, [], John F Hobbins, The Great Arraignment; The opening diatribe of the book of Isaiah (1:2-20) is remarkable for its searing rhetoric, yet it concludes by offering a return to prosperity should the people and leaders of Judah heed the word of their God. The speech begins with a call to heaven and earth to act as witnesses and a summary brief against the nation (verses 2-3). It ends with an appeal to reach a settlement and a conditional offer of rehabilitation (verses 18-20).
, [], Whether the Old Law should have induced men to the observance of its precepts, by means of temporal promises and threats?
Vertaling Bijbel, Kanttekeningen SV, [], Maar indien gij [65]weigert, en wederspannig zijt, zo zult gij van [66]het zwaard gegeten worden; [67]want de mond des HEEREN heeft [het] gesproken. 65. Te weten mij te horen en gehoorzamen. 66. Te weten uwer vijanden. 67. Derhalve zal het zekerlijk geschieden.