The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 40:6-8
The passing and the abiding. We are so little affected by that with which we are most familiar, that we need to hear a voice crying in our ear and reminding us of what we well know to be true. To nothing is this more applicable than the transitory nature of our human life and our earthly interests. We want to be told— I. THAT HUMAN LIFE IS CONTINUALLY PASSING . We do well to walk in the city of the dead, and let the gravestones, with their names and dates, speak to us with... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 40:6
The voice said, Cry; rather, a voice of else that sayeth , Cry. It is a second voice, distinct from that of Isaiah 40:3 , that now reaches the prophet's ear—a voice responded to by another. The speakers seem to be angels, who contrast the perishable nature of man with the enduringness and unchangingness of God. The point of their discourse is that "the Word of the Lord endureth for ever" ( Isaiah 40:8 ), and therefore the preceding promises ( Isaiah 40:2 , Isaiah 40:5 ) are... read more