Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles - To lift up the hand is a sign of beckoning to, or inviting; and the idea here is that God w…

The Gentiles ... the people ... —Both words refer to the nations. They are summoned by the uplifted signal of Jehovah to do their …

Shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath …

Thus says the Lord Jehovah. Isaiah confirms what he had said a little before, that the Lord would cause his Church, though for a very long…

Thus says the Lord God
In answer to the questions, where had these children been? and from where did they come? who …

Zion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her.<…

1. Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things: