Isa 12:2, 26:4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. The Lord JEHOVAH ] The word Yah read here is probably a mistake; and arose originally from the custom of the Jewish scribes, who, when they found a line too short for the word, wrote as many letters as filled it, and then began the next line with the whole word. In writing the word Jehovah , the line might terminate with Yah , the two first letters; and then at the beginning of the next line the whole word Yehovah would be written. This might give rise to Yah Yehovah . The Yah is wanting here in two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., in one ancient MS. of my own, and in the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac , and Arabic . See Houbigant and De Rossi . My song ] The pronoun is here necessary; and it is added by the Septuagint, Vulgate , and Syriac , who read zimrathi , as it is in a MS. Two MSS. omit Yah , see Houbigant , not. in loc. Another MS. has it in one word, zimrathyah . Seven others omit Yehovah . See , with Var. Lect. Kennicott .

‏ Isaiah 12:2

Verse 2. The Lord JEHOVAH] The word Yah read here is probably a mistake; and arose originally from the custom of the Jewish scribes, who, when they found a line too short for the word, wrote as many letters as filled it, and then began the next line with the whole word. In writing the word Jehovah, the line might terminate with Yah, the two first letters; and then at the beginning of the next line the whole word Yehovah would be written. This might give rise to Yah Yehovah. The Yah is wanting here in two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., in one ancient MS. of my own, and in the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. See Houbigant and De Rossi.

My song] The pronoun is here necessary; and it is added by the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac, who read zimrathi, as it is in a MS. Two MSS. omit Yah, see Houbigant, not. in loc. Another MS. has it in one word, zimrathyah. Seven others omit Yehovah. See Ex 15:2, with Var. Lect. Kennicott.

‏ Isaiah 26:4

Verse 4. In the Lord JEHOVAH-"In JEHOVAH"] In JAH JEHOVAH, Heb.; but see Houbigant, and See Clarke on Isa 12:2.

Everlasting strength] tsur olamim, "the rock of ages;" or, according to Rab. Maimon,-the eternal Fountain, Source, or Spring. Does not this refer to the lasting streams from the rock in the desert? And that rock was Christ. ge han hoped in the Lord fro the everlastinge worldis.-Old MS. BIBLE.