Isaiah 59:5
“They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.”
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They hatch cockatrice eggs, and weave the spider's web,.... Invent false doctrines according to their own fancies, which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs - Margin, ‘Adders’.’ On the meaning of the word rendered here ‘cockatrice,’ see the notes at…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 59:1-8
The prophet here rectifies the mistake of those who had been quarrelling with God because they had not the deliverances…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Isaiah 59:5-8
These verses differ somewhat in character from Isa 59:59 f., and are regarded by Duhm and Cheyne as a quotation from…
Cross References
Related passages throughout Scripture