Isaiah 44:21-28 WEB

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:24-27

Isaiah 44:24-27. Thus saith the Lord thy Redeemer, &c.— The prophet here continues the discourse of God, after having called upon the whole creation, in the preceding verse, to praise him for the blessing of that great redemption from Babylon, concerning which he treats in these verses; and therefore he prefixes to this period a new and solemn preface, Thus saith the Lord, &c. The false prophets and diviners, mentioned in Isa 44:25 are those astrologers, with whom Chaldea particularly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:28

Isaiah 44:28. That saith of Cyrus— Here at length the prophet clearly discovers the grand scope of his discourse. He speaks of Cyrus by name, as foreknown and decreed by the divine counsel, for the performance of the great work designed by providence, at least 170 years before the event. This is one of the most remarkable prophesies in Scripture; of the same kind with that 1 Kings 13:1-2. He is called God's shepherd, as he was to be the instrument of gathering God's people together, and leading... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:21

21. Remember—"Be not like the idolaters who consider not in their heart" ( :-). these—things just said as to the folly of idol-worship. my servant—not like the idolaters, slaves to the stock of a tree ( :-). See Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 44:2. thou . . . not . . . forgotten of me—Therefore thou oughtest to "remember" Me. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:22

22. blotted out—the debt of thy sin from the account-book in which it was entered (Exodus 32:32; Exodus 32:33; Revelation 20:12). as a thick cloud—scattered away by the wind (Psalms 103:12). as a cloud—a descending gradation. Not only the "thick cloud" of the heavier "transgressions," but the "cloud" ("vapor" [LOWTH], not so dense, but covering the sky as a mist) of the countless "sins." These latter, though not thought much of by man, need, as much as the former, to be cleared away by the Sun... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:23

23. Call to inanimate nature to praise God; for it also shall share in the coming deliverance from "the bondage of corruption" (Romans 8:20; Romans 8:21). done it—effected redemption for both the literal and spiritual Israel. lower parts, c.—antithetical to "heavens" "mountains," "forest," and "tree," are the intermediate objects in a descending gradation (see Psalms 96:11; Psalms 96:12). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:24

24-28. Confirmation of His promises to the Church and Israel, by various instances of His omnipotence; among these the restoration of the Jews by Cyrus. alone—literally, "Who was with Me?" namely, when I did it; answering to "by Myself," in the parallel clause (compare similar phrases, Hosea 8:4; John 5:30) [MAURER]. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:25

25. tokens—prognostics; the pretended miracles which they gave as proofs of their supernatural powers. liars— ( :-). Conjurers; or, astrologers; men leading a retired contemplative life in order to study divination by the signs of the stars [VITRINGA]. backward—with shame at their predictions not being verified. "To turn away the face" is to frustrate defeat (Isaiah 36:9; 1 Kings 2:15). The "wise men" are the diviners who, when Babylon was attacked by Cyrus, predicted his overthrow. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:26

26. servant—in a collective sense, for the prophets in general, who foretold the return from Babylon; answering to "His messengers" (plural, in the parallel clause) [MAURER]. Antitypically, and ultimately, Messiah, who is the consummating embodiment of all the prophets and messengers of God (Malachi 3:1; Matthew 21:34; Matthew 21:36; Matthew 21:37; John 10:36); hence the singular, "His servant." counsel—predictions; prophets' counsels concern the future (compare "counsellor," Isaiah 41:28).... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:27

27. Referring to the Euphrates, which was turned into a different channel, close to Babylon, by Cyrus, who thereby took the city. "The deep" is applied to Euphrates as "sea" (Jeremiah 51:32; Jeremiah 51:36). "Rivers" refers to the artificial canals from the Euphrates made to irrigate the country; when it was turned off into a different bed (namely, a lake, forty miles square, which was originally formed to receive the superfluous water in an inundation), the canals became dry. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:28

28. my shepherd—type of Messiah (Isaiah 40:11; Psalms 23:1; Psalms 77:20; Ezekiel 34:23). all my pleasure—so Messiah (Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 53:10). This is the first time Cyrus is named expressly; and that, a hundred fifty years before the time when in 550 B.C. he began his reign. The name comes from the Persian khorschid, "the sun"; kings often taking their names from the gods; the sun was worshipped as a god in Persia. saying—rather, "and that saith"; construed with God, not with Cyrus. God's... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:24-27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:26

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:28

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