This chapter commences. new Prophecy (see App-82), and follows that in Isaiah 34:1-17; Isaiah 35:1-10, after the historic episode of Isaiah 36; Isaiah 38. It will be seen that it forms an integral part of the prophet Isaiah's book, as this member forms. perfect Correspondence with (Isaiah 6), and cannot be wrenched from it without destroying the whole. Other evidences may be seen in App-79 and App-80.
Comfort ye. Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis, for emphasis, and see App-82.
saith. See note on Isaiah 1:11.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.