Isaiah 51:3-5 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-3

Observe, 1. How the people of God are here described, to whom the word of this consolation is sent and who are called upon to hearken to it, Isa. 51:1. They are such as follow after righteousness, such as are very desirous and solicitous both to be justified and to be sanctified, are pressing hard after this, to have the favour of God restored to them and the image of God renewed on them. These are those that seek the Lord, for it is only in the say of righteousness that we can seek him with... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:4-8

Both these proclamations, as I may call them, end alike with an assurance of the perpetuity of God's righteousness and his salvation; and therefore we put them together, both being designed for the comfort of God's people. Observe, I. Who they are to whom this comfort belongs: ?My people, and my nation, that I have set apart for myself, that own me and are owned by me.? Those are God's people and his nation who are subject to him as their King and their God, pay allegiance to him, and put... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:3

For the Lord shall comfort Zion ,.... The church, by his Spirit, in the ministration of the word, and administration of ordinances; by the donation of the blessings of grace, and by the application of Gospel promises; by the discoveries of his love; by granting his gracious presence; by blessing his word; and by calling many souls, and adding them to his people: and in order to engage the church and people of God to believe God will do this, and that he can and will bless and increase them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:4

Hearken unto me, my people ,.... His special people, whether Jews or Gentiles, chosen by him, taken into covenant with him; given to Christ, redeemed by him as a peculiar people, and called by his grace; these are exhorted to hearken to him; to his word, as the Targum; see Isaiah 51:1 , and give ear unto me, O my nation ; not the nation of the Jews only, but the Gentiles; a nation taken out of a nation, even out of all nations; a chosen and a holy nation. The Septuagint and Arabic... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near ,.... These are either the words of God the Father, and to be understood not of his essential righteousness, nor of his vindictive justice; but of the righteousness of his Son, which he calls his own, because he approves and accepts of it, imputes and reckons it to his people, and with it justifies them. The words may be rendered, "my righteous One", as in the Vulgate Latin version; not Cyrus, as Grotius; but Christ, God's righteous servant, who was near to come in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:4

By people - O my nation "O ye peoples - O ye nations" - For עמי ammi , my people, the Bodleian MS. and another read עמים ammim , ye peoples; and for לאומי leumi , my nation, the Bodleian MS. and eight others, (two of them ancient), and four of De Rossi's, read לאמים leummim , ye nations; and so the Syriac in both words. The difference is very material; for in this case the address is made not to the Jews, but to the Gentiles, as in all reason it ought to be; for this and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near - The word צדק tsedek , righteousness, is used in such a great latitude of signification, for justice, truth, faithfulness, goodness, mercy, deliverance, salvation, etc., that it is not easy sometimes to give the precise meaning of it without much circumlocution; it means here the faithful completion of God's promises to deliver his people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL , SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT . The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, Shim'u elai , "Hearken unto me," or Haqshibu elai , "Attend to me." The prophet appears to be the speaker, and to address himself to the more faithful portion of the people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

Instructions to the spiritual Israel. The people are described as "possessing righteousness," i.e. following a way of life in accordance with the Divine commands; and "seeking Jehovah," i.e. attending to all that his mind approves and his will commands. I. THE LESSON OF THEIR ORIGIN . They had been, as it were, hewn from a rock and dug out of a pit. The allusion is to Abraham. They had sprung from one, and him as good as dead ( Hebrews 11:12 ). They had been as rough as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:3

The Lord shall comfort Zion (comp. Isaiah 40:1 ; Isaiah 49:3 ; Isaiah 51:12 ; Isaiah 52:9 , etc.). Literally, the word used is has comforted; i.e. has so determined the matter in his counsels that it may be considered as already accomplished. Her waste places … her wilderness … her desert. Though Nebuchadnezzar "left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen" ( 2 Kings 25:12 ; Jeremiah 52:16 ), yet the population was not sufficient to maintain cultivation... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:4-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:3

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