Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"One shall say, I am Jehovah`s; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel." — Isaiah 44:5 (ASV)
One shall say, I am the Lord’s. — The words paint, like Psalm 87:4-5, the eagerness of Gentile proselytes to attach themselves to Israel.
The forms of adhesion rise in emphasis: