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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 54:4

Fear not. ashamed. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:6 ). Compare Isaiah 44:16 , Isaiah 44:17 . the shame of thy youth. Reference to Israel's days of idolatry. Compare Jeremiah 3:24 , Jeremiah 3:25 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 54:4

"Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more. For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called. For Jehovah hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy God. For... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 54:4

4. (Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 41:14). shame of thy youth—Israel's unfaithfulness as wife of Jehovah, almost from her earliest history. reproach of widowhood—Israel's punishment in her consequent dismissal from God and barrenness of spiritual children in Babylon and her present dispersion (Isaiah 54:1; Isaiah 49:21; Jeremiah 3:24; Jeremiah 3:25; Jeremiah 31:19; Hosea 2:2-5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 54:1-10

The restored wife 54:1-10The prophet emphasized the gracious character of Yahweh as the source of restoration for His people. Returning to the metaphor of the Lord’s people as his wife (Isaiah 51:17-20), Isaiah presented the joyful prospect of reconciliation due to the Servant’s work. Significantly, the name "Zion," which has been prominent in Isaiah 49:14 to Isaiah 52:8, does not appear again until Isaiah 59:20. Zion is the personification of Israel. In the present passage, however, the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 54:4

God’s third command (cf. Isaiah 54:1-2) was not to fear. These were not idle promises; God would stand behind them and bring them to pass. Sarah initially felt ashamed because she did not believe the Lord would give her a child (Genesis 18:12-14; cf. Genesis 16:4; 1 Samuel 1:6; 1 Samuel 1:25; Luke 1:25). Nevertheless, God stood by His promise, gave her a child, and she had no reason to feel ashamed. The relative barrenness of God’s people throughout their lifetime would end, and their reproach... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1-8

Renewed Promises of RestorationIsaiah 54:1-6. Zion addressed as a woman whose period of barrenness and affliction is over; the desolation and reproach of the exile are to be things of the past. 7-10. From His promise of mercy to Zion Jehovah will not go back. 11-17. The re-establishment of the city. Its security from enemies.Isaiah 55:1-7. The prophet invites mankind to those blessings which Jehovah has covenanted; and exhorts to putaway obstacles to their enjoyment. 8-13. Jehovah’s promise is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1-17

1. Married wife] referring to the days of Jerusalem’s prosperity. 2. The figure is that of a tent which must be enlarged to take in increasing numbers (Isaiah 33:20). The ultimate fulfilment is seen in the extension of the religion of Zion so as to embrace the nations in the Christian dispensation. 3. Break forth] RV ’spread abroad.’ Make the desolate cities, etc.] (cp. Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 58:12; Isaiah 61:4) i.e. reoccupy cities which had suffered from Babylonian invasions.4. Shame of thy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 54:4

(4) Thou shalt forget.—The “shame of thy youth,” was the Egyptian bondage, from which Jehovah chose Israel to be His bride (Jeremiah 3:1-11; Ezekiel 16:1-14). The “reproach of widowhood” was the captivity in Babylon. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 54:1-17

Lengthening the Cords and Strengthening the Stakes ( A Sermon to Clergymen ) Isaiah 54:2 My subject is steadfastness and then extension. We have the same connexion of thought in that pair of parables which ought never to be separated the Parable of the Ten Virgins and the Parable of the Entrusted Talents the connexion between secret faith in the heart and the life of active obedience life in Christ and life for Christ. I shall consider the subject in two aspects: I. As to our individual... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-17

, Isaiah 55:1-13, Isaiah 56:1-8CHAPTER XXIION THE EVE OF RETURNIsaiah 54:1-17, Isaiah 55:1-13, Isaiah 56:1-8ONE of the difficult problems of our prophecy is the relation and grouping of chapters 54-59. It is among them that the unity of "Second Isaiah," which up to this point we have seen no reason to doubt, gives way. Isaiah 56:9-12 is evidently pre-exilic, and so is Isaiah 59:1-21. But in chapters 54, 55, and Isaiah 56:1-8 we have three addresses, evidently dating from the Eve of the Return.... read more

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