Whereas you have been forsaken - Hebrew, ‘Instead of (תחת tachath) your being forsaken,’ that is, your subsequent…

Whereas thou hast been forsaken ... —The figure of the daughter of Zion, who had been as a forsaken and slighted wife , m…

And the sons of strangers shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favor have I…

Instead of your having been forsaken and hated. The Prophet has in view that intermediate period which was already near. For, soon after h…

Whereas you have been forsaken
Seemingly forsaken of God; thought to be so by herself, which was matter of complaint…

We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings will devote …

1. Arise, be enlightened. Here he begins to present the promise of salvation regarding three things: