Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice, as they see the messengers approaching; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye, very plainly and unmistakably, when the Lord shall bring again Zion, when He Himself shall return to his city. Such shouts of rejoicing are now inserted in order to emphasize the full extent of the deliverance gained.
Verse Isaiah 52:8. _THY WATCHMEN LIFT UP THE VOICE_ - "All thy watchmen lift up their voice"] There is a difficulty in the construction of this place which, I think, none of the ancient versions or m...
THY WATCHMEN - This language is taken from the custom of placing watchmen on the walls of a city, or on elevated towers, who could see if an enemy approached, and who of course would be the first to d...
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...
SING. shout. SEE EYE TO EYE. see face to face, and will be face to face with the coming heralds of the King, yea, with the King Himself. This oft misapplied expression ha? nothing whatever to do with...
_Thy watchmen … sing_ Render, HARK, THY WATCHMEN! THEY LIFT UP THE VOICE, TOGETHER DO THEY SING (see R.V.). Although the prophets are often called "watchmen" (ch. Isaiah 56:10; Habakkuk 2:1; Jeremiah...
The return of Jehovah to Zion....
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...
DISCOURSE: 962 THE SAINT’S VISION OF CHRIST Isaiah 52:8. _They shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion_. EXCEEDINGLY strong and animated are the descriptions given us, in the proph...
HOW BEAUTIFUL, &C.— While the Son of God manifested himself in the flesh to his people, the prophet, immediately rapt into ecstacy, beholds first the evangelists, chosen by the Lord throughout Judaea;...
b. REVELATION TEXT: Isaiah 52:7-12 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth sal...
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. THY WATCHMEN SHALL LIFT UP THE VOICE; WITH THE VO...
WATCH-MEN] may refer to prophets (cp. Isaiah 21:6; Isaiah 21:11; Isaiah 56:10), or to heavenly spirits (cp. Daniel 4:13). EYE TO EYE] i.e. as
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 *Lord is carrying out the things that he promised to do (see Isaiah 40:10-11). THE *LORD’S PEOPLE COME HOME FROM BABYLON V9 Inhabitants of *Jerusalem, enemies ruined your city. But now sing tog...
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...
THY WATCHMEN... — The sentinels see the heralds from their watch-towers (Isaiah 21:6; Habakkuk 2:1), and sing out for joy, as they see, not only afar off, but “eye to eye,” the presence of the God who...
קֹ֥ול צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ קֹ֖ול יַחְדָּ֣ו יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ...
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...
(h) Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. (h) The prophets who are your watchmen will pub...
_Watchmen, prophets. The angels sung at the birth of Christ, Luke ii. 14._...
8._The voice of thy watchmen. _He continues his argument; for he shews that there shall be such a restoration of the people, that the messengers shall venture boldly to proclaim it. To _lift up the vo...
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...
THE WATCHMEN SHALL LIFT UP THE VOICE,.... Not the Levites in the temple, nor the prophets of the Old Testament; rather the evangelists and apostles of Christ; best of all Gospel ministers in the latte...
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. Ver. 8. _Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice._] He...
_Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice_ Partly to give notice to all people of these glad tidings, and partly by way of exultation, to sing forth the praises of God for this glorious season and exercis...
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,...
THY WATCHMEN, thy ministers, who shall descry the approach and coming of this heavenly King and kingdom, _shall lift up the voice_; partly to give notice to all people of these glad tidings; and partl...
Isaiah 52:8 watchmen H6822 (H8802) up H5375 (H8804) voices H6963 voices H6963 sing H7442 (H8762) together...
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOOD NEWS OF YAHWEH'S DELIVERANCE; THE MESSAGE IS TO BE TAKEN TO THE WORLD (ISAIAH 52:7). Isaiah is so confident that God will deliver His people, that he already visualises Go...
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...
_Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice_ THE RETURN FROM EXILE From the glowing periods of this paragraph we can reconstruct the picture of the return from exile, as it presented itself to the seer. I...
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...
1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Acts 2:1; Acts 2:46; Acts 2:4
Thy watchmen — Thy ministers, who descry the approach of this heavenly king. Lift up thy voice — To give notice to all people of these glad tidings; and by way of exultation, to sing forth the praises...