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Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and before, that we may say, [He is] right? yes, there is none who declares, yes, there is none who shows, yes, there is none who hears your words.
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The Test of Divinity
Commentators unanimously see this verse as God's direct challenge to idols. The ultimate test of divinity is the ability to accurately declare the future. God, who predicted the rise of Cyrus over a century in advance, proves His unique power, while the idols are exposed as frauds because they are silent and cannot foretell anything.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who hath declared from the beginning - The meaning of this passage is, ‘there is no one among the soothsayers and the worshippers o…
19th Century
Anglican
Who hath declared ... —The words paint once more the startling suddenness of the conquests of the Persian king. He was to come as a comet …
16th Century
Protestant
Who has declared from the beginning? Again the Lord attacks idols, after having maintained His divinity; for He asks if idolaters can prod…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know ? &c.] Who of the idols, or of their priests, that have declared th…
Nothing more is needed to show the folly of sin than to consider the reasons given in its defense. There is nothing in idols worthy of regard. They…
13th Century
Catholic
Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…
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