Spirit, stronger than "water."
spirit--including all spiritual and temporal gifts, as the parallel, "blessing," proves
(Isa 11:2; 32:15).
seed--
(Isa 59:21).
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4. they——你的「後裔」和「子孫」
(Isa 44:3).
as among——英文譯本多餘地插入了此詞。不如作：「這後裔必如水渠旁的柳樹，在草中萌發」[HORSLEY]。或作：「他們必在草中（即茂盛地；因在草叢中生長之物生長茂盛）如溪水旁的柳樹般萌發」，這使平行句更為勻稱 [MAURER]。
英語原文
4. they--thy "seed" and "offspring"
(Isa 44:3).
as among--needlessly inserted in English Version. Rather, "The seed shall spring up as willows among the grass beside canals of water" [HORSLEY]. Or, "They shall spring up among the grass (that is, luxuriantly; for what grows in the midst of grass grows luxuriantly) as willows by the water-courses," which makes the parallel clauses better balanced [MAURER].
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5. 第三句與第一句平行相應，第四句與第二句相應。
I am the Lord's——
(Jer 50:5;
1Co 6:19, 20;
2Co 8:5).
call himself by the name of Jacob——外邦人（因聖靈先澆灌主「後裔」以色列的結果）必歸附雅各的子孫，為要敬拜他們的神（比較
Isa 43:7;
Ps 49:11).
或作「稱呼」，即呼求並頌讚雅各的名，歸附他的國度和宗教 [MAURER]，
(Ps 24:6).
subscribe . . . hand unto . . . Lord——以莊嚴而公開的立約，向神起誓效忠（比較
Ne 9:38），
在「見證人」
(Heb 12:1)
面前，按照民事契約的方式
(Jer 32:10, 12, 44).
基督徒在聖禮中也是如此 [BARNES]。字面作「以信
(Ex 32:15;
Eze 2:10)
充滿他的手，以榮耀耶和華」；或作「在他的手上寫：我是屬耶和華的」（比較
Isa 49:16;
Re 13:16);
暗指士兵以墨刺在手上的記號，標示自己效忠於統帥；基督徒也習慣以基督的名標記自己 [LOWTH]。前一種解釋較為簡單。
surname himself . . . Israel——MAURER 和 GESENIUS 按希伯來文的用法，將此譯作與他們對平行第二句的譯法一致：「以美言稱呼（以尊貴的話語論及）以色列的名。」若保留英文譯本的譯法，則須按希伯來文如此理解：「以以色列尊貴的名為己命名」
(Isa 45:4).
英語原文
5. The third clause answers in parallelism to the first, the fourth to the second.
I am the Lord's--
(Jer 50:5; 1Co 6:19, 20; 2Co 8:5).
call himself by the name of Jacob--The Gentiles (as the result of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Israel, the Lord's "seed," first) shall join themselves to the children of Jacob, in order to worship their God (compare
Isa 43:7; Ps 49:11).
Or, "calls," that is, invokes and celebrates the name of Jacob, attaches himself to his nation and religion [MAURER],
(Ps 24:6).
subscribe . . . hand unto . . . Lord--in solemn and public covenant, pledging himself to God's service (compare
Ne 9:38),
before "witnesses"
(Heb 12:1),
after the manner of a civil contract
(Jer 32:10, 12, 44).
So the Christian in the sacraments [BARNES]. Literally, "shall fill his hand with letters
(Ex 32:15; Eze 2:10)
in honor of Jehovah"; or "shall write upon his hand, I am Jehovah's" (compare
Isa 49:16; Re 13:16);
alluding to the puncture with ink on the hand, whereby a soldier marked himself as bound to his commander; and whereby the Christians used to mark themselves with the name of Christ [LOWTH]. The former view is simpler.
surname himself . . . Israel--MAURER and GESENIUS interpret this as the Hebrew sanctions, answering to their rendering of the parallel second clause, "calls blandly (speaks in honorable terms of) the name of Israel." Retaining English Version, we must, from the Hebrew understand it thus, "Surname himself by the honorable name of Israel"
(Isa 45:4).
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6. 接著是論證耶和華為獨一的神，以及偶像為虛空的論據（見
Isa 41:4;
Isa 43:1;
Isa 43:10-12
的註解。）
英語原文
6. Here follows an argument for Jehovah, as the only God, and against the idols, as vanity (see on
Isa 41:4;
Isa 43:1;
Isa 43:10-12).
