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Ah. Figure of speech Ecphonesis. Note the four exclamatory descriptions, and see note on "gone away", below.
sinful. Hebrew. chata. App-44.
sinful nation. Note the Figures of speech Apostrophe, Synonymia and Anabasis in verses: Isa_1:4, Isa_1:5. Contrast Exo_19:6. Deu_7:6; Deu_14:2, Deu_14:21.
laden = heavily burdened.
iniquity. Hebrew 'avah. App-44.
of = consisting of. Genitive of Apposition. App-17.
corrupters. Reference to Pentateuch (Deu_32:5).
forsaken. Apostasy in disposition. Reference to Pentateuch (Deu_28:20; Deu_31:16). App-92. Occurs in the "former" portion here, Isa_1:28; Isa_6:12; Isa_7:16; Isa_10:3 (leave), 14 (left); Isa_17:2, Isa_17:9; Isa_18:6 (left); Isa_27:10; Isa_32:14, and in the "latter" portion, Isa_41:17; Isa_49:14; Isa_54:6; Isa_55:7; Isa_58:2; Isa_60:15; Isa_62:4, Isa_62:12; Isa_65:11. App-79.
the Hebrew. Jehovah.(with 'eth) = Jehovah Himself (App-4). Not the same as in verses: Isa_1:2, Isa_1:9, Isa_1:10, Isa_1:20.
provoked = despised, blasphemed. Reference to Pentateuch (App-92). An old Mosaic word (Num_14:11, Num_14:23; Num_16:30. Deu_31:20). Apostasy in words (see note above).
the Holy One of Israel. Occurs twenty-five times in Isaiah: twelve times in the "former" portion (Isa_1:4; Isa_5:19, Isa_5:24; Isa_10:20; Isa_12:6; Isa_17:7; Isa_29:19; Isa_30:11, Isa_30:12, Isa_30:15; Isa_31:1; Isa_37:23,:); and thirteen times in the "latter" portion (Isa_41:14, Isa_41:16, Isa_41:20; Isa_43:3, Isa_43:14; Isa_45:11; Isa_47:4; Isa_48:17; Isa_49:7; Isa_54:5; Isa_55:5; Isa_60:9, Isa_60:14). Outside Isaiah it is used by Himself once (2Ki_19:22 first occurrence); three times in the Psalms (Isa_71:22; Isa_89:18).
gone away backward. Apostasy in act. See note on Isa_1:4, and notice the threefold apostasy in this verse.