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To hear the groaning of the prisoner - Meaning here, probably, the captives in Babylon; those who were held as prisoners there, and who were…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Compare Isaiah 61:1-2, and generally the whole magnificent cycle of prophetic songs at the close of Isaiah.
Appointed to death
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to l…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
To hear the groaning of the prisoner. Here the prophet repeats once more what he had previously touched upon concerning prayer. He does th…
John Gill
JohnGill
To hear the groanings of the prisoner
Not of a single person only, but of many, who lie in prisons in Popish countri…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected.
When …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes