Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 66:5

5 Hear the word of the Lord, you that tremble at his word : your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my names sake said, Let the Lord be glorified but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed .

The Prophet turneth his discourse from den[illegible: 1+ letters]uncing judgment against the Idolaters, and formalists amongst the Jews to such as feared God, whose religion is described by a trembling at his word, as v. 2. such a turning of the Prophets discourse was, ch. 50. 10. ch. 51. 1. 7. The same words belong not to Saints and presumptuous Sinners.

Your Brethren, by Nation, or by external profession in Religion, tho [illegible: 1+ letters]alse brethren, Gal. 2. 4. Thus Paul calls all the rejected [illegible: 1+ letters]ews Brethren, Rom. 9. 3.

That either shut you out of their intimate society, or (which is more probable) excommunicate, and cast you out of their Synagogues, or cast you out of their City, and some of you out of the world, Iohn 9. 35. 22. Iohn 16. 2.

i. e. For my sake, for your owning me, and adherence to m[illegible: 1+ letters] law, said.

Either mocking you as the Jews did Christ, [illegible: 1 word] hanging upon the cross, Mat. 27. 43. Luke 23. 35. thus they mocked at David, Psal. 42. 3. Or, Let the Lord be glorified, thinking they did God good service, Io[illegible: 1+ letters]n 16. 2.

There will come a day when God shall appear and let them know his judgment concerning their violence, and rage, then you shall have joy, and they shall be ashamed, 2 Thes. 4. 16, 17, 18.

Marginal references: V. 2.; Ch. 5. 1[illegible: 1+ letters] ▪