choose. See note on Isaiah 1:29.
set them. make them rest. Compare Isaiah 14:3.
land. soil
strangers. sojourners, foreign proselytes. Isaiah sees far beyond the Captivity. Hebrew. gur. See note on Isaiah 5:17. Thus, the mention of strangers is not confined to latter part of Isaiah as alleged by some. See App-79.
the house of Jacob. See note on Isaiah 2:5.