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7. 除了神以外，誰能預告將來的事，並宣告每一件事的次序與時刻（見
Isa 41:22, 23;
Isa 45:21的註解）？
call——「公開宣揚」
(Isa 40:6)
將來的事 [MAURER]。或作「召出」此事；命令其發生
(Isa 46:11; 48:15)，
[BARNES].
set . . . in order——沒有偶然或混亂；萬事皆按最合乎神旨意的次序發生。
for me——萬有為神而存在、而發生
(Re 4:11).
但 MAURER 譯作：「讓他向我陳明
(Job 37:19)
於我。」
since . . . ancient people——自從我於遠古立猶太人為我的子民以來，我便賜給他們關乎將來的預言；因此他們有資格作祂的見證人
(Isa 44:8).
至於他們作為神的「古時（永遠的）子民」，見
De 32:7-9;
Jer 31:3;
這乃是蒙救贖之教會的預表
(Eph 1:4).
英語原文
7. Who but God can predict future events and declare also the order and time of each (see on
Isa 41:22, 23;
Isa 45:21)?
call--"openly proclaim"
(Isa 40:6)
things to come [MAURER]. Or, "call forth" the event; command that it happen
(Isa 46:11; 48:15),
[BARNES].
set . . . in order--There is no chance or confusion; all events occur in the order best fitted to subserve God's plans.
for me--It is FOR GOD that all things exist and take place
(Re 4:11).
But MAURER translates, "Let him set it forth
(Job 37:19)
to me."
since . . . ancient people--I have given the Jews predictions of the future ever since I appointed them as My people in ancient times; therefore they were qualified to be His witnesses
(Isa 44:8).
As to their being God's "ancient (everlasting) people," see
De 32:7-9; Jer 31:3;
the type of the redeemed Church
(Eph 1:4).
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8. be afraid——字面意思是「震驚」或「因恐懼而心亂」。
from that time——即從「我立古時之民」之時
(Isa 44:7)。
從亞伯拉罕蒙召之時起，他的家族便是救贖主預言的保管者，而古列的應許直到以賽亞時代才為人聽見；因此，神所用以證明其獨一神格的事件，及其預言與應驗，乃是亞伯拉罕後裔對人類的救贖，因在亞伯拉罕身上，「古時之民」才首次正式被「設立」。猶太人蒙古列拯救一事，只在後文提及，作為那更大恩典的憑據〔HORSLEY〕。
no God——希伯來文 tsur，「磐石」
(De 32:4)；
即可供避難的保障，也是可建造於其上的堅固根基。
英語原文
8. be afraid--literally, "be astounded," or "distracted with fear."
from that time--namely, from the time that "I appointed the ancient people"
(Isa 44:7).
From the time of Abraham's call, his family were the depositories of the predictions of the Redeemer, whereas the promise of Cyrus was not heard of till Isaiah's time; therefore, the event to the prediction and accomplishment of which God appeals in proof of His sole Godhead, is the redemption of man by a descendant of Abraham, in whose person "the ancient people" was first formally "appointed." The deliverance of the Jews, by Cyrus, is mentioned afterwards only as an earnest of that greater mercy [HORSLEY].
no God--Hebrew, tsur, "rock"
(De 32:4);
that is, a stronghold to take refuge in, and a solid foundation to build on.
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9.
(Isa 40:18, 20; 41:29)。
delectable things——他們所引以為榮、為樂的偶像。
not profit——
(Hab 2:18)。
they are their own witnesses——與「你們是我的見證」相對
(Isa 44:8)。
「他們」即造偶像的與偶像本身，都是對自己不利的見證，因為偶像明明不能看見、不能知道
(Ps 115:4-8)。
that they may be ashamed——這是從整個前述論證所能推得的結果，不僅僅是從緊接前文的話推出，如
Isa 28:13; 36:12。
我說這一切，是要表明他們注定要在羞愧中滅亡，這才是他們唯一合宜的結局。
英語原文
9.
(Isa 40:18, 20; 41:29).
delectable things--the idols in which they take such pride and delight.
not profit--
(Hab 2:18).
they are their own witnesses--contrasted with, "Ye are My witnesses"
(Isa 44:8).
"They," that is, both the makers and the idols, are witnesses against themselves, for the idols palpably see and know nothing
(Ps 115:4-8).
that they may be ashamed--the consequence deducible from the whole previous argument, not merely from the words immediately preceding, as in
Isa 28:13; 36:12.
I say all this to show that they are doomed to perish with shame, which is their only fitting end.
