SynopsisExcerpt from The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Translated From the Original Hebrew: With a Commentary, Critical, Philological, and Exegetical, to Which Is Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation on the Life and Times of the Prophet; The Character of His Style; The Authenticity and Integrity of the Book It was not till after the greater part of this work had been carried through the press that the Commentary of the Rev. Albert Barnes made its appear ance in America. Such readers, however, as may compare the two will find that they occupy altogether independent ground. i would, in this Second Edition, recommend to the attention of my readers the Commentary of Dr. J. A. Alexander, Professor in Princeton College, New Jersey, as a work of very superior merit, although containing very free strictures on the views advocated in the present volume relating to the future restoration of the Jews to Palestine, - views, however, which my continued studies of the prophetic record have not induced me to retract. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Translated From the Original Hebrew: With a Commentary, Critical, Philological, and Exegetical, to Which Is Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation on the Life and Times of the Prophet; The Character of His Style; The Authenticity and Integrity of the Book I must apologize to the Oriental scholar for having printed the Arabic without points - a course which I was under the necessity of pursuing, in order to prevent the awkward appearance which the greater increase of space between the lines must have produced, had they been inserted. It may also be proper to state, that the references to passages in the Old Testament are made according to the numeration in the Hebrew Bible, when the original is in question; when the sentiment only 1s Involved, our own version has been followed; in some few cases, both are cited. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.