Verse Isaiah 49:9. To them that are in darkness - "And to those that are in darkness"] Fifteen MSS. (five ancient) of Dr. Kennicott's, eleven of De Rossi's, and one ancient of my own, and the two old editions of 1486 and 1488, and three others, add the conjunction ו vau at the beginning of this member. Another MS. had it so at first, and two others have a rasure at the place: and it is expressed by the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate.
THAT THOU MAYEST SAY TO THE PRISONERS, GO FORTH - This language occurs also in Isaiah 42:7. For an explanation of it, see the notes on that place. TO THEM THAT ARE IN DARKNESS - Synonymous with being...
2. THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH, HIS SUFFERING AND HIS GLORY (49-57) CHAPTER 49 The Servant of Jehovah and His Mission 1. _The servant speaks of himself (Isaiah 49:1)_ 2. _He complains of failure (Isaiah...
THE GLORIOUS HOME-COMING OF THE EXILES. To Israel, despised and oppressed, Yahweh promises a reversal of fortune so wonderful that kings in astonishment shall do homage to Israel, recognising him as Y...
THAT THOU MAYEST SAY. This cannot be the nation, but the Messiah. GO FORTH. Compare Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 61:1. TO. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vul...
Isaiah 49:1-13. The Servant of Jehovah: His Fidelity amidst Discouragements, and the ultimate Success of His Mission The beginning of ch. 49 seems to mark a distinct advance in the development of the...
The Servant's account of his calling forms the basis of a series of promises; Isaiah 49:7 referring to his influence on the nations, and Isaiah 49:8 to the narrower sphere of his activity, the restora...
A picture of the emancipation and return of the exiles....
That _thou mayest say_ Rather, SAYING (R.V.) or possibly (continuing the previous infs.) "To say." _the prisoners_… them _that_are _in darkness_ i.e. the exiles; cf. Isaiah 42:7. The second half of th...
DISCOURSE: 951 THE GREATNESS OF CHRIST’S SALVATION Isaiah 49:8. Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, an...
THUS SAITH THE LORD— In this period the general promises given to the Messiah and his mystical body, Isaiah 49:7 are more fully explained. In the first place, the desirable success of the Gospel, in c...
b. DESIRABLE SAVIOUR TEXT: Isaiah 49:7-13 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings...
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. THAT THOU MAYEST SAY TO...
49:9 hills. (g-29) See Jeremiah 3:2 . 'heights.'...
God’s people have a long journey to return to their own land. But all along the way, God will provide everything that they need (see Isaiah 41:17-20)....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 49 ‘MY SPECIAL SERVANT’ In the Book of Isaiah, the meaning of ‘my (that is, the *Lord’s...
THAT THOU MAYEST SAY TO THE PRISONERS... — Comp. Isaiah 42:6. Here, perhaps, the thought of the deliverance of Israel is more exclusively prominent; but the words have obviously a yet wider and higher...
לֵ אמֹ֤ר לַֽ אֲסוּרִים֙ צֵ֔אוּ לַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
CHAPTER XIX PROPHET AND MARTYR Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 50:4 THE second great passage upon the Servant of the Lord is Isaiah 49:1, and the third is...
CHAPTER XVI THE SERVANT OF THE LORD Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:5;...
CHAPTER XXI DOUBTS IN THE WAY Isaiah 49:1 - Isaiah 52:12 Chapter S 49-53 are, as we have seen, a series of more or less closely joined passages, in which the prophet, having already made the politic...
“A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES” Isaiah 48:17-22; Isaiah 49:1-13 The first division of this second part of Isaiah closes at Isaiah 48:22, with the phrase _there is no peace to the wicked_. The second divisi...
We now commence the section in which the Prince of Peace is most clearly seen. He is revealed first as sustained through suffering (Chapter s 49-53), and then as singing in triumph (Chapter s 54-57)....