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10. Who . . . ?——譏誤的問題：「那造神的人何等卑鄙！」這是自相矛盾的說法。一個被造的神，竟被造它的人敬拜
(1Co 8:4)！
英語原文
10. Who . . . ?--Sarcastic question: "How debased the man must be who forms a god!" It is a contradiction in terms. A made god, worshipped by its maker
(1Co 8:4)!
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11. his fellows——造偶像者的同伴；或偶像的同伴（見
De 7:26; Ps 115:8; Ho 4:17)。
they are of men——他們自己不過是必死的人；那麼偶像能比造它的好到哪裡呢？
gathered together . . . stand up——如法庭中，審理神與他們之間的爭訟（見
Isa 41:1；
Isa 41:21 註釋）。
yet——在英文譯本中誤植。審訊的結果將是：「他們必懼怕」，等等。
英語原文
11. his fellows--the associates of him who makes an idol; or of the idol (see
De 7:26; Ps 115:8; Ho 4:17).
they are of men--They are mortal men themselves; what better, then, can the idol be than its maker?
gathered together . . . stand up--as in a court of justice, to try the issue between God and them (see on
Isa 41:1;
Isa 41:21).
yet--wrongly inserted in English Version. The issue of the trial shall be, "they shall fear," &c.
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12. tongs——宜作「預備（供給）一把斧頭」，即用以砍伐設計作偶像材料的樹。此處的「鐵匠」（希伯來文作「鐵匠」）對應「木匠」（希伯來文作「木匠」）。「他在炭火上加工」（是斧頭，不是偶像，偶像是木頭而非金屬）等等。斧頭是鍛造的，不是澆鑄的。鐵匠為木匠製造斧頭。
hungry . . . drinketh no water——他如此急切地要趁鐵熱時加速工作。若那神真有價值，便不會讓他因飢渴而「發暈」。傳教士 WILLIAMS 說，南海島民製造偶像時禁食禁水。
英語原文
12. tongs--rather, "prepareth (to be supplied) an axe," namely, with which to cut down the tree designed as the material of the idol. The "smith" (Hebrew, "workman in iron") here answers to the "carpenter" (Hebrew, "workman in wood"). "He worketh it (the axe, not the idol, which was wood, not metal) in the coals," &c. The axe was wrought, not cast. The smith makes the axe for the carpenter.
hungry . . . drinketh no water--so eager is he to expedite his work while the iron is hot. If the god were worth anything, it would not let him grow "faint" with hunger and thirst. WILLIAMS, the missionary, states that the South Sea islanders when they make an idol abstain from food and drink.
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13. 鐵匠預備工具之後，接著是木匠的工作，即塑造偶像。
筆尺——宜作「墨線」〔BARNES〕。
用線鉋——宜作「畫筆」〔HORSLEY〕。希伯來文作「紅赭石」，他用以在木頭上標記圖像的輪廓〔LOWTH〕。或者最好譯作鐵筆或雕刻刀，用以刻出輪廓〔GESENIUS〕。
鉋子——宜作「鑿子」或「雕刻工具」，因木鉋不適合雕刻之用。
圓規——源自希伯來文字根「畫圓」；藉此確保形狀的對稱。
按人的俊美——反諷。外邦人對神所能想到的最高概念，不過是與自己相似的形體。耶柔米說：「雕像越俊美，那神就被認為越莊嚴。」神兒子的道成肉身俯就了這種對人而言十分自然的擬人化情感，卻以將人的思想提升到那位「是靈」的無限之神的方式成就。
好安置在……家中——這是它唯一的用處；它既不能聽，也不能拯救（參
所羅門智慧書 13:15）。
英語原文
13. After the smith's work in preparing the instruments comes the carpenter's work in forming the idol.
rule--rather, "line" [BARNES].
with a line--rather, a "pencil," [HORSLEY]. Literally, "red ochre," which he uses to mark on the wood the outline of the figure [LOWTH]. Or best, the stylus or graver, with which the incision of the outline is made [GESENIUS].
planes--rather, "chisels" or "carving tools," for a plane would not answer for carving.
compass--from a Hebrew root, "to make a circle"; by it, symmetry of form is secured.
according to . . . beauty of a man--irony. The highest idea the heathen could form of a god was one of a form like their own. JEROME says, "The more handsome the statue the more august the god was thought." The incarnation of the Son of God condescends to this anthropomorphic feeling so natural to man, but in such a way as to raise man's thoughts up to the infinite God who "is a spirit."
that it may remain in . . . house--the only thing it was good for; it could not hear nor save (compare
Wisdom 13:15).
