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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:26

Put me in remembrance ,.... Of this gracious promise of free remission of sins, and of all others of the same kind; not that God ever forgets any of his promises, but he may sometimes seem to do so; wherefore he would have his people put him in mind of them, that he may by his good Spirit make a comfortable application of them to him: "let us plead together"; or come together in judgment, as God and the sinner may upon the foot of remission of sin, through the blood, sacrifice, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:27

Thy first father hath sinned ,.... Either Adam, as Kimchi, in whom all have sinned, and from whom all derive a sinful and corrupt nature; or Abraham, as Jarchi, the father of the Jewish nation, of whom they boasted, and in whom they trusted, as being of his seed, and through whose merits and worthiness they expected great things; yet he was but a sinful man, though a good man, and a great believer; of whose infirmity and frailty many instances are on record. Some have thought Terah the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:28

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary ,.... Or will do it; the past tense for the future, common in prophetic writings; these are not Moses and Aaron, or the kings, but the priests of the temple, who had the care and government of things there, and therefore called "princes"; these, when this prophecy was fulfilled, were treated as common persons, and divested of their office, and laid aside; their priesthood and the honour of it were taken from them; sacrifices were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:19

Behold, I will do a new thing - At Isaiah 43:16 , the prophet had referred to the deliverance from Egypt and the passage through the Red Sea; here he promises that the same power shall be employed in their redemption and return from the Babylonish captivity. This was to be a new prodigy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:20

The beast of the field shall honor me "The wild beast of the field shall glorify me" - The image is elegant and highly poetical. God will give such an abundant miraculous supply of water to his people traversing the dry desert in their return to their country, that even the wild beasts, the serpents, the ostriches, and other animals that haunt those arid regions, shall be sensible of the blessing, and shall break forth into thanksgiving and praises to him for the unusual refreshment which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:22

But thou hast not called upon me - The connection is: But thou, Israel, whom I have chosen, whom I have formed for myself to be my witness against the false gods of the nations; even thou hast revolted from me, hast neglected my worship, and hast been perpetually running after strange gods. The emphasis of this and the following parts of the sentence, on which the sense depends, is laid on the words Me, on My Account, etc. The Jews were diligent in performing the external services of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:25

I, even I, am he - The original is extremely abrupt: הוא אנכי אנכי anochi anochi hu , "I, I, He." Is there any mystery in this form? Does it refer to a plurality of persons in the Godhead? For mine own sake - In the pardon of sin God can draw no reason but from his own infinite goodness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:27

Thy first father hath sinned - On this Kimchi speaks well: "How can ye say that ye have not sinned, seeing your first father, Adam, sinned; and man hath sin impressed on him through natural generation?" read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:28

I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary "Thy princes have profaned my sanctuary" - Instead of שרי ואחלל vaachallel sarey , read שריך ויחללו vayechalelu sareycha . So the Syriac and Septuagint, και εμιαναν οἱ αρχοντες τα ἁγια μου , "the rulers have defiled my holy things." קדשי kodshi , Houbigant. Οἱ αρχοντες σου , "thy rulers, "MSS. Pachom. and 1. D. 2 and Marchal. To reproaches "To reproach" - לגדופה ligeduphah , in the singular number; so an ancient MS. and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:14-21

A DECLARATION AGAINST BABYLON , AND A PROMISE OF ISRAEL 'S RESTORATION . Having wound up the preceding "controversy" with a reference to his own power to work great results ( Isaiah 43:13 ), Jehovah now brings forward two examples—the discomfiture of Babylon ( Isaiah 43:14 , Isaiah 43:15 ), and the recovery and restoration of Israel ( Isaiah 43:16-21 ), both of which he is about to accomplish. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:14-21

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