Isaiah 56:5 Even to them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters… The noun offers several meanings suitable in this passage. It signifies a "monument" or "memorial, ' as a lofty indicator or pointer (Ezekiel 21:24), as a finger-post pointing to the person for whom it has been erected (2 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 15:12); in this sense, however, the word would declare more than the promise permits one to expect. The Semitic term also signifies a place (Numbers 2:17; Deuteronomy 23:12; Jeremiah 6:3), and a "share" or portion (2 Samuel 19:43). (F. Delitzsch, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. |
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