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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 51:21

"Therefore, hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken, but not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again: and I will put it in the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back on the ground, and as the street, to them that go over."Note the word... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 51:21-23

Isaiah 51:21-23. Therefore hear not, &c.— To the church, lying in the condition above described, but soon to rise, soon to emerge from her afflictions, to be avenged of her enemies, and to be clothed with honour, the consolation in these verses is addressed, which have nothing difficult in them. We may just observe, that the horrid image in this whole apostrophe is worked up with all the colourings of terror, and this allusion to the vice of drunkenness is frequent in Scripture: the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:21

21. drunken . . . not with wine— (Isaiah 29:9; compare Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:20, here; Isaiah 51:20- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 51:17-23

Drunken Jerusalem 51:17-23God now turned the tables on His people and called on them to awake (cf. Isaiah 51:1). They needed to wake up to the fact that He would comfort them and punish their oppressors (cf. Isaiah 40:2; Lamentations 1-2). The fact that the Babylonian Captivity continues to lie unmentioned specifically in the text, strengthens the impression that God had more than that historic deliverance in view in what He promised. A greater future redemption is also in view, namely, the one... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 51:21

"Therefore" marks the transition from peril to promise. Isaiah appealed to afflicted Israel to listen to God’s message. The Israelites had suffered the effects of intoxication, not from drinking real wine but the wrath of God (Isaiah 51:20)."Unlike Babylon, who sees herself as voluptuous (Isaiah 47:8), Zion knows herself as afflicted. But the same God speaks to both, telling Babylon to go down into the dust, and telling Zion to arise from the dust (Isaiah 52:2). Babylon thought herself... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:1-23

1, 2. In the past God made Israel a great nation from a single ancestor, and that wonderful growth should be an encouragement to the righteous remnant now to believe in their restoration. 2. Alone] RV ’when he was but one,’ i.e. childless.4. A law, etc.] through Israel, Jehovah purposes to reveal Himself to the nations (Isaiah 42:1). 4, 5. The people] RV ’peoples.’6. The v. contrasts the certainty of God’s purposes for His people with, the transitory character of the visible world. 8. My... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 51:21

(21) Drunken, but not with wine . . .—Same phrase as in Isaiah 29:9. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 51:1-23

The Pentateuch Genesis Isaiah 51:1-2 Today we begin to examine the early books of the Old Testament. The first five books stand together by themselves. Sometimes they are called the Pentateuch, which means only 'the book of five volumes '. First we must attend to the place which these five books hold in the history of the Jews. Speaking roughly, we may say that they tell us the beginning of the Jewish people. The early steps and stages by which they become a people. I. We see at the beginning... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 51:1-23

CHAPTER 51 Jehovah Encourages His Faithful People, the Remnant of Israel 1. The call to remember Abraham (Isaiah 51:1-2 ) 2. Zion to be comforted (Isaiah 51:3 ) 3. His righteousness near and His arm to judge the people (Isaiah 51:4-6 ) 4. Fear ye not (Isaiah 51:7-8 ) 5. The prayer of faith (Isaiah 51:9-11 ) 6. Jehovah answers (Isaiah 51:12-16 ) 7. The suffering of the nation to end (Isaiah 51:17-23 ) The Lord speaks to His faithful people. He reminds them of Abraham and the... read more

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