That confirmeth the word of his servant - Probably the word ‘servant’ here is to be taken in a collective sense, referring to the p…

That confirms the word of his servant. —The parallelism of “servant” in the singular with “messengers” in the pl…

This Book of the prophet Isaiah was written long before the days of Cyrus; yet he is here mentioned by name, and the prophecy of what he would do i…

Confirming the word. The Prophet now applies to his purpose what he had previously said. For, although he spoke in general terms, he still…

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Return to me. It is the great concern of those who have backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to him. The work of rede…

1. And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthle ne of idols, lest they should believe that the…