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14. 描述製造偶像的材料。
柏樹——宜作，源自希伯來文字根「堅硬」，即「聖櫟」，巴勒斯坦常見的常綠樹〔GESENIUS〕。
堅固——希伯來文作「他在林中的樹木中為自己取得力量」；即他積存了大量木材〔LOWTH〕。或作「揀選」，如「你為自己堅固」，即揀選了
（詩 80:15、17）
〔GESENIUS〕。但英文版本給出好的含義：「堅固」；即撫育至成熟；這也適合
詩 80:15、17
的上下文，那裏以色列被比作耶和華所栽種的葡萄樹〔MAURER〕。
雨露滋潤——雖然人栽種了樹，卻不能使它生長。他在預備製造偶像時，仍須靠真神從天降雨
（耶 14:22）。
英語原文
14. Description of the material out of which the idol is formed.
cypress--rather, from Hebrew root, "to be hard," the holm oak," an evergreen abundant in Palestine [GESENIUS].
strengtheneth--literally, "and he getteth strength to himself in the trees of the forest;" that is, he layeth in a great store of timber [LOWTH]. Or, "chooseth," as "madest strong for thyself," that is, hast chosen
(Ps 80:15, 17)
[GESENIUS]. But English Version gives a good sense: "strengtheneth"; that is, rears to maturity; a meaning suitable also to the context of
Ps 80:15, 17,
where Israel is compared to a vine planted by Jehovah [MAURER].
rain doth nourish it--Though the man planted the tree, yet he could not make it grow. In preparing to make an idol, he has to depend on the true God for rain from heaven
(Jer 14:22).
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15. 同一棵供應偶像材料的樹，部分竟被用作燃料來燒飯取暖！
向它——宜作「他向它們叩拜」，即這類的偶像〔MAURER〕。
英語原文
15. The same tree that furnishes the material for the god is in part used as fuel for a fire to cook his meals and warm himself!
thereto--rather, "he falleth down before them," that is, such images [MAURER].
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16. 一部分……一部分——並非不同的部分，而是同一部分的木頭（參
賽 44:17）。
吃——即烤來吃
（賽 44:19）。
我看見了——我感受其效力。
英語原文
16. part . . . part--not distinct parts, but the same part of the wood (compare
Isa 44:17).
eateth--that is, cooks so as to eat
(Isa 44:19).
I have seen--I feel its power.
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18. 他等——神已任憑他們陷入審判性的瞎眼；所指的不是祂直接的物理性作為，而是祂在其道德治理的行政管理中的護理之工
（賽 6:9、10）。
「閉上」，希伯來文作「塗抹」，糊住；東方習俗中，有時會將罪犯的眼睛封住。
英語原文
18. he, &c.--God hath given them over to judicial blindness; not His direct physical, but His providential agency in administering His moral government, is meant
(Isa 6:9, 10).
"Shut," literally, "daubed," plastered up; it is an Eastern custom in some cases to seal up the eyes of offenders.
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19. 心裹思想——希伯來文作「放在心上」
（賽 42:25； 耶 12:11）。
可憎的——聖經對偶像的用語，不僅是可憎的，更是在嫉妒之神眼中可憎之物的本質
（王上 11:5、7）。
英語原文
19. considereth--literally, "layeth it to heart,"
(Isa 42:25; Jer 12:11).
abomination--the scriptural term for an idol, not merely abominable, but the essence of what is so, in the eyes of a jealous God
(1Ki 11:5, 7).
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20. 以灰為食——比喻偶像者以虛無為樂
(箴 15:14； 何 12:1)。
「吃風」。此處也可能暗示神像是由樹木製成，其中一半被火燒成灰
(賽 44:15-17)；
暗示偶像也不過如此，本可也應當像另一半一樣被化為灰燼。
欺哄的心——心與意志先偏離正道，隨後理智與生命也偏離
(羅 1:28； 弗 4:18)。
謊言在……右手——我所造的（偶像）豈不是自欺嗎？
英語原文
20. feedeth on ashes--figuratively, for the idolater delights in what is vain
(Pr 15:14; Ho 12:1).
"Feedeth on wind." There is an allusion, perhaps, also, to the god being made of a tree, the half of which was reduced to ashes by fire
(Isa 44:15-17);
the idol, it is implied, was no better, and could, and ought, to have been reduced to ashes like the other half.
deceived heart--The heart and will first go astray, then the intellect and life
(Ro 1:28; Eph 4:18).
lie in . . . right hand--Is not my handiwork (the idol) a self-deceit?
