Isaias 1:21

Filipino Cebuano Bible

21 Naunsa ang ciudad nga matinumanon nahimo man nga bigaon! siya nga kaniadto napuno sa justicia! ang pagkamatarung maoy nagpuyo diha kaniya, apan karon ang mga mamumuno na.

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the faithful: Isaiah 48:2, Nehemiah 11:1, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 48:8, Hosea 11:12, Zechariah 8:3, Hebrews 12:22

become: Jeremiah 2:20, Jeremiah 2:21, Jeremiah 3:1, Lamentations 1:8, Lamentations 1:9, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 22:1 - Ezekiel 23:49, Luke 13:34, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 11:8

it was full: Isaiah 5:7, 2 Samuel 8:15, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Ezekiel 22:3-7, Micah 3:2, Micah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:1-3, Acts 7:52

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:13 - all Ezra 4:12 - bad city Psalms 12:1 - godly Isaiah 1:26 - thou shalt Isaiah 5:2 - he looked Isaiah 59:3 - your hands Jeremiah 30:15 - for the Jeremiah 31:23 - O Lamentations 1:6 - from Lamentations 4:1 - How is the gold Ezekiel 5:13 - I will cause Ezekiel 16:15 - and playedst Ezekiel 16:35 - O harlot Hosea 2:5 - their mother Hosea 4:18 - drink Habakkuk 1:4 - for Luke 18:3 - a widow Acts 24:25 - righteousness Revelation 21:2 - the holy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How is the faithful city become a harlot!.... The city of Jerusalem, in which were the temple, and the pure worship of God, and was in the tribe of Judah, which ruled with God, and was very faithful with the saints when the ten tribes revolted, and fell in with the sin of Jeroboam; but now, in Isaiah's time, was become like a treacherous wife to her husband, unfaithful to the Lord, went after other lovers, committed spiritual adultery, that is, idolatry, with stocks and stones; and in the times of Christ were a wicked and an adulterous generation, corrupting the word and worship of God; see Matthew 12:39

it was full of judgment; strict justice was exercised privately between man and man, as well as in the public courts of judicature;

righteousness lodged in it; that is, righteous men, who walked in all the commandments of the Lord, and lived soberly, righteously, and godly; see 2 Peter 3:13

but now murderers: of the prophets whom they stoned, who were sent unto them, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, of whom they were the betrayers and murderers; see Matthew 23:37.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

How is - This is an expression of deploring, or lamenting. It indicates that that had occurred which was matter of grief. The prophet had stated the principles of the divine government; had urged the people to reason with God; and had affirmed his willingness to pardon. But it was seen that they would not repent. They were so wicked and perverse, that there was no hope of their reformation. His mind is full of this subject; he repeats the charge of their wickedness Isaiah 1:21-23, and states what must be the consequences.

The faithful city - Jerusalem. It is represented here under the image of a wife - once faithful to her husband; once a devoted and attached partner. Jerusalem was thus once. In former days, it was the seat of the pure worship of God; the place where his praise was celebrated, and where his people came to offer sincere devotion. In the Scriptures, the church is often represented under the image of a wife, to denote the tenderness and sacredness of the union; Hosea 2:19-20; Isaiah 62:5; Isaiah 54:6; Revelation 21:9.

An harlot - She has proved to be false, treacherous, unfaithful. The unfaithfulness of the people of God, particularly their idolatry, is often represented under the idea of unfaithfulness to the marriage contract; Jeremiah 3:8-9; Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 13:27; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 16:32; Ezekiel 23:37; Joshua 2:2; Joshua 4:2.

It was full of judgement - It was distinguished for justice and righteousness.

Lodged in it - This is a figurative expression, meaning that it was characterized as a righteous city. The word ילין yālı̂yn is from לוּן lûn, to pass the night, to remain through the night Genesis 19:2; and then to lodge, to dwell; Psalms 25:13; Job 17:2; Job 29:19. In this place it has the sense of abiding, remaining, continuing permanently. Jerusalem was the home of justice, where it found protection and safety.

Now murderers - By murderers here are meant probably unjust judges; people who did not regard the interests of the poor, the widow, and the orphan; and who therefore, by a strong expression, are characterized as murderers. They had displaced justice from its home; and had become the permanent inhabitants of the city; compare the note at Isaiah 1:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 1:21. Become a harlot — See before, the Discourse on the Prophetic Style; and see Lowth's Comment on the place, and De Sacr. Poes. Hebr. Prael. xxxi.