Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth — From Chaldea, regarded by the Jews as the remote part of the earth. Thus in ([R…

From the ends of the earth.—Ur of the Chaldees, as belonging to the Euphrates region, is on the extreme verge of the prop…

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and…

For I have taken thee from the end of the earth. Isaiah continues the same subject; for we know by experience how necessary it is that con…

You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth
Meaning not Abraham, nor his natural seed; but such who believed in…

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…