Verse 2
Wherefore . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
when I came. Messiah speaks.
no man. See John 1:11 . Compare Jeremiah 5:1 .Acts 13:46 ; Acts 18:6 ; Acts 28:28 .
Is My hand shortened . . . ? Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 11:23 ). Compare Isaiah 59:1 . See App-92 .
redeem. Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13 .
I dry up the sea. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:21 ). App-92 .
rivers. Plural of majesty: i.e. the great river, the Jordan. Reference to Pentateuch (Joshua 4:7 , Joshua 4:18 ). App-92 . Compare Psalms 107:33 .
their fish stinketh. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 7:18 , Exodus 7:21 ).
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