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Joy Before Deliverance
Commentators like John Calvin highlight that God calls the 'waste places' of Jerusalem to rejoice before their restoration is visible. This is a powerful call to faith, urging believers to find joy in the certainty of God's promises, even when their circumstances still look bleak. Our hope is not in what we see, but in what God has declared He will do.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 52:9
18th Century
Theologian
Break forth into joy - Jerusalem, at the time here referred to, was lying waste and in ruins. This call on the waste places of Jeru…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 52:9
19th Century
Bishop
Ye waste places of Jerusalem ... —The history of the return of the exiles in Ezra 1:3, seems a somewhat poor and prosaic …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 52:9
16th Century
Theologian
Praise ye, rejoice together. He exhorts believers to thanksgiving, but chiefly confirms them in the hope and confidence of this salvation;…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 52:9
17th Century
Pastor
Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem This is what the watchmen shall say when they lift up …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 52:1–12
17th Century
Minister
The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…