Sing, O barren - That is, shout for joy, lift up the voice of exultation and praise. The ‘barren’ here denotes the church of God un…

Sing, O barren ... —The words seem to carry on the jubilant strain of Isaiah 51:0, Isaiah 52:1–12, leaving the…

Sing, O barren, you that did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you that did not travail with child; for more are the children …

Shout. After having spoken of the death of Christ, he passes on with good reason to the Church; that we may feel more deeply in ourselves …

Sing, O barren, you who did not bear
The Targum interprets this of Jerusalem, paraphrasing the words thus, ``sing pr…

Observe the low state of religion in the world for a long time before Christianity was brought in. But by preaching the gospel, multitudes were con…

1. Give praise, O you barren. Here, against the dejection of their circumstances, he promises the remedy of exaltation.

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