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21. 記念——「不要像那些心中不思想的拜偶像者」
(賽 44:19)。
這些——即剛才所說關於拜偶像之愚妄的事。
我的僕人——不像拜偶像者，作樹木奴隸
(賽 44:19)。
參見
賽 44:1, 2。
你……不……被我忘記——因此你應當「記念」我。
英語原文
21. Remember--"Be not like the idolaters who consider not in their heart"
(Isa 44:19).
these--things just said as to the folly of idol-worship.
my servant--not like the idolaters, slaves to the stock of a tree
(Isa 44:19).
See
Isa 44:1, 2.
thou . . . not . . . forgotten of me--Therefore thou oughtest to "remember" Me.
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22. 塗抹——即從記錄你罪債的帳簿上抹去
(出 32:32, 33； 啟 20:12)。
如厚雲——被風吹散
(詩 103:12)。
如雲——這是遞降的描述。不僅是較重「過犯」的「厚雲」，也包括無數「罪惡」的「雲」（「水氣」〔LOWTH〕，不那麼濃密，卻如霧一般遮蔽天空）。後者雖為人所不重視，卻同樣需要公義的太陽來清除；否則將成為隔絕我們與天堂的霧障
(詩 19:12, 13； 約壹 1:7-9)。
歸回……因為——先前的救贖乃是悔改的根基與動力。我們不是為了蒙救贖而悔改，而是因為祂已經救贖了我們
(亞 12:10； 路 24:47； 徒 3:18, 19)。
相信自己已蒙赦免的人不能不愛
(路 7:43, 47)。
英語原文
22. blotted out--the debt of thy sin from the account-book in which it was entered
(Ex 32:32, 33; Re 20:12).
as a thick cloud--scattered away by the wind
(Ps 103:12).
as a cloud--a descending gradation. Not only the "thick cloud" of the heavier "transgressions," but the "cloud" ("vapor" [LOWTH], not so dense, but covering the sky as a mist) of the countless "sins." These latter, though not thought much of by man, need, as much as the former, to be cleared away by the Sun of righteousness; else they will be a mist separating us from heaven
(Ps 19:12, 13; 1Jo 1:7-9).
return . . . for--The antecedent redemption is the ground of, and motive to, repentance. We do not repent in order that He may redeem us, but because He hath redeemed us
(Zec 12:10; Lu 24:47; Ac 3:18,19).
He who believes in his being forgiven cannot but love
(Lu 7:43, 47).
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23. 呼籲無生命的大自然來讚美神；因它也將在將來脫離「敗壞的轄制」的拯救中有分
(羅 8:20, 21)。
成就了——為按肉身與屬靈意義的以色列都成就了救贖。
低處等——與「諸天」相對；「山嶺」、「樹林」、「樹木」為遞降的中間對象（參見
詩 96:11, 12)。
英語原文
23. Call to inanimate nature to praise God; for it also shall share in the coming deliverance from "the bondage of corruption"
(Ro 8:20, 21).
done it--effected redemption for both the literal and spiritual Israel.
lower parts, &c.--antithetical to "heavens"; "mountains," "forest," and "tree," are the intermediate objects in a descending gradation (see
Ps 96:11, 12).
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24-28. 以多項大能的事蹟來印證祂對教會與以色列的應許；其中包括居魯士使猶太人復興。
獨自——字面意思是「誰與我同在？」即當我作成此事時；與對仗句中的「憑我自己」相呼應（參見類似短語
何 8:4； 約 5:30)
〔MAURER〕。
英語原文
24-28. Confirmation of His promises to the Church and Israel, by various instances of His omnipotence; among these the restoration of the Jews by Cyrus.
alone--literally, "Who was with Me?" namely, when I did it; answering to "by Myself," in the parallel clause (compare similar phrases,
Ho 8:4; Joh 5:30)
[MAURER].
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25. 預兆——即占卜的預言；他們所行的假神蹟，作為其超自然能力的憑據。
說謊的——
(耶 50:36)。
即占卜者；或作觀星術士；過著隱居冥想生活以研究星辰徵兆來占卜的人〔VITRINGA〕。
退後——因預言未應驗而羞愧。「轉臉退後」即挫敗
(賽 36:9； 王上 2:15)。
「智慧人」即占卜者——當巴比倫被居魯士攻擊時，他們預言居魯士將被推翻。
英語原文
25. tokens--prognostics; the pretended miracles which they gave as proofs of their supernatural powers.
liars--
(Jer 50:36).
