Verse 23
23. Shall make a consumption Rather, a final work, namely, of impenitent Israel.
Even determined The work of cutting off the larger part of Israel for persistent disobedience, is a decisive work; or, as St. Paul interprets it, Romans xi, “it is cut short in righteousness,” or as the principles of eternal justice require.
All the land The “land” of their oppressors, and cutting off at the same time many of the rebellious and captive Jews. The rest of the Jews a small number, but persistently obedient shall return. These last four verses possibly were not a public declaration, but a private one to disciples adhering to Isaiah in his school at Jerusalem. Delitzsch, indeed, regards the whole section from Isaiah 7:5-12, inclusive as esoteric, that is, addresses to disciples merely.
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