Hearken ye. — So Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 51:4, &c.
Be not afraid nor dismayed. — Isaiah 51:7; Deuteronomy 1:21; Chron. 22:3; 2 Chronicles 20:17, infr.
Great multitude — i.e., “great company” (2 Chronicles 20:12)
The battle is not your’s, but God’s. — Comp. David’s words to Goliath, “The battle is Jehovah’s” (1 Samuel 17:47); and the Divine title Jehovah Sabaoth, i.e., Jehovah, the leader of the hosts of Israel. “It was on the battle-field that Jehovah’s presence was most clearly realised.” — Prof. Robertson Smith. (Comp. also Psalms 46:2; Psalms 46:7; Psalms 46:9.)