King James Version
Isaiah 24:15 in the King James Version says “Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. fires: or, ...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. fires: or, valleys”
Isaiah 24:15 · KJV
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. fires: or, valleys
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. uttermost: Heb. wing My leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“in the fires”
H217flame; hence (in the plural) the east (as being the region of light)
“Wherefore glorify”
H3513to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“in the isles”
H339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
“of the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“even the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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