Isaiah 44:8 - Exposition

Fear ye not (comp. Isaiah 41:10 , Isaiah 41:13 ; Isaiah 43:5 ; Isaiah 43:2 ). Israel need not fear that they will be forgotten or forsaken. God has told them from that time, or, from the beginning ( Isaiah 48:3 , Isaiah 48:7 ), and declared to them, what he is about to do—viz, destroy Babylon, and give them deliverance. He will assuredly do as he has said. Ye are even my witnesses (comp. Isaiah 43:10 , Isaiah 43:12 ). There is no God ; literally, there is no Rock ; i.e. no sure ground of trust or confidence (comp. Isaiah 17:10 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; Isaiah 30:29 ; and see the comment on Isaiah 17:10 ).