That thou mayest say to the (o) prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their (p) pastures [shall be] in all high places. (o) To them wh...
_Ways. The captives shall find every convenience. (Calmet)_...
W as there ever a more striking, and decisive passage than this, in confirmation of the greatness and glory of his person and character, to whom the words are addressed? Jehovah first gives him his ow...
9._That thou mayest say to them that are bound. _These words describe the change which took place at the coming of Christ. And yet the Prophet unquestionably intends to administer consolation to the J...
The Messiah is brought in, for it is He who delivers. But it is a question apart, so to say. The subject of Christ, and of the people's guilt with respect to Him, begins with chapter 49, which, with t...
THAT THOU MAYEST SAY TO THE PRISONERS, GO FORTH,.... God's covenant people, while unconverted, are prisoners; they are in the prison of sin, under the power and dominion of it, and under the guilt of...
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places. Ver. 9. _That thou may...
_That thou mayest say_ Namely, with power and effect, as when God said, _Let there be light; to the prisoners_ To the Gentiles, who are fast bound by the cords of their sins, and taken captive by the...
that Thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth, to them that are in darkness, namely, the darkness of sinfulness and unbelief, SHOW YOURSELVES. The reference is to the spiritual deliverance, which is...
THE TESTIMONY OF JEHOVAH'S SERVANT...
7-12 The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He...
THAT THOU MAYEST SAY, to wit, with power and effect, as when God said, _Let there be light_, &c. _To the prisoners_; to the Gentiles, who are fast bound by the cords of their sins, and taken captive b...
Isaiah 49:9 say H559 (H8800) prisoners H631 (H8803) forth H3318 (H8798) darkness H2822 Show H1540 ...
THE TRIUMPH OF THE SERVANT OUT OF HUMILIATION (ISAIAH 49:7). Isaiah 49:7 ‘Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, To him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, To a s...
In this chapter, we have not merely Isaiah speaking concerning the Christ of God; but it is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who here speaks concerning himself. Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto...
Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth...
Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye people from, far; The LORD hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth...
CONTENTS: Israel's coming Redeemer. Preservation and restoration of Israel and judgment on oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: God, of old, promised a Redeemer to His people who would al...
Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, oh isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people from far._ The Hebrews reckoned among the isles, not only those of Greece, but the gentile nations generally, who are represented as wai...
_Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time_ THE WORLD GIVEN TO CHRIST The prophet was looking forward to the Messiah and His times. It was customary for some kings to grant to favoured ones whatev...
_That thou mayest say to the prisoners, go forth_ OUT OF DARKNESS INTO LIGHT When Jesus comes to the soul, He delivers us from that direst of all bondages, fetches us out from that cruellest of all...
CHRIST’S FUTURE REIGN Isaiah 49:7. _Thus saith the Lord, &c._ In this and the subsequent verses we have a direct promise from Jehovah to the Messiah, of the ultimate success of His mediatorial work....
THE WORLD GIVEN TO CHRIST (_Missionary Sermon._) Isaiah 49:8. _Thus saith the Lord, &c._ The prophet was looking forward, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to the Messiah and His times, and her...
THE CHURCH SHEPHERDED BY CHRIST [1510] [1510] See pp. 24–29. Isaiah 49:9. _They shall feed in the ways, &c._ “The comparison of God’s care to that of a shepherd was first used by Jacob (Genesis 49:2...
SECTION III. THE MISSION OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD (CH. 49-53). EXPOSITION The connection of the present section is especially with Isaiah 42:1, where the mission of the Servant of Jehovah was f
Now in chapter 49, we have a fabulous prophecy of Jesus Christ in the first seven verses as God speaks of the Redeemer that He is sending. Listen, O coasts, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far;...
1 Peter 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:6; 2 Corinthians 4:4;...
Prisoners — To the Gentiles who are fast bound by the cords of their sins, and taken captive by the devil at his will. Go forth — Come forth to the light, receive divine illumination. In high places —...