E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:18
not known = not taken note. shut = smeared. read more
not known = not taken note. shut = smeared. read more
none considereth = none reflecteth; none bringeth back to his heart. understanding = discernment. the stock of a tree = a log of wood. read more
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . a lie: i.e. the maker's vain fancy. read more
O Israel. Some codices, with one early printed edition (Rabbinic, 1517), read "And Israel", The reference is to Genesis 32:26 . not be forgotten. Because of being the "everlasting Nation" (Isaiah 44:7 ). read more
I have blotted out. See Isaiah 43:25 . transgressions = rebellions. Hebrew. pasha '. redeemed. Hebrew. ga'al. See note on Exodus 6:6 . read more
Sing . . . shout. Figure of speech Poeanismos . break forth into singing. See note on Isaiah 14:7 . read more
tokens = signs. See note on Isaiah 7:11 . liars: i.e. the false prophets of the heathen. diviners: i.e. the astrologers, &c, of Assyria. See note on Isaiah 47:13 . wise. Figure of speech Antiphrasis ( App-6 ) = accounted wise. read more
His Servant: i.e. His prophet (Isaiah). Jerusalem . . . cities, &c. These named first because first built. See Isaiah 44:28 . built = rebuilt. read more
the deep: i.e. the Euphrates, on which Babylon was built. I will dry up. Literally fulfilled, at the taking of Babylon, by Cyrus through his general, Gobryas. Compare Jeremiah 50:38 , &c. rivers. Plural of Majesty for the great river Euphrates. read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:17
maketh a = maketh into a. read more