E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:23
Sing . . . shout. Figure of speech Poeanismos . break forth into singing. See note on Isaiah 14:7 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:25
tokens = signs. See note on Isaiah 7:11 . liars: i.e. the false prophets of the heathen. diviners: i.e. the astrologers, &c, of Assyria. See note on Isaiah 47:13 . wise. Figure of speech Antiphrasis ( App-6 ) = accounted wise. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:26
His Servant: i.e. His prophet (Isaiah). Jerusalem . . . cities, &c. These named first because first built. See Isaiah 44:28 . built = rebuilt. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:27
the deep: i.e. the Euphrates, on which Babylon was built. I will dry up. Literally fulfilled, at the taking of Babylon, by Cyrus through his general, Gobryas. Compare Jeremiah 50:38 , &c. rivers. Plural of Majesty for the great river Euphrates. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:28
Cyrus. See note on Isaiah 45:1 . even saying = and saying: i.e. Jehovah, the Speaker from Isaiah 44:24 , and in the preceding clause. It does not mean that Cyrus spoke of rebuilding Jerusalem (for he did not), but it records what Jehovah would say of Cyrus, and what He would say also to Jerusalem. Nehemiah must have obtained a copy of Isaiah on his visit to Jerusalem, or he could not have instructed Cyrus. Jerusalem. Named before the temple, because the city and its walls were first built,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 44:21
"Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins; return unto me for I have redeemed thee. Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 44:24
THE PROPHECY REGARDING CYRUS"Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?); that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:21-22
Isaiah 44:21-22. Remember these— This whole exhortation, which is subjoined to the preceding reproof, is founded on this presumption, that, according to the prediction of Moses and the prophets, the Jewish and Israelitish nation, when carried into captivity, would turn themselves to God; namely, the faithful of that nation, the seed of the future church, after God had punished the contumacious transgressors of his law. These are the persons here addressed, and the address, together with the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:23
Isaiah 44:23. Sing, O ye heavens— The prophet here, by an elegant apostrophe, calls upon all creatures to glorify God for his singular blessing to his people, in delivering them from their captivity in Babylon; which also has a further respect to the great and spiritual deliverance of mankind by the Messiah. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out. See Isaiah 43:25 . transgressions = rebellions. Hebrew. pasha '. redeemed. Hebrew. ga'al. See note on Exodus 6:6 . read more