F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 52:1-15
“Thy God Reigneth!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but we that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First, His strength, so that we may not be afraid of ten thousands of people who set themselves round about; and secondly, the beautiful garments of our Lord’s character. See Colossians 3:9-17 . At last the climax of the long prophetic stairway is reached and the summons for the exodus from Babylon rings... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 52:1-15
IV.—THE FOURTH DISCOURSEThe Restoration of the City JerusalemIsaiah 52:0This chapter closely connects with 51. We see this even outwardly by “Awake, Awake,” Isaiah 52:1, which plainly refers back to the same words, Isaiah 51:9. The Isaiah 51:17-23 we have already recognized as a transition to chap. 52 from the fact that in them the discourse of Jehovah exchanges with that of the Prophet, and that Jerusalem is addressed. But by Jerusalem, then, we must understand the population of Jerusalem,... read more