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Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That we may know that ye are gods—The prediction of future events is the highest evidence of omniscience and, consequently, of divinity. In …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Do good, or do evil. —The challenge reminds us of Elijah’s on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:27). Can the heathen point to a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Do good, or do evil. It must not be supposed that to do evil means, in this passage, to commit injustice, which is contrary to th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Show the things that are to come hereafter From henceforward to the consummation of all things: so the Targum, ``show wha…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Nothing more is needed to show the folly of sin than to consider the reasons given in its defense. There is nothing in idols worthy of regard. They…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…

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