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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-5

If we apply this to the state of the Jews after their return out of captivity, it is a prophecy of the increase of their nation after they were settled in their own land. Jerusalem had been in the condition of a wife written childless, or a desolate solitary widow; but now it is promised that the city should be replenished and the country peopled again, that not only the ruins of Jerusalem should be repaired, but the suburbs of it extended on all sides and a great many buildings erected upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:1

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear ,.... The Targum interprets this of Jerusalem, paraphrasing the words thus, "sing praise, O Jerusalem, which was as a barren woman that bears not;' and so the apostle applies the words of the text to the Jerusalem above, the mother of us all, the then present Gospel church, Galatians 4:26 , which, at the first setting of it up, in the times of Christ, during his life and at the time of his death, and before the day of Pentecost, was like a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:2

Enlarge the place of thy tent ,.... To which the church is compared, because of its uncertain and movable condition, being sometimes in one place, and sometimes in another; and because of its outward meanness and weakness, as well as its small extent; but now it is signified that it should be enlarged, and room be made for an accession of in habitants to it; or, in other words, that the Gospel church state should not be confined to Jerusalem, but should take place in other parts of Judea,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:3

For thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left ,.... To the south, and to the north, as the Targum, like an inundation of water, that breaks through and overflows the banks of the river, and spreads itself in the adjacent countries; or like a warehouse overstocked with goods, bursts the walls in which they are pent up; or rather as infants break forth from the womb at the time of birth, as Pharez did, from whence he had his name, Genesis 38:29 see Hosea 13:13 , or as, when... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:4

Fear not ,.... The fulfilment of these things; however unlikely and unpromising they might seem, yet God was able to perform them; and therefore way should not be given to a fearful, distrustful, and unbelieving heart: for thou shall not be ashamed ; as men are, when disappointed of what they have been hoping for and expecting; but so it should not be with the church, she should not be ashamed of her hope, faith, and confidence; for there would be a performance of all that the Lord had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:5

For thy Maker is thine Husband ,.... That is, Christ, the Husband of the church, and of every true believer; who secretly betrothed them to himself in eternity, having asked him of his father; and, being given to him, openly espouses them in conversion, one by one, as a chaste virgin; which he will do more publicly in a body at the last day, when the marriage of the Lamb will be come, when he will appear as the bridegroom of his people; and to which character he acts up, by loving them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear "Shout for joy, O thou barren, that didst not bear" - The Church of God under the Old Testament, confined within the narrow bounds of the Jewish nation, and still more so in respect of the very small number of true believers, and which sometimes seemed to be deserted of God her husband, is the barren woman, that did not bear, and was desolate. She is exhorted to rejoice, and to express her joy in the strongest manner, on the reconciliation of her... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:4

For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth - That is, "The bondage of Egypt: widowhood, the captivity of Babylon." - Secker. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1

Sing, O barren . Israel in captivity is addressed as "barren," because, in the time of suffering, her numbers rather diminished than increased. Still, she is bidden to "sing" on account of the prospect that is opening upon her. She that is now desolate and solitary will soon have more children than she formerly had, when she was a married wife, enjoying the fellowship of Jehovah, her Husband ( Isaiah 54:5 ). The "children" spoken of are in part those who gathered themselves together in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-6

The relation of the Church to God that of a wife to her husband. The analogy set forth by the prophet in the first six verses of this chapter is one to which equal prominence is given in the Old Testament and the New. It forms the basis of one entire book of the Old Scriptures—the Canticles, or Song of Solomon. It pervades the whole teaching of the prophets, which declares apostasy from God to be "adultery" ( Isaiah 57:3-5 ; Jeremiah 3:9 ; Jeremiah 5:7 ; Jeremiah 13:27 ; Jeremiah... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-6

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