Isaiah 48:6-8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-8

We may observe here, I. The hypocritical profession which many of the Jews made of religion and relation to God. To those who made such a profession the prophet is here ordered to address himself, for their conviction and humiliation, that they might own God's justice in what he had brought upon them. Now observe here, 1. How high their profession of religion soared, what a fair show they made in the flesh and how far they went towards heaven, what a good livery they wore and what a good face... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:6

Thou hast heard, see all this: and will ye not declare it ?.... You have heard of all these things, how they were foretold before they were; how they came to pass exactly as they were predicted; now look over these prophecies, and compare them with the events; see the exact completion of them; and when you have so done, can you be so stouthearted and impudent as to deny them, or not own and confess them? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:7

They are created now, and not from the beginning ,.... Not that they were now done or brought into being, for as yet Cyrus was not born; though the raising of him up, and holding his right hand, and his executing the counsel of God, are spoken of as if they were already done, because of the certainty of them, Isaiah 45:1 . Aben Ezra interprets "created" by "decreed"; though these were not now decreed by God; for no new decrees are made by him; but those which were made by him of old were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:8

Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened ,.... This, as Kimchi rightly observes, is said by way of reproof; showing that they were so far from knowing these things before the prophecy of them was given out, that when it was, they did not hearken or listen to them; they did not understand them, nor receive and embrace them, but turned a deaf ear to them; their hearts being hardened, and they given up blindness of mind; which was the case... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 48:6

Thou hast heard, see all this "Thou didst hear it beforehand; behold, the whole is accomplished" - For חזה chazeh , see, a MS. has הזה hazzeh , this; thou hast heard the whole of this: the Syriac has וחזית vechazith , "thou hast heard, and thou hast seen, the whole." Perhaps it should be הנה hinneh , behold. In order to express the full sense, I have rendered it somewhat paraphrastically. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-9

Things worth heeding concerning God and man. "Hear ye this:" this is something well worth the earnest attention of men; their truest worth and their lasting interests are bound up in the knowledge and regard of it. I. MAN 'S CRIMINAL INCONSISTENCY WITH HIMSELF . ( Isaiah 48:1 , Isaiah 48:2 .) Men may go very far in conduct which is quite at variance with "the spirit which is in them:" they may say or do one thing, and be the very opposite. One might think that though... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

"Hear ye this," etc.; Isaiah 48:12-15 , "Hearken unto me," etc.; Isaiah 48:16-22 , "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this," etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

THE FIRST ADDRESS consists mainly of expostulation and complaint. Israel has not called on God "in truth and righteousness" ( Isaiah 48:1 ). They have had "necks of iron" and "brows of brass" ( Isaiah 48:4 ). God has given them prophecies of different kinds ( Isaiah 48:3-7 ); yet they have neither "heard" nor "known;" they have "dealt treacherously" and been "transgressors from the womb" ( Isaiah 48:8 ). God might justly have "cut them off" for their rebellion, but he has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

Lessons from the past to the future. Those addressed are the people "named from Israel and sprung from Judah's spring;" who swear by Jehovah's Name and render homage to Israel's God—not, alas! so sincerely as they should. Still, they have learned to find their true reliance in Zion and in Jahveh. Let them, then, hear the exhortation of Jehovah. I. THE ORACLE OF THE PAST . Jehovah has in former times predicted events by the mouth of his prophets which came to pass. Those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 48:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-22

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