Isa 8:11, Eze 1:3, 3:14 | JFB | e4.org | 11. with a strong hand —or else, "when He grasped me with His hand" [HORSLEY ]. MAURER , as English Version, "with the impetus of His hand," that is, the felt impulse of His inspiration in my mind ( ). way of . . . people —their distrust of Jehovah, and the panic which led them and Ahab to seek Assyrian aid.

‏ Isaiah 8:11

11. with a strong hand—or else, "when He grasped me with His hand" [HORSLEY]. MAURER, as English Version, "with the impetus of His hand," that is, the felt impulse of His inspiration in my mind (Jer 15:17; Eze 1:3; 3:14, 22; 37:1).

way of . . . people—their distrust of Jehovah, and the panic which led them and Ahab to seek Assyrian aid.

‏ Ezekiel 1:3

‏ Ezekiel 3:14

14. bitterness—sadness on account of the impending calamities of which I was required to be the unwelcome messenger. But the "hand," or powerful impulse of Jehovah, urged me forward.