John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 58:1
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet ,.... These words are directed to the prophet; and so the Targum expresses it, "O prophet, cry with thy throat;' and so it is in the original, "cry with the throat" F4 קרא בגרון "clama in gutture", Pagninus, Montanus; "exclama gutture", Junius & Tremellius; "exclama pleno gutture", Piscator; "clama pleno gut ture", Cocceius. , which is an instrument of speech; and it denotes a loud, strong, vehement cry, when a man... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-2
When our Lord Jesus promised to send the Comforter he added, When he shall come he shall convince (John 16:7, 8); for conviction must prepare for comfort, and must also separate between the precious and the vile, and mark out those to whom comfort does not belong. God had appointed this prophet to comfort his people (Isa. 40:1); here he appoints him to convince them, and show them their sins. I. He must tell them how very bad they really were, Isa. 58:1. 1. He must deal faithfully and plainly... read more