Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 54:11-17
The rebuilt city 54:11-17Isaiah changed his illustration from a restored wife to a rebuilt city, but the point remains the same. The contrast between the city of man and the city of God is one that Isaiah developed quite fully (cf. Isaiah 1:26-27; Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 4:2-6; Isaiah 12:1-6; Isaiah 24:10; Isaiah 25:1-9; Isaiah 26:1-6; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 66:10-14). The people of God can anticipate a glorious future. The prophet was not describing the rebuilding of... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 54:14
14. righteousness—the characteristic of the reign of Messiah (Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 11:5; Psalms 72:2; Psalms 72:4; Revelation 19:11). far from oppression, c.—far from suffering oppression "for thou shall have nothing to fear." read more