That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth - This language also occurs in Isaiah 42:7. For an explanation of it, see the notes on …

That thou mayest say to the prisoners ... —Compare to Isaiah 42:6-7. Here, perhaps, the thought of the deliverance of Isr…

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give …

That thou mayest say to them that are bound. These words describe the change that took place at the coming of Christ. Yet the Prophet unqu…

That you may say to the prisoners, go forth
God's covenant people, while unconverted, are prisoners; they are in the…

The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, treated him with conte…

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