The design of this chapter is the same as that of the preceding, and it is to be regarded as the continuation of the argument commenced there. Its …

O islands. —See Note on Isaiah 40:15.

Let the people renew their strength ... —This is the same phrase as …

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together …

Be silent to me, O islands. Though the Prophet’s discourse appears to be different from the former, yet he pursues the same subje…

Keep silence before me, O islands
The great controversy in the world after the coming of Christ, which is expressly spoken of …

Can any pagan god raise up someone in righteousness, make whatever use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so…

1. Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…