a Ps. 115. 8. ch. 44. 9. 1 Cor. 8. 4. 3 Or, worse than nothing. 4 Or, worse than of a viper. b Ezra 1. 2. ⚫ ver. 2. d ch. 43. 9. e ver. 4. í ch. 40. 9. 8 ch. 63. 5. 6 Heb. return. ver. 24. cir. 712. ch. 13.10. & 49.3, 6. & 52. 13. & 53. 11. Matt. 12.18, 19, 20. Phil. 2. 7. b Matt. 3.17. & 17. 5. Ephes. 1. 6. c ch. 11. 2. John 3. 34. 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, z do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 3 A bruised reed shall he not Or, dimly break, and the smoking flax shall he not ' quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. burning. 7 Heb. quench it. 8 Heb. broken. 7 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment a Gen.49.10. in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. • ch. 44. 24. Zech. 12. 1. 5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretchPs. 186. 6. ed them out; he that spread forth God's promise to him. the earth, and that which cometh out of it; she that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: i BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712 g Acts 17.25. 6 I the LORD have called theech. 43. 1. in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give 1 ch. 49. 8. thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; k 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. n 8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10 P Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. k ch. 49. 6. Luke 2. 32. Acts 13. 47. 1 ch. 35. 5. m ch. 61. 1. Luke 4. 18. 2 Tim. 2. 26. Heb. 2. 14, 15. n ch. 9. 2. 13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his 3 Or, behave enemies. 3 r 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. r ch. 31. 4. himself mightily. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that | 39, 41. God comforteth the church. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. ISAIAH, XLIII. Destruction of Babylon foretold. I sent ? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant? 20 Seeing many things, "but thou Rom. 2.21. observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 2 Or, him. 3 Or, in snaring all the young men of them. 4 Heb. a treading. 5 Heb. for the after time f x 2 Kings 25.9. y Hos. 7.9. cir. 712. a ver. 7. b ver. 21. • Ps. 66. 12. & 91. 3, &c. 8. Deut. 81.6, 8 Dan. 3.25, 27. 8 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make 2 it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear 5 for the time to come? 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. CHAPTER XLIII. 1 The Lord comforteth the church with his promises. 8 He appealeth to the people for witness of his omnipotency. 14 He foretelleth them the destruction of Babylon, 18 and his wonderful deliverance of his people. 22 He reproveth the people as inexcusable. BUT UT now thus saith the LORD a that created thee, O Jacob, band he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, a I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou & walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Prov.11.8. Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: "I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. & 21. 18. 6 Or, person. 1 ch. 41. 10, 14. & 44.2. Jer. 30. 10, 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. 5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, 11. & 46. 27, and gather thee from the west; 28. 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 8 ¶ "Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shewus former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10 P Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he before me there was 2 no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can de- John 8. 58. and who shall sy let it? liver out of my hand: I will work, 8 Heb. turn at back? ch. 14. 27. 14 Thus saith the LORD, your Job 9.12. redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose Heb. bars. cry is in the ships. 15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Ex. 14. 16, 22. Ps. 77.19. ch. 51.10. 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18 Remember ye not the former Jer. 16. 14. things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the 5° owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21 This people have I formed . for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 22 ¶ But thou hast not called upon Mal. 1. 13. me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. i Amos 5.25. 2 Heb. lambs, or, kids. 8 Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened. k ch. 1. 14. 1 ch.44. 22. m Ezek. 36. 22, &c. n ch. 1. 18. 23 Thou hast not brought me the 2 small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou 3 filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins,thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, even 1, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions "for mine own sake," and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance: let us Jer. 31.3. plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 4 Heb. interpreters. Mal. 2. 7,8. och. 47.6. Lam. 2. 2, 6,7. 5 Or, holy princes. p Ps. 79. 4. Jer. 24. 9. Dan. 9.11. Zech. 8. 13. cir. 712. a ver. 21. ch. 41. 8. & 43. 1. Jer. 30. 