Isaiah 40:3-5,Luke 1:5-25,Luke 1:57-66

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:3-4

Isaiah 40:3-4. The voice of him that crieth Or, as the Hebrew may be properly rendered, A voice crieth; an abrupt and imperfect speech, implying, “Methinks I hear a voice;” or, “A voice shall be heard;” in the wilderness Which word signifies the place, either where the cry was made, or where the way was to be prepared, as it is expressed in the following clause, which seems to be added to explain this. Bishop Lowth understands it in this latter sense, and translates the words, A voice... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:5

Isaiah 40:5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed It was revealed in some sort when God brought his people out of Babylon: for that was a glorious work of God, in which he displayed his power, and love, and faithfulness in fulfilling his promises. But his glory was much more eminently revealed when Christ, the Lord of glory, was manifested in the flesh, and gave much clearer and fuller discoveries of God’s glorious wisdom, holiness, goodness, and other divine perfections, than ever... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 40:1-11

40:1-48:22 RETURN FROM BABYLONBetween Chapters 39 and 40 there is a gap of about one hundred and fifty years. The scene suddenly changes from Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah (701 BC) to the distant kingdom of Babylon where the Judeans are held captive. (For the background to the Babylonian captivity see introductory notes, ‘Captivity and return’.) From now on no distinction is made between the northern kingdom Israel and the southern kingdom Judah. The emphasis rather is on encouraging all... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:3

The voice, &c. Quoted in Matthew 3:3 .Mark 1:3 .Luke 3:4-6 . Joh 1:23 . 1 Peter 1:24 . Compare the voice from the temple in Isaiah 6:0 , concerning the scattering, and this voice outside the land concerning the gathering. The voice was not Isaiah's, but heard by him in vision. John [the] Baptist claims it; but this People would not hear; and He Whom he heralded was crucified and His kingdom was rejected (John 1:11 ). The King and the kingdom are therefore alike in abeyance, and the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:4

Every valley, &c. These physical marvels are supernatural, and can never be produced by the spiritual and holy living of individua1 Christians. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:5

flesh. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), put for all people. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 40:3

"The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough place a plain: and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it."The first impression here may be that God will precede the captives on the way back home from Babylon, and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 40:3-5

Isaiah 40:3-5. The voice of him that crieth— It is manifest to every reader of this passage, that it exhibits to us the voice of a public herald or harbinger, who, at the approach of an illustrious king, commands the ways to be levelled, and made fit for his reception, easy and commodious for his passage. The metaphor is taken from a custom of remotest antiquity. Thus Arrian, speaking of Alexander, says, "He now marched towards the river Indus, his army going before, to prepare the way for him;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:3

3. crieth in the wilderness—So the Septuagint and Matthew 3:3 connect the words. The Hebrew accents, however, connect them thus: "In the wilderness prepare ye," c., and the parallelism also requires this, "Prepare ye in the wilderness," answering to "make straight in the desert." Matthew was entitled, as under inspiration, to vary the connection, so as to bring out another sense, included in the Holy Spirit's intention in Matthew 3:1, "John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness," answers... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:4

4. Eastern monarchs send heralds before them in a journey to clear away obstacles, make causeways over valleys, and level hills. So John's duty was to bring back the people to obedience to the law and to remove all self-confidence, pride in national privileges, hypocrisy, and irreligion, so that they should be ready for His coming (Malachi 4:6; Luke 1:17). crooked—declivities. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:3-4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 40:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 40:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 40:3-5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:4

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