Commentary on Isaiah Volume 1 John Calvin
COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH
15. And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
15. Et incurvabitur homo, et humiliabitur vir; oculi inquam sublimium humiliabuntur.
16. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God, that is holy, shall be sanctified in righteousness.
16. Exaltabitur autem Iehova exercituum in judicio, et Deus qui sanctus est sanctificabitur in justitia.
17. Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
17. Et pascentur agni secundum rationem suam; et desolata pinguium advenae comedent.
18. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart-rope:
18. Vae trahentibus iniquitatem in funibus vanitatis, et tanquam vinculis plaustri peccatum.
19. That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
19. Qui dicunt, Acceleret, festinet opus ejus, et videamus; appropinquet ac veniat consilium Sancti Israel, ut sciamus.
20. Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
20. Vae qui dicunt malo bonum, et bono malum; qui faciunt lucem ex tenebris, et tenebras ex luce; qui vertunt amarum in dulce, et dulce in amarum.
21. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
21. Vae sapientibus in oculis suis, et qui coram seipsis sunt prudentes. 22. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;
22. Vae qui fortes sunt ab libandum vinum, et viris fortibus ad miscendam potionem:
23. Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
23. Qui justificant impium propter munus; justitiam autem justi tollunt ab eo.
24. Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
24. Propterea sicut devorat stipulam lingua ignis, et palea a flamma dissolvitur; sic radix eorum quasi putredo erit, et germen eorum quasi pulvis vanescet. Quoniam abjecerunt legem Iehovae exercituum, et eloquium Sancti