Isa 65:6, 12 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 6. Behold , it is written before me ] Their sin is registered in heaven, calling aloud for the punishment due to it. I will-recompense into their bosom ] The bosom is the place where the Asiatics have their pockets, and not in their skirts like the inhabitants of the west. Their loose flowing garments have scarcely any thing analogous to skirts . Into their bosom ] For al, ten MSS. and five editions have el . So again at the end of this verse, seventeen MSS. and four editions have al .-L.

‏ Isaiah 65:6

Verse 6. Behold, it is written before me] Their sin is registered in heaven, calling aloud for the punishment due to it.

I will-recompense into their bosom] The bosom is the place where the Asiatics have their pockets, and not in their skirts like the inhabitants of the west. Their loose flowing garments have scarcely any thing analogous to skirts.

Into their bosom] For al, ten MSS. and five editions have el. So again at the end of this verse, seventeen MSS. and four editions have al.-L.

‏ Isaiah 65:12

Verse 12. Therefore will I number you] Referring to Meni, which signifies number. "Rabbi Eliezar said to his disciples, Turn to God one day before you die. His disciples said, How can a man know the day of his death? He answered, Therefore it is necessary that you should turn to God to-day, for possibly ye may die to-morrow."