There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.No peace — God having foretold that peace which he would give to his servant Jacob, adds an explication; and declares, that wicked men should not enjoy the benefit of this mercy. read more
20-22. Go ye forth of Babylon The message closes here. The exiled but redeemed ones get orders for a march to Zion. The word flee is not a note of alarm; the speed and joy of coming deliverance is the idea; or possibly Jeremiah 51:45, tallying with the idea in Revelation 18:4, may explain this part of the message. But the call is for the voice of song loud enough for the end of the earth to hear. The redemption of Jacob is the subject of the singing. Thirsted not… the deserts The... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 48:21
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.They thirsted not — They shall not thirst. He speaks of things to come, as if they were already past. read more