This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”
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Thus says the Lord - This verse is designed to denote the favors that in subsequent times would be conferred on Jerusalem, the city that ([R…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Thus says the Lord ... —A new section opens. In Isaiah 43:3, Egypt, Ethiopia, Seba, had been given to Cyrus, as a reward,…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. I have r…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Thus says Jehovah. He still speaks of the restoration which was later effected under the leadership of Cyrus; but we must remember what we…
John Gill
JohnGill
Thus says the Lord
The following words are said not to Cyrus, nor to Christ, but to the church, as the feminine pronouns show;…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Believers may ask in prayer for what they need; if it is for their good, it will not be withheld. But how common it is to hear God called to accoun…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes