Isaiah 51:22

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֞ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ 'a.do.Na.yikh	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	וֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ ve.lo.Ha.yikh	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
pleadeth	יָרִ֣יב ya.Riv	H7378	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	עַמּ֔וֹ a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
out	לָקַ֛חְתִּי la.Kach.ti	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
hand	מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ mi.ya.Dekh	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
cup	כּ֣וֹס Kos	H3563	a cup (as a container) · noun, common feminine singular construct
trembling	הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה ha.tar.'e.Lah	H8653	reeling · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
dregs	קֻבַּ֙עַת֙ ku.Ba.'at	H6907	a goblet (as deep like a cover) · noun, common feminine singular construct
cup	כּ֣וֹס Kos	H3563	a cup (as a container) · noun, common feminine singular construct
fury	חֲמָתִ֔י cha.ma.Ti	H2534	heat · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
more	תוֹסִ֥יפִי to.Si.fi	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular
again	לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּ lish.to.Tah	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Proverbs 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Isaiah 51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of…
Isaiah 62:8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and…
Jeremiah 50:34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disqui…
Isaiah 49:25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will co…
Psalms 35:1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
1 Samuel 25:39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, a…
Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and fo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:17–end

God, having awoke for the comfort of his people, here calls upon them to awake, as afterwards, Isa 52:1. It is a call to awake not so much out of the sleep of sin (though that also is necessary in order to their being ready for deliverance) as out of the stupor of despair. When the inhabitants of Jerusalem were in captivity they, as well as those who remained upon the spot, were so overwhelmed with the sense of their troubles that they had no heart or spirit to mind any thing that tended to their comfort or relief; they were as the disciples in the garden, sleeping for sorrow (Luk 22:45), and therefore, when the deliverance came, they are said to have been like those that dream, Psa 136:1. N…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:22

pleadeth . . . cause-- (Psa 35:1; Jer 50:34; Mic 7:9). no more drink it-- (Isa 54:7-9). This cannot apply to Israel after the return from Babylon, but only to them after their final restoration.

John Gill on Isaiah 51:22

Thus saith the Lord, the Lord and thy God,.... He who is Lord of all, the eternal Jehovah, who can do all things, and who is the covenant God of his people, and will do all things he has purposed and promised, and which are for their good and his glory; of which they may be assured from the consideration of these names and titles of his, for which reason they seem to be used and mentioned: that pleadeth the cause of his people, which is a righteous one, as he will make it appear to be, by delivering them out of their troubles, and by avenging their bodies. Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling; which he himself had put there, Isaiah 51:17, and which none but himself cou…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 51:22

Thus saith Jehovah. Not at random does the Prophet add to the name Jehovah three epithets, namely, that he is the Lord or Defender of his Church, that he is God, and lastly, that he is her Avenger. We ought always to consider what is the nature of our relation to God; for he addresses us in a familiar manner, in consequence of having once chosen us to be his people, by uniting himself to us in an everlasting covenant. This preface encouraged the Jews, in ancient times, not to hesitate to embrace what is here promised; and at the present day the same argument applies to a new people, who have been taken under God's care and protection not less than they. The Lord declares himself to hold the…

The Church Fathers

For it is the function of the blood of the Lord that as it makes drunk it heals the mind, shielding it from fancies, not leading it toward sins. This wine makes them sober; this fullness empties them of evils. One who does not become full with this cup will be rendered hungry with an eternal lack … Anyhow, when God bestows such things, he does so that they may draw them to the kingdom of heaven. And about this cup it is said in the Gospel, "Whoever drinks from the water that I give will never thirst and will become in them a source of water springing up for eternal life."
— Cassiodorus, EXPOSITION OF PSALM 22:5

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Dictionary and topics

Dregs — (Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17, 22), the lees of wine which settle at the bottom of the vessel.
Drink, strong — (Heb. shekar’), an intoxicating liquor (Judg. 13:4; Luke 1:15; Isa. 5:11; Micah 2:11) distilled from corn, honey, or dates. The effects of the use of strong drink are referred to in Ps. 107:27; Isa.…
Isaiah, Book Of — I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah’s prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the present prosperity of Judah should be destroyed, and that Israel should be brought to desolation.…
Cup · .Of — .Of
Drunkenness · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Jews, The · Denunciations against those who: Oppressed — Denunciations against those who: Oppressed

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 51:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:22

John Gill on Isaiah 51:22

John Calvin on Isaiah 51:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 51:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:22

John Gill on Isaiah 51:22

John Calvin on Isaiah 51:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 51:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 51:22

Rashi on Isaiah 51:22