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The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.
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A Concrete Promise for Exiles
Commentators agree this verse was a direct and concrete promise to the Jewish exiles in Babylon. God assured them their release was coming soon, that they would not perish in captivity (the 'pit'), and that He would provide for their needs ('bread') until they were free. It was a tangible message of hope for a specific historical crisis.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The captive exile – Lowth renders this, evidently very improperly, ‘He marches on with speed who comes to set the captive free;’ and suppose…
19th Century
Anglican
The captive exile. —Literally, he that is bowed down, that is, bound in fetters. The “pit,” as in the case of Jeremiah ([…
16th Century
Protestant
The exile hasteneth to be loosed. This verse is expounded in various ways; for some think that it refers to Cyrus, and take the word, צעה …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed The time hastens on, or God will hasten the time, for the release …
The people whom Christ has redeemed with His blood, as well as by His power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He who designs such j…
13th Century
Catholic
Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addresses the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be assumed from …
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