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God's Heart of Compassion
Commentators emphasize that this verse reveals God's genuine and deep desire for His people's well-being. It's a lament, expressing God's preference for their obedience and blessing rather than their sin and punishment. As one scholar puts it, God, like a father, deplores the ruin of His children who chose to perish rather than be saved by heeding His commands.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 48:18
18th Century
Theologian
O that you had hearkened to My commandments! - This expresses the earnest wish and desire of God. He would greatly have preferred t…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 48:18
19th Century
Bishop
Then your peace would have been as a river. — Literally, “as the river,” that is, the Euphrates, which for the B…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 48:18–19
19th Century
Preacher
All manner of possible good would have been yours had you not rebelled against God; and since you have lost it, God grieves that it is so.
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 48:18
16th Century
Theologian
O if you had hearkened to my commandments! As the people might complain of being carried into captivity, the Prophet, intending to address…
John Gill
On Isaiah 48:18
17th Century
Pastor
O that you had listened to my commandments Which the Jews did not, but slighted and despised them, and were not obedient …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 48:16–22
17th Century
Minister
The Holy Spirit qualifies for service; and those whom God and His Spirit send may speak boldly. This is to be applied to Christ. He was sent, and H…