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A Poetic Promise
Commentators explain this verse uses the memory of the Exodus—God providing water from a rock—to encourage the exiles returning from Babylon. It's not a literal prediction of a new miracle, but a poetic way to show that God's provision for them would be just as real and sufficient as it was for their ancestors.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 48:21
18th Century
Theologian
And they thirsted not - This is part of the reason they would be called to celebrate his name. It was not merely that he had redeem…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 48:21
19th Century
Bishop
He caused the waters to flow ... —A dead, prosaic literalism makes people wonder that there is no record of such wonders on the re…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 48:21
19th Century
Preacher
He clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
And yet, to conclude the chapter, stands this remarkable sentence:
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 48:21
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore they thirsted not. Because the Jews did not see the way opened for their return, and because great and dangerous wildernesses in…
John Gill
On Isaiah 48:21
17th Century
Pastor
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts ,
&c.] As when he led the people of Israel through the wi…
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…