Conjurers; or, astrologers; men leading a retired contemplative life in order to study divination by the signs of the stars [VITRINGA].
backward--with shame at their predictions not being verified. "To turn away the face" is to frustrate defeat
(Isa 36:9; 1Ki 2:15).
The "wise men" are the diviners who, when Babylon was attacked by Cyrus, predicted his overthrow.
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26. 僕人——集合意義，指眾先知，他們預言從巴比倫歸回；對應對仗句中的「他的使者們」（複數）〔MAURER〕。預表地、最終而言，指彌賽亞，祂是神一切先知與使者的集大成者
(瑪 3:1； 太 21:34, 36, 37； 約 10:36)；
故用單數「他的僕人」。
謀算——即預言；先知的謀算關乎未來（參見「謀士」
賽 41:28)。
耶路撒冷——以預言的眼光看，視其為廢墟。
英語原文
26. servant--in a collective sense, for the prophets in general, who foretold the return from Babylon; answering to "His messengers" (plural, in the parallel clause) [MAURER]. Antitypically, and ultimately, Messiah, who is the consummating embodiment of all the prophets and messengers of God
(Mal 3:1; Mt 21:34, 36, 37; Joh 10:36);
hence the singular, "His servant."
counsel--predictions; prophets' counsels concern the future (compare "counsellor,"
Isa 41:28).
Jerusalem--regarded prophetically, as lying in ruins.
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27. 指幼發拉底河，居魯士在巴比倫附近將其引入另一河道，藉此攻取了該城。「深淵」用於幼發拉底河，如「海」一般
(耶 51:32, 36)。
「江河」指從幼發拉底河引出灌溉全境的人工運河；當河水被引入另一河床（即一個四十哩見方的湖——原本是為容納洪水時多餘的水而形成的），運河便乾涸了。
英語原文
27. Referring to the Euphrates, which was turned into a different channel, close to Babylon, by Cyrus, who thereby took the city. "The deep" is applied to Euphrates as "sea"
(Jer 51:32, 36).
"Rivers" refers to the artificial canals from the Euphrates made to irrigate the country; when it was turned off into a different bed (namely, a lake, forty miles square, which was originally formed to receive the superfluous water in an inundation), the canals became dry.
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28. 我的牧人——彌賽亞的預表
(賽 40:11； 詩 23:1；77:20； 結 34:23)。
成就我所喜悅的——彌賽亞也是如此
(賽 42:1；53:10)。
這是居魯士首次被明確題名；而且是在他於主前 550 年開始作王之前一百五十年。其名源自波斯語 khorschid，「太陽」；君王常以神的名為名；波斯人以太陽為神來敬拜。
說——宜作「就是那說」；與神相連，不與居魯士相連。神的話即刻有效地成就祂的旨意。
論……論——或作「論耶路撒冷……論聖殿」，如前文同一個希伯來文詞被譯為「論居魯士」〔BARNES〕。
英文譯本更為生動。據 JOSEPHUS 記載，居魯士聽聞了以賽亞在如此久遠之前所發的預言；因此他被激勵去作那與東方政策截然相反之事——協助被擄的猶太人復興，重建他們的聖殿與城池。
英語原文
28. my shepherd--type of Messiah
(Isa 40:11; Ps 23:1; 77:20; Eze 34:23).
all my pleasure--so Messiah
(Isa 42:1; 53:10).
This is the first time Cyrus is named expressly; and that, a hundred fifty years before the time when in 550 B.C. he began his reign. The name comes from the Persian khorschid, "the sun"; kings often taking their names from the gods; the sun was worshipped as a god in Persia.
saying--rather, "and that saith"; construed with God, not with Cyrus. God's word is instantaneously efficient in accomplishing His will.
to . . . to--or, "of Jerusalem . . . of the temple," as previously, the same Hebrew word is translated, "of Cyrus" [BARNES]. English Version is more graphic. Cyrus, according to JOSEPHUS, heard of this prophecy of Isaiah delivered so long before; hence he was induced to do that which was so contrary to Oriental policy, to aid in restoring the captive Jews and rebuilding their temple and city.
Isa 44:1-28.
前一章的延續。
1-5. Yet——雖然你犯了罪，卻當聆聽神關乎你拯救的恩惠應許。
chosen——
(Isa 41:8).