Isaiah 1:21
"How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

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 Mat 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 Pe2 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 Mat 23:37 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H0349 אֵיךְ
Definition:

9;2 Samuel 1:5,14;1 Kings 12:6;Isaiah 20:6and elsewhere; often with imperfect (especially in 1 person) in an expostulationGenesis 39:9;Genesis 44:8,34;Joshua 9:7;2 Samuel 2:22;2 Samuel 12:18;Psalm 137 9;2 Samuel 1:5,14;1 Kings 12:6;Isaiah 20:6and elsewhere; often with imperfect (especially in 1 person) in an expostulationGenesis 39:9;Genesis 44:8,34;Joshua 9:7;2 Samuel 2:22;2 Samuel 12:18;Psalm 137

Possible Meanings:
  • How? (semantic_range)
  • How! (semantic_range)
H1961 הָיָה
Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:
  • fall out (semantic_range)
  • come to pass (semantic_range)
  • become (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • Fall out (semantic_range)
H2181 זָנָה
Definition:

16,זָָֽנְתָהGenesis 38:343t., etc.;Imperfectיִזְנֶ֯ה(Kt)Ezekiel 23:43;תִּזְנֶהLeviticus 19:294t.;וַתִּ֫זֶןJeremiah 3:8;Ezekiel 23:5;תִּזְנִיHosea 3:3;וַתִּזְנִיJeremiah 3:6(but read probablyוַתִּזְנִי 16,זָָֽנְתָהGenesis 38:343t., etc.;Imperfectיִזְנֶ֯ה(Kt)Ezekiel 23:43;תִּזְנֶהLeviticus 19:294t.;וַתִּ֫זֶןJeremiah 3:8;Ezekiel 23:5;תִּזְנִיHosea 3:3;וַתִּזְנִיJeremiah 3:6(but read probablyוַתִּזְנִי

Possible Meanings:
  • commit fornication (semantic_range)
  • be a harlot (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • act as a harlot (semantic_range)
  • of improper intercourse with foreign nations (semantic_range)
H7151 קִרְיָה
Definition:

21+; constructקִרְיַתNumbers 21:28+; —1in GeneralDeuteronomy 2:36;Deuteronomy 3:4.2of specific towns,Hosea 6:8(גִּלְעָד,ᵐ5ManuscriptsΓαλγαλα, compare Now);קִרְיַת סִיחֹןNumbers 21:28; Damascus,מְשׂוֺש 21+; constructקִרְיַתNumbers 21:28+; —1in GeneralDeuteronomy 2:36;Deuteronomy 3:4.2of specific towns,Hosea 6:8(גִּלְעָד,ᵐ5ManuscriptsΓαλγαλα, compare Now);קִרְיַת סִיחֹןNumbers 21:28; Damascus,מְשׂוֺש

Possible Meanings:
  • city (semantic_range)
H0539 אָמַן
Definition:

1,5;Esther 2:7,2as substantivefoster-fatherNumbers 11:12(J)Isaiah 49:23.3אֹמֶנֶתfoster-mother, nurseRuth 4:16;2 Samuel 4:4.4אֹמְנוֺתpillars, supporters of the door2 Kings 18:16. Participlepassivea.הָא 1,5;Esther 2:7,2as substantivefoster-fatherNumbers 11:12(J)Isaiah 49:23.3אֹמֶנֶתfoster-mother, nurseRuth 4:16;2 Samuel 4:4.4אֹמְנוֺתpillars, supporters of the door2 Kings 18:16. Participlepassivea.הָא

Possible Meanings:
  • trust (semantic_range)
H4395 מְלֵאָה
Definition:

27;Deuteronomy 22:9;מְלֵאָֽתְךָExodus 22:28; =full produceof fieldExodus 22:28,הַזֶּרַע׳מthe full produce of the seedDeuteronomy 22:9; of winepressNumbers 18:27.Topical LexiconOverviewThe term denotes 27;Deuteronomy 22:9;מְלֵאָֽתְךָExodus 22:28; =full produceof fieldExodus 22:28,הַזֶּרַע׳מthe full produce of the seedDeuteronomy 22:9; of winepressNumbers 18:27.Topical LexiconOverviewThe term denotes

Possible Meanings:
  • setting (semantic_range)
H4941 מִשְׁפָט
Definition:

13judgment; — absoluteמִשְׁמָּטExodus 21:31203t., +לְשְִׁ֯מָּטEzekiel 44:24(but read Ktלִשְׁמֹּטwithᵐ5ᵑ7ᵑ6Co and others); constructמִשְׁמַּטExodus 23:650t.; suffixמִשְׁמָּטִיIsaiah 40:27+;מִשְׁמָּטָםJ 13judgment; — absoluteמִשְׁמָּטExodus 21:31203t., +לְשְִׁ֯מָּטEzekiel 44:24(but read Ktלִשְׁמֹּטwithᵐ5ᵑ7ᵑ6Co and others); constructמִשְׁמַּטExodus 23:650t.; suffixמִשְׁמָּטִיIsaiah 40:27+;מִשְׁמָּטָםJ

Possible Meanings:
  • justice (semantic_range)
  • right (semantic_range)
  • rectitude (semantic_range)
H6664 צֶדֶק
Definition:

21rightness, righteousness; —׳צLeviticus 19:3687t.;צִדְקִיIsaiah 41:108t., etc.; —1what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures,אֵיפָה,אֶבֶןשְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶקDeuteronomy 25: 21rightness, righteousness; —׳צLeviticus 19:3687t.;צִדְקִיIsaiah 41:108t., etc.; —1what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures,אֵיפָה,אֶבֶןשְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶקDeuteronomy 25:

Possible Meanings:
  • be just (semantic_range)
  • have a just cause, (semantic_range)
  • be in the right (semantic_range)
  • be justified (semantic_range)
H3885 לוּן
Definition:

Or liyn {leen}; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) -- abide (all night), con Or liyn {leen}; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) -- abide (all night), con

Possible Meanings:
  • murmur (semantic_range)
  • murmur (semantic_range)
  • murmur (semantic_range)
  • cause to murmur (semantic_range)
H6258 עַתָּה
Definition:

43;Psalm 74:6עתKt, Qrעַתָּה),עָ֑֫תָּהGenesis 32:5+,adverbof time,now(properly accusative of [`int],עֵת(Köii. 260),at the time, in particular of the present time, i.e.now; compare Germanzur Zeit, Arabi 43;Psalm 74:6עתKt, Qrעַתָּה),עָ֑֫תָּהGenesis 32:5+,adverbof time,now(properly accusative of [`int],עֵת(Köii. 260),at the time, in particular of the present time, i.e.now; compare Germanzur Zeit, Arabi

H7523 רָצַח
Definition:

27,וּרְצָחוֺDeuteronomy 22:26; 2masculine singular(הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ1 Kings 21:19;Imperfect3masculine singularיִרְצַחNumbers 35:30;Deuteronomy 4:42; 2masculine singularתִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅExodus 20:13=Deuteron 27,וּרְצָחוֺDeuteronomy 22:26; 2masculine singular(הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ1 Kings 21:19;Imperfect3masculine singularיִרְצַחNumbers 35:30;Deuteronomy 4:42; 2masculine singularתִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅExodus 20:13=Deuteron

Possible Meanings:
  • shattering (semantic_range)

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