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Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It was Israel’s glory to be Yahweh’s servant (Jeremiah 30:10), and slaves born in the house were more prized than those bought with mon…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Is Israel a servant? —The word “servant,” we must remember, had become, through its frequent use in Isaiah ([Reference Isaiah 20:3…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

God made him to be his son, not his slave; but Israel went aside fro…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

These verses are to be read together, for the Prophet first shows that Israel was not originally miserable, but that this happened through a new ca…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Is Israel a servant ?
&c.] That he does not abide in the house, in his own land, but is carried captive, becomes…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham.

We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but it has …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here, the prophet magnifies their guilt by noting the stubbornness of their minds.

He does this for two reasons: first, because the…

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