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Selected Verse: Isaiah 32:8 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Isa 32:8 |
Strong Concordance |
But the liberal [05081] deviseth [03289] liberal things [05081]; and by liberal things [05081] shall he stand [06965]. |
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King James |
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
liberal--rather, "noble-minded."
stand--shall be approved under the government of the righteous King. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But the liberal - This seems also to have the force of a proverbial expression. The word 'liberal' means generous, noble, large-hearted, benevolent; a man of large views and of public spirit; a man above covetousness, avarice, and self-seeking; a man who is willing to devote himself to the welfare of his country, and to the interests of his fellow-men. It is implied here that such persons would be selected to administer the affairs of the government I under the wise and virtuous prince of whom the prophet speaks.
Deviseth liberal things - He purposes those things which will tend to promote the public welfare, and not those merely which will conduce to his private ends and gratification.
And by liberal things shall he stand - Margin, 'Be established.' That is, according to the connection, he shall be confirmed, or approved in the government of the virtuous king referred to. It is, however, a proposition in a general form, and means also that a man by a liberal course shall be established; that is, his character, reputation, hopes, shall be established by it. This is true now. If a man wishes to obtain permanent peace and honor, the esteem of his fellow-men, or the evidence of divine approbation, it can be best done by large and liberal schemes to advance the happiness of a dying world. He who is avaricious and narrow-minded has no happiness, and no durable reputation; he who is large-hearted and benevolent, has the approbation of the wise and good, the favor of God, and a firm and unshaken support in the trials of life, and in the agonies of death. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Liberal things "Generous purposes" - "Of the four sorts of persons mentioned Isa 32:5, three are described, Isa 32:6, Isa 32:7, and Isa 32:8, but not the fourth." - Secker. Perhaps for והוא vehu, and he, we ought to read ושוע veshoa, the bountiful. |
8 But the liberal [05081] deviseth [03289] liberal things [05081]; and by liberal things [05081] shall he stand [06965].
7 The instruments [03627] also of the churl [03596] are evil [07451]: he deviseth [03289] wicked devices [02154] to destroy [02254] the poor [06041] [06035] with lying [08267] words [0561], even when the needy [034] speaketh [01696] right [04941].
6 For the vile person [05036] will speak [01696] villany [05039], and his heart [03820] will work [06213] iniquity [0205], to practise [06213] hypocrisy [02612], and to utter [01696] error [08442] against the LORD [03068], to make empty [07324] the soul [05315] of the hungry [07457], and he will cause the drink [04945] of the thirsty [06771] to fail [02637].
5 The vile person [05036] shall be no more called [07121] liberal [05081], nor the churl [03596] said [0559] to be bountiful [07771].