Isaiah 51:9-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:16

And I have put my words in thy mouth - That is, he had committed his truth to the Jewish people; to Zion. He had entrusted them with his statutes and his laws; he had given them the promise of the Messiah, and through him the assurance that the true religion would be spread to other nations. He would, therefore, preserve them, and restore them again to their own land.And have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand - That is, I have protected thee (see the notes at Isaiah 49:2).That I may plant... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:9-11

Isaiah 51:9-11. Awake, awake, &c. The prophet, by an elegant figure, addresses himself to God, to stir up and exert his power in behalf of his oppressed people, as he did in former times, when he delivered them out of the Egyptian bondage. Awake, as in the ancient days That is, act for us now as thou didst for our fathers formerly: repeat the wonders they have told us of. Art thou not it that cut Rahab Egypt, so called, here and elsewhere, for its pride or strength. And wounded the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:12-13

Isaiah 51:12-13. I, even I, am he that comforteth you “They prayed,” says Henry, “for the operations of his power: he answers them with the consolations of his grace; which may well be accepted as an equivalent. I, even I, he says, will do it: he had ordered his ministers to do it, chap. 40:1; but, because they cannot reach the heart, he takes the work into his own hands; he will do it himself. And those whom he comforts, are comforted indeed.” Who art thou, that thou shouldest be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:14-16

Isaiah 51:14-16 . The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed From his captivity, and may return to his own country from which he is banished. And that he should not die in the pit Die a prisoner, through the inconveniences and hardships of his confinement; nor that his bread should fail The bread or provision allowed to keep him alive in prison. The general sense of the verse is, God is not slack, as you think, but makes haste to fulfil his promise, and rescue his captive and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-23

God of the impossible (51:1-23)To the captive Jews it must have seemed almost impossible to escape from the powerful grip of the tyrant Babylon, make the long journey over harsh territory and then rebuild their ruined country. God encourages them with reminders of the apparently impossible things he has done for them in the past. The very origin of Israel was something of a miracle. God built a nation out of one couple, even though the man and his wife were past the age when they might normally... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:9

Awake. Same word as in Isaiah 52:1 . Not the same as in Isaiah 51:17 . Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis (for emphasis). arm . Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. Bahab = Egypt. Compare Psalms 87:4 ; Psalms 89:10 . dragon = crocodile. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:10

dried the sea. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:29 ). ransomed = redeemed (by price, or blood). Hebrew. ga'al. Compare Exodus 6:6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:11

redeemed = redeemed (by power). Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13 . come with singing. Compare Isaiah 35:10 . mourning = sighing. See notes on Isaiah 21:2 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:12

man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:13

stretched forth the heavens. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 1:0 and Genesis 2:0 ). as if he were. A special reading called Sevir ( App-34 ), with some codices, two early printed editions, and Syriac, read "who was": referring doubtless to the Antichrist's effort in "the great tribulation". read more

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