George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 52:4
Assyrian. Pharao, (Sa; Tirinus) or rather Nabuchodonosor, (Calmet) and the princes of Assyria, who acted tyrannically. (Haydock)
Assyrian. Pharao, (Sa; Tirinus) or rather Nabuchodonosor, (Calmet) and the princes of Assyria, who acted tyrannically. (Haydock)
Verse Isaiah 52:4. _THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD_] אדני יהוה _Adonai Jehovah_; but _Adonai_ is wanting in _twelve_ of _Kennicott's_, _five_ of _De_ _Rossi's_, and two of my own MSS.; and by the _Septuagint...
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD - In order to show them that he could redeem them without money, God reminds them of what had been done in former times. The numerous captives in Egypt, whose services were...
CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follo...
ISAIAH 51:17 TO ISAIAH 52:12. THE SORROW OF JERUSALEM, WHICH SHALL GIVE PLACE TO JOY. Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, obviously familiar with the vision of...
MY PEOPLE WENT DOWN AFORETIME. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 46:6). See App-92. THE ASSYRIAN. This was "another king" (Acts 7:18), the first of. new dynasty, the "new king" of Exodus 1:8, who (of c...
For _aforetime_render with R.V. AT THE FIRST, at the outset of its history. _without cause_ i.e. probably, "for nought," without having acquired any right over Israel by services rendered to Jehovah....
Isaiah 51:17 to Isaiah 52:12. The Lord will turn the Captivity of Zion The three oracles into which this passage naturally falls are these: (1) Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, returning to the thought wit...
There is here a sudden change both in form and subject. The rhythmic structure of the preceding verses gives place to prose, and the figure of Jerusalem arising from the dust is altogether abandoned....
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD— In the third verse, which sets forth the true redemption of the church of Christ, we have the foundation of the preceding exhortation; of which this redemption was the true an...
EVANGELIZE, CHAPTER 52 a. REDEMPTION TEXT: Isaiah 52:1-6 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more...
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. MY PEOPLE - Jacob and his sons. WENT DOWN AFORETIME INTO EG...
1, 2. Zion invited to array herself as a queen and sit enthroned, freed from the presence of heathen foes, and with her children restored from captivity....
THE ASSYRIAN OPPRESSED] alluding to the sufferings of God's people at the hands of Sargon and Sennacherib....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 52 GOD WILL RESCUE *JERUSALEM V1 Awake, awake, inhabitants of *Jerusalem! Be strong an...
God’s people had suffered from the evil behaviour of their enemies, first Egypt (see Exodus 1:8-16), then Assyria (see 2 Kings 15:29), then Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:14)....
MY PEOPLE WENT DOWN... — Stress is laid on the unprovoked character of the oppression in the case both of Egypt and the Assyrian invaders Sargon and Sennacherib. It is possible that Assyria may be use...
כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם...
BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ourselv...
“THY GOD REIGNETH!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but _we_ that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First,...
The second message (verses Isa 52:1-6) calls on Zion to awake and put on her strength and her beautiful garments, because she is to be cleansed of all internal defilement. Though she had been sold int...
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went (d) down in times past into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian (e) oppressed them without cause. (d) When Jacob went there in times of famine. (e) T...
4._Into Egypt my people went down aforetime. _Here also the commentators touch neither heaven nor earth; for the Jews dream of three captivities, and Christians differ from them by thinking that this...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52. The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12 (Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a fresh...
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... The Lord confirms what he had before said of redeeming his people without money, who had been sold for nothing, by past instances of his deliverance of them: MY PEOPL...
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Ver. 4. _And the Assyrian oppressed them without cause._] _Nulla...
_My people went down into Egypt_ Where they had protection and sustenance, and therefore owed subjection to the king of Egypt. And yet when he oppressed them I punished him severely, and delivered the...
THE PROMISE OF REDEMPTION...
For thus saith the Lord God, the all-powerful Jehovah, MY PEOPLE WENT DOWN AFORETIME INTO EGYPT TO SOJOURN THERE, to enjoy the privilege of guests, not to be placed into bondage, this feature being ad...
1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears,...
MY PEOPLE WENT DOWN AFORETIME INTO EGYPT TO SOJOURN THERE; where they had protection and sustenance, and therefore owed subjection to the king of Egypt. And yet when he oppressed them I punished him s...
Isaiah 52:4 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 people H5971 down H3381 (H8804) first H7223 Egypt...
CHAPTER 52 THE CALL TO JERUSALEM - THE RISE OF THE SERVANT. The Third Call to Awake - Spoken To Zion/Jerusalem As The Redeemed Woman (Isaiah 52:1). Yahweh Will Redeem His People (Isaiah 52:1) The dr...
CONTENTS: Vision of Jerusalem in the Kingdom age. Jehovah's servant marred and afterward exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Let God's people prepare for eternal joy, for His Word shall wi...
Isaiah 52:1. _There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised._ The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the...
_Awake, awake_ THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A CHURCH’S STRENGTH I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH. I use the word constitution in a legitimate sense, as including both the creed and the polity...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 52:4 WENT DOWN AT THE FIRST INTO EGYPT. From the time of Joseph to the time of Moses. ASSYRIAN OPPRESSED THEM. From c. 733–627 B.C....
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1
Now again God cries for them. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:1), There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and ge...
Acts 7:14; Acts 7:15; Genesis 46:6; Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 37:38;...
Egypt — Where they had protection and sustenance, and therefore owed subjection to the king of Egypt. And yet when he oppressed them, I punished him severely, and delivered them out of his hands. The...