Isaiah 48:9-19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 48:9-15

The deliverance of God's people out of their captivity in Babylon was a thing upon many accounts so improbable that there was need of line upon line for the encouragement of the faith and hope of God's people concerning it. Two things were discouraging to them?their own unworthiness that God should do it for them and the many difficulties in the thing itself; now, in these verses, both these discouragements are removed, for here is, I. A reason why God would do it for them, though they were... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 48:16-22

Here, as before, Jacob and Israel are summoned to hearken to the prophet speaking in God's name, or rather to God speaking in and by the prophet, and that as a type of the great prophet by whom God has in these last days spoken unto us, and that is sufficient: Come near therefore, and hear this. Note, Those that would hear and understand what God says must come near, and approach to him; let them come as near as they can. Let those that have hearkened to the tempter now come near, and hear... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:9

For my name's sake will I defer mine anger ,.... From age to age, for those sins which had been committed, and continued in ever since they were a people. The above account of them shows that it was not for any merits of theirs, or any works of righteousness done by them, that he showed favour to them, as afterwards expressed; but for his own name's sake, and because of his glory; because these people were called by his name, and said to be his people, lest therefore his name should be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:10

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver ,.... But it is not usual to refine with silver; not silver with silver, nor any other metal with it; that itself is what is refined; this therefore cannot be the sense of the words; wherefore they are, by others, differently rendered; by some, "not in silver" F4 בכסף "in argento", Montanus; "in fornace argenti", Vatablus. ; not in a furnace of silver, as Aben Ezra; "but in a furnace of poverty", as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:11

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it ,.... Defer his anger, not cut off his people and destroy them, but redeem and save them: this, in the literal sense, respects the redemption and deliverance of the Jews by Cyrus from the Babylonish captivity; which the Lord did, not for any deserts of theirs, but for the sake of his own honour and glory; or, as the Targum, "for my name, and for my word;' which is repeated here again and again for the confirmation of it, and that it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:12

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called ,.... Called before out of Egypt, and now out of Babylon, and who had the name of God called upon them, and who called upon the name of the Lord; so such who are called with a holy calling, according to the purpose and grace of God, by the Spirit and grace of Christ, unto fellowship with him, to partake of his grace here, and glory hereafter, are styled "the called of Jesus Christ", Romans 1:6 and who seems to be the person here speaking, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:13

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth ,.... Which is ascribed to the Wisdom, Word, and Son of God, Proverbs 3:19 . This Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret of the left hand F11 Vid. T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 36. 2. , seeing the work of the heavens is ascribed to the right hand in the following clause; the earth being less honourable than the heavens: and my right hand hath spanned the heavens ; stretched them out as a curtain or canopy over the earth, and measured them out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:14

All ye assemble yourselves, and hear ,.... That is, the people of the Jews, Jacob and Israel his called, before addressed; who are bid to gather together, and draw nigh, that they might hear what the Lord had to say to them: which among them hath declared these things ? that are future, that concern the redemption and salvation of Israel? which of all the idols among the nations, or of the priests and soothsayers among them, whom the Jews were prone to listen to, that could foretell... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:15

I, even I, have spoken ,.... What I will do, and what shall certainly come to pass; for not one word of the Lord ever fails; what he has spoken he will make good; what he has said to his Son in his council, and in covenant, or has delivered out by promise or prophecy, Numbers 23:19 , yea, I have called him ; not Abraham, as the Targum; but Cyrus, whom he called by name, as well as called him to his work and office as a deliverer of his people, Isaiah 45:4 and so he called Christ also... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:16

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this ,.... An address to the Jews, to attend the ministry of Christ, and hear the doctrine he had delivered to them: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning ; from the beginning of his ministry; which be exercised not in private houses, but in the synagogues of the Jews, and in the temple, whither a large concourse of people resorted, John 18:20 , from the time that it was, there am I ; from the time that his ministry began there, he was in the... read more

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