Isaiah 11:11

the Lord shall set his hand again Or, the Lord shall again ( lift up) his hand. The verb has to be supplied from the context.

the second time If the standpoint (actual or ideal) of the prophecy be post-exilic, the most probable reference would be to the first return from exile under Cyrus. Otherwise, we must understand "the first time" of the exodus from Egypt, which is hardly natural, although the prophecy does abound in allusions to that great deliverance.

the remnant An Isaianic word, but used in a non-Isaianic sense. See introductory note to this chapter. For recoverread purchase, or "redeem."

Pathros(Upper Egypt, Genesis 10:14) and Cush(Ethiopia) are dependencies of Egypt; Elam(Susiana), Suinar(Babylonia) and Hamath(see on ch. Isaiah 10:9) of Assyria. It should be noticed that the use of the name "Assyria" for the supreme power in Western Asia occurs in post-exilic writings (Ezra 6:22).

the islands of the sea The coast-lands or countries bordering on the Mediterranean.