Isaiah 54

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:16

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire ,.... Into which he puts his iron to soften it, that he may beat it, and form it into what shape he pleases; which descriptive clause is added to show that it is a blacksmith that is intended, and to distinguish him from the carpenter and mason, of whom this word is also used, who deal, the one in wood, and the other in stone, and neither of which requires fire: now the Lord observes, to the comfort of his people, surrounded... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper ,.... All weapons of war, as the Targum, which are made with a design to hurt and destroy the people of God, shall be rendered useless; not one of them shall prosper to the advantage of their enemies, or so as to answer their design; nor to the hurt and prejudice, ruin and destruction, of the saints: and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment ; that shall raise any calumny upon thee, or bring any charge against thee, or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54

Some suppose this chapter to have been addressed to the Gentiles; some, to the Jewish Church; and some, to the Christian, in its first stage. On comparing the different parts of it, particularly the seventh and eighth verses, with the remainder, the most obvious import of the prophecy will be that which refers it to the future conversion of the Jews, and to the increase and prosperity of that nation, when reconciled to God after their long rejection, when their glory and security will far... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear "Shout for joy, O thou barren, that didst not bear" - The Church of God under the Old Testament, confined within the narrow bounds of the Jewish nation, and still more so in respect of the very small number of true believers, and which sometimes seemed to be deserted of God her husband, is the barren woman, that did not bear, and was desolate. She is exhorted to rejoice, and to express her joy in the strongest manner, on the reconciliation of her... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:4

For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth - That is, "The bondage of Egypt: widowhood, the captivity of Babylon." - Secker. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:7

For a small moment "In a little anger" - So the Chaldee and Syriac, either reading רגז regaz , for רגע rega ; or understanding the latter word as meaning the same with the former, which they both make use of. See Psalm 30:5 ; Psalm 35:20 , in the Septuagint, where they render רגע rega by οργη , anger. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:8

I hid my face from thee for a moment - The word רגע rega is omitted by the Septuagint, Syriac, and two MSS. of Kennicott's, and two of De Rossi's. It seems to embarrass rather than to help the sentence. Forte reponi debet pro שצף shetseph , quod potest a קצף ketseph errore scribae originem duxisse. "Perhaps it ought to be substituted for שצף shetseph , an error probably made by some scribe from its similarity to קצף ketseph ." - Secker Thy Redeemer - גאלך goalech ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:9

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me "The same will I do now, as in the days of Noah" - כימי kimey , in one word, in a MS., and some editions; and so the Syriac, Chaldee, Vulgate, Symmachus, Theodotion, Abarbanel, Sal. ben Melec, and Kimchi acknowledge that their copies vary in this place. It is certain that these two words מי כי ki mey , were written formerly as one. Taken as two מי כי ki mey , they signify for as the waters - when as one, כימי kimey , they signify as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:11

Behold, I will lay thy stones "Behold, I lay thy stones" - These seem to be general images to express beauty, magnificence, purity, strength, and solidity, agreeably to the ideas of the eastern nations; and to have never been intended to be strictly scrutinized, or minutely and particularly explained, as if they had each of them some precise, moral, or spiritual meaning. Tobit, in his prophecy of the final restoration of Israel, describes the New Jerusalem in the same oriental manner: "For... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:15

Shall fall for thy sake "Shall come over to thy side" - For יפול yippol , twenty-eight MSS. (eight ancient) have יפל yipal , in its more common form. For the meaning of the word in this place, see Jeremiah 37:13 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:15

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