Chapter 52:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Song of Solomon Jeremiah
Isaiah 52
The church redeemed and called upon to rejoice therein, ver.
1-6. The universal preaching of the gospel glorious, ver. 7-10. A
call to free ourselves from bondage, ver. 11, 12. Christ's kingdom
shall be exalted, ver. 13-15.
Verse 1. Awake - This is a prediction and promise what she should do,
that she should awake or arise out of her low estate, and be strong
and courageous. Beautiful garments - Thy sorrows shall be ended,
and thou shalt be advanced into a glorious condition. O Zion - O
my church. Come - Either to molest thee, or defile thee. The
uncircumcised - Heathens or infidels. Unclean - Nor any others,
who are unholy.
Verse 2. The dust - In which thou hast sat as a mourner. The bands - The
yoke of thy captivity shall be taken off from thee.
Verse 3. Sold yourselves - By your sins, without any valuable
consideration paid by them either to you, or to your Lord and
owner. Without money - Without paying any ransom.
Verse 4. 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 Assyrian - The king of Babylon, who is called
the king of Assyria, 2 Kings xxiii, 29, as also the Persian emperor
is called, Ezra vi, 22, because it was one and the same empire
which was possessed, first by the Assyrians, then by the
Babylonians, and afterwards by the Persians. Without cause -
Without any such ground or colour, by mere force invading their
land, and carrying them away into captivity.
Verse 5. What have I - Why do I sit still here, and not go to Babylon to
punish the Babylonians, and to deliver my people? For nought -
Without any provocation, or pretense of right. Howl - By their
unmerciful usage. Blasphemed - The Babylonians blasphemed me
as if I wanted either power or good will to save my people out of
their hands.
Verse 6. Shall know - They shall experience my power and goodness in
fighting for them. In that day - When I shall redeem my people:
which work was begun by the return of the Jews from Babylon,
and perfected by the coming of the Messiah. Behold - That all
these promises are the words of the omnipotent, unchangeable
God.
Verse 7. The mountains - Of Judea, to which these glad tidings were
brought, and from which they were spread abroad into other
countries. Of him - Or, of them; the singular number being put for
the plural. Returneth - In the days of the Messiah, God did
discover and exercise his dominion over the world far more
eminently than ever he had done from the beginning of the world
until that time.
Verse 8. 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 of God for this glorious day. Eye - Distinctly and
familiarly, their eyes beholding the eyes of this king of glory.
They shall be eye and ear-witnesses of the words and works of
Christ, and therefore their testimony shall be more certain and
valuable. Bring again - When God shall complete the work of
bringing his church out of captivity.
Verse 11. Depart - Out of Babylon. Touch - Carry not along with you
any of their superstitions or idolatries. Ye - And especially your
priests and Levites, who minister in holy things, and carry the
holy vessels of the temple, keep yourselves from all pollution.
Verse 12. Not by flight - But securely, and in triumph, being conducted
by your great captain the Lord of hosts. Rereward - So that none
shall be able either to oppose you in your march, or to fall upon
you in the rear.
Verse 13. Behold - This is the beginning of a new prophecy, which is
continued from hence to the end of the next chapter. My servant -
That it is Christ who is here spoken of, is so evident, that the
Chaldee paraphrast, and other ancient, and some later Hebrew
doctors, understand it directly of him, and that divers Jews have
been convinced and converted to the Christian faith, by the
evidence of this prophecy. Prosper - This is fitly put in the first
place to prevent those scandals which otherwise might arise from
the succeeding passages, which describe his state of humiliation.
Very high - Here are three words signifying the same thing to
express the height and glory of his exaltation.
Verse 14. Astonished - At his humiliation. Thee - At thee, O my servant.
His form - Christ, in respect of his birth, breeding, and manner of
life, was most obscure and contemptible. His countenance also
was so marred with frequent watchings, and fastings, and
troubles, that he was thought to be near fifty years old when he
was but about thirty, John viii, 57, and was farther spoiled with
buffetings, and crowning with thorns, and other cruel and
despiteful usages.
Verse 15. So - His exaltation shall be answerable to his humiliation.
Sprinkle - With his word or doctrine; which being often compared
to rain or water, may be said to be sprinkled, as it is said to be
dropped, Deut. xxxii, 2 Ezek xx, 46. Kings - Shall be silent before
him out of profound humility, reverence, and admiration of his
wisdom. For - They shall hear from his mouth many excellent
doctrines, which will be new and strange to them. And
particularly that comfortable doctrine of the salvation of the
Gentiles, which was not only new to them, but strange and
incredible to the Jews themselves.
Chapter 52:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Song of Solomon Jeremiah
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