10. & 46. 27, 28. 4 27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. ET now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen : 2 Thus saith the LORD that made bch. 43.1,7. thee, band formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. • Deut. 32. 15. d ch. 35. 7. Joel 2. 28. John 7. 38. Acts 2.18. e ver. 24. ch. 43. 1,14. fch. 41. 4. & 48. 12. Rev. 1.8,17. & 22. 13. 8 ch. 41. 4, с d 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; 'I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7 And & who, as I, shall call, and 22. & 45. 21. shall declare it, and set it in order for The vanity of idols. me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? iye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no 2 God; I know not any. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. ch. 41.22. i ch. 43. 10, 12. Deut. 4. 35,393 & 32.39. 1 Sam. 2. 2. 2 Sam. 22. 32. ? Heb. 9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and ch.45.5. their delectable things shall not rock profit; and they are their own wit-1ch. 41. 24, nesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. m 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image " that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be • ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 P The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and hẹ marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. Deut. 32. 4. 29. 3 Heb. desirable. m Ps. 115. 4, &c. n Jer. 10. 5. Hab. 2. 18. 14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself 6 Or, taketh among the trees of the forest: he courage. planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thouart my god. 18 They have not known nor ach. 45. 20. God calleth Cyrus BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. r 2 Thess. 2. 11. 2 Heb. 4 Heb. that which comes of a tree? ISAIAH, XLV. understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none 3 considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes: a deHos. 4. 12. ceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Rom. 1. 21. 2 Thess. 2. 11. a ver. 1, 2. x ch.43.25. ych. 43. 1. & 48. 20. 1 Cor. 6. 20. 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. 2 Ps. 69.34. ch. 42. 10. 21 ¶ Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for "thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower & 96. 11, 12. parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. & 49. 13. Jer. 51.48. Rev. 18. 20. ach. 43. 14. ver. 6. b ch.43.1. © Job 9.8. Ps. 104. 2. ch. 40.22. & 42.5. & 45. 12. & 51. 13. d ch.47.13. e Jer. 50.36. f1 Cor. 1. 20. 8 Zech.1.6. 5 Heb. wastes. h See Jer. 50. 39. & 51.32,36. 1:2 Chr. 36. 22, 23. Ezra 1.1, &c. ch. 45. 13. cir. 712. a ch.41.13. 26 & That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. CHAPTER XLV. 1 God calleth Cyrus for his church's sake. 5 By his omnipotency he challengeth obedience. 20 He convinceth the idols of vanity by his saving power. for his church's sake. I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. 2 Or, strengthened. b ch. 41. 2. Dan. 5. 30. ch. 40. 4. d Ps. 107.16. k ver. 14, 18, 21, 22. 1 Ps. 18. 32, 39. m Ps.102.15. ch.37.20. Mal. 1. 11. a Amos 3. 6. & 85. 11. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from Ps. 72.3. above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 9 Woe unto him that striveth with Phis Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? | The vanity of idols. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. • Ps. 149. 8. d 1 Cor. 14. 25. ⚫ ver. 5. Ps. 44. 24. ch. 8. 17. & 57.17. g ch.44. 11. h ch. 26. 4. ver. 25. 1 ch.42.5. ISAIAH, XLVI. labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall с God saveth his people. CHAPTER XLVI. 1 The idols of Babylon could not save themselves. 3 God saveth his people to the end. 5 Idols are not comparable to God for power, 12 or present salvation. OEL a boweth down, Nebo stoop BEFORE CHRIST cir. 712. cir. 712. come after thee; in chains theyth, their idols were upon the ch. 21.9. shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, "Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are & makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved in the Rom.11. 26. LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. k ver. 5. 1 Deut. 30. 11. ch. 48.16. m Ps. 19.-8. & 119. 137, 138. n ch.44. 17, 18, 19. & 46.7. & 48.7. Rom. 1. 22, 23. och. 41. 22. & 43. 9. & 44. 7. & 46. 10. & 48.14. P ver. 5, 14, 18. ch. 44.8. & 46.9. & 48. 3, &c. q Ps. 22. 27. & 65. 5. r Gen.22.16. Heb. 6. 13. 8 Rom. 14. 11. Phil. 2. 10. t Gen.31.53. Deut. 6. 13. PB. 63. 11. ch. 65. 16. 2 Or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength. ■ Jer. 23. 5. 1 Cor. 1. 30. 8 Heb. righteous nesses. I ch.41. 11. y ver. 17. 19 I have not spoken in 'secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. n 20 T Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: " they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? Pand there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, 'every tongue shall swear. 24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I us righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall 1 Cor. 1.31. glory. |