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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

In these verses we have, I. The duty which Jacob and Israel, now in captivity, were called to, that they might be qualified and prepared for the deliverance designed them. Our first care must be to get good by our afflictions, and then we may hope to get out of them. The duty is expressed in two words: Remember and return, as in the counsel to Ephesus, Rev. 2:4, 5. 1. ?Remember these, O Jacob! Remember what thou hast been told of the folly of idolatry, and let the convictions thou art now... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

That saith of Cyrus, he is my shepherd ,.... Or Coresh, as his name in the Hebrew language is; and in the Persian tongue signifies the "sun"; from whence he had his name, as Ctesias F17 Excerpta, p. 648. Ed. Gronov. and Plutarch F18 In Vita Artaxerxis, say; to which the Hebrew word "cheres", which signifies the "sun", has some affinity; though Joseph Scaliger F19 Emendat. Temp. I. 6. would have the name of Cyrus to signify "food" in the Persian language, and which answers... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:28

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd "Who saith to Cyrus, Thou art my shepherd" - Pastor meus es ; Vulg. The true reading seems to be אתה רעי roi attah ; the word אתה attah , has probably been dropped out of the text. The same word is lost out of the text, Psalm 119:57 . It is supplied in the Septuagint by the word ει , thou art. Saying to Jerusalem - For ולאמר velemor , the Septuagint and Vulgate read האומר haomer . And to the temple - ולהיכל uleheychal ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:6-28

Jehovah and the images. I. SELF - MANIFESTATION OF JEHOVAH . He is the First and the Last, Alpha and Omega. Existing before the creation, he will endure when it shall have passed away ( Isaiah 48:12 ). It is a thought which strikes us at once by its sublimity, anal, what is better, with its truth. Men sometimes speak of the material world as real, of the world of faith and imagination as dreamy. Not so the greatest prophets and poets. Shakespeare describes the globe and all its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

ISRAEL ONCE MORE PROMISED DELIVERANCE , AND THE DELIVERER MENTIONED BY NAME . Israel, having been exhorted never to forget the impotency of idols ( Isaiah 44:21 ), is promised forgiveness and deliverance ( Isaiah 44:21 , Isaiah 44:22 ). Then, heaven and earth are called upon to join in rejoicing over the announcement ( Isaiah 44:23 ). Finally, in a noble burst of poetry, God is represented as solemnly declaring his intention of frustrating all the false sayings of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:23-28

Joy in God's redeeming power. We have here— I. THE REACH OF ALMIGHTY POWER . It extends: 1 . Over all visible nature. ( Isaiah 44:24 .) He makes "all things." The heavens and the earth are the work of his hand. 2 . Over individual men. He can 3 . Over men in their collective capacity. Jehovah had fashioned Israel, making her all she had become, giving her strength to do all she had accomplished; it was he that "formed" her from the beginning, that shaped her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

That saith of Cyrus . The mention of Cyrus by name, here and again in Isaiah 45:1 , has no doubt been one of the main grounds on which has been set up the theory of two Isaiahs. It has been thought incredible, or at any rate contrary to the analogy of prophetical revelation, that so minute a matter as the name of a man should have been announced in prophecy more than a century before his birth. There is, however, the parallel case of Josiah, who, according to the author of the Books of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

The duty of kings to be God's shepherds. "By me kings reign," says God, "and princes decree justice" ( Proverbs 8:15 ). Though the expression, "the Divine right of kings, has been greatly abused, it is yet a truth which all must acknowledge, that monarchs are placed in their responsible position by God, and must answer to him for the use which they make of that position. The whole world is, in a certain sense, God's flock, and the various chief rulers who hold authority over different... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

God's rights in the individual. God made us, gave us breath and being. We are his, and for his use. He can call any man into any sphere he pleases. It ought to be true of him that he saith to one "Come," and he cometh; to another "Go," and he goeth. Every man s true attitude is figured m the attitude of the six-winged seraphim before the throne. "With twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly," or did stand ready to fly. Of every man, great and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:28

That saith of Cyrus - This is the first time in which Cyrus is expressly named by Isaiah, though he is often referred to. He is mentioned by him only in one other place expressly by name Isaiah 45:1. He is several times mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament 2 Chronicles 26:22-23; Ezra 1:1-2, Ezra 1:7; Ezra 3:7; Ezra 4:3; Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17; Daniel 1:21; Daniel 6:28; Daniel 10:1. He began his reign about 550 b.c., and this prophecy was therefore delivered not far from a hundred and fifty... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:6-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:23-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:28

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