イザヤ書 42:13-17 JC

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:14

I have long time holden my peace - This is the language of Yahweh, and it means that he had for a long time been patient and forbearing; but that now he would go forth as a warrior to overpower and destroy his foes.I will destroy - The word used here (from נשׁם nâsham) denotes properly to breathe hard, to pant, as a woman in travail; and then to breathe hard in any manner. It here denotes the hard breathing which is indicative of anger, or a purpose to execute vengeance.And devour at once -... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains - This verse denotes the utter desolation which God would bring upon his foes in his anger. The meaning of this part of the verse is, that he would spread desolation over the hills and mountains that were well watered and laid out in gardens and orchards. It was common to plant vineyards on the sides of hills and mountains; and indeed most of the mountains of Palestine and adjacent regions were cultivated nearly to the top. They were favorable to the culture of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:16

And I will lead the blind - Having said in the previous verses what he would do to his enemies, God now speaks of his people. He would conduct them to their own land, as a blind people that needed a guide, and would remove whatever obstacle there was in their way. By the ‘blind’ here, he refers doubtless to his own people. The term is applied originally to his people in captivity, as being ignorant, after their seventy years’ exile, of the way of return to their own land. It is possible that it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:17

They shall be turned back - The phrases, to be turned back, and to be suffused with shame, are frequently used in the Scriptures to denote a state of disappointment in regard to an object of trust or confidence, and especially of those who had trusted in idols (see Psalms 35:4; Psalms 70:3; Psalms 97:7; compare the notes at Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 19:9; Isaiah 37:27; see also Ezekiel 16:52). The sense here is, that they should find no such protection in their idol-gods as they had hoped, and that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 42:13-15

Isaiah 42:13-15. The Lord shall go forth Namely, to battle against his enemies. He shall stir up jealousy His fierce indignation against the obstinate enemies of his Son and gospel. He shall cry, yea, roar As a lion doth upon his prey, and as soldiers do when they begin the battle. I have long time held my peace I have been long silent, and not interposed in behalf of my cause, but have suffered Satan and his servants to prevail in the world, to afflict my people, and hinder the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 42:16-17

Isaiah 42:16-17. And I will bring the blind The ignorant Gentiles, represented as blind, Isaiah 42:7, and in many other parts of Scripture, and accounted blind by the Jews; by a way that they knew not By the way of truth, which hitherto hath been hidden from them. I will make darkness light before them, &c. I will enlighten their dark minds, rectify their perverse wills and affections, and direct them in the right way, until I have brought them, with safety and comfort, to the end... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-25

Success and failure of God’s servant (42:1-25)In the previous chapter the servant of Yahweh was identified with Israel (see 41:8). Israel is probably again the servant who is identified here, but the ideals outlined in this song never became a reality in the nation. They did, to some extent, characterize the faithful remnant, but they found their perfect expression only in the one who embodied the ideals God desired, Jesus Christ. The prophet foresees that this servant of Yahweh, though... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:13

go forth. This is an enlargement of Isaiah 41:15 , Isaiah 41:16 . Still more so in Revelation 6:2 ; Revelation 19:11 . mighty man. Hebrew. gibbor. stir up = awaken, incite. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 . jealousy. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:6 ). App-92 . cry . . . roar. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:16

I will lead = I have led. I will lead them, &c. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, commence this sentence with "And". These things, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:6 ). will I do = have I done. and not = and have not. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:17

trust = confide. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . that say, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 32:4 ). App-92 . read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 42:13-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 42:16-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 42:17

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