Bible Commentary

They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye [are] our gods. 17. The confusion of the idolaters, through the “revelation of the glory of God” (ch. Isa 40:5), the Babylonians being those specially referred to (cf. ch. Isa 46:1); they shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:17”

And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 16. The prophet hastens on to the gracious issue … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:16”

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 15. Jehovah’s breath of anger will make the fairest and best watered regions an arid waste. Cf. ch. Isa 40:7; Isa 40:24, and note the contrasted image in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:15”

I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 14. I have long time holden my peace ] Lit. “I have been silent from of old.” The period of silence perhaps goes back further than … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:14”

The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. 13. The reason for the universal exultation; Jehovah takes the field against His enemies. The gracious side of His intervention is reserved for Isa 42:16. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:13”

Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. 12. glory and praise: the same words as in Isa 42:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let them give glory … in the islands – (see the note at Isa 41:1). Let the distant regions praise God. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:12”

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 11. the wilderness and the cities thereof ] The “cities,” like the “villages” of the next line, are those in the oases, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:11”

Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 10 13. The mention of “new things” in Isa 42:9 suggests this “new song,” in which the creation is called to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:10”

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 9. the former things] the things formerly predicted. The reference probably is to prophecies just fulfilled in the successes of Cyrus. The new things are the substance of the present prophecy, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:9”

I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 8. my glory another ] (Cf. ch. Isa 48:11) the glory of true deity, which would be forfeited if Jehovah were unable to predict the future, or if His predictions should fail … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 42:8”