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Isaiah 42:1 open_in_new
My Servant: i.e. Messiah. See note on Isaiah 37:35.
My soul. I Myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
delighteth. is well-pleased.
put. bestowed.
My spirit. Hebrew. ruach (App-9). Here is the doctrine of the Trinity: (1) The Father, the speaker; (2) My "Servant", the Messiah, the Son; and (3) My Spirit. See note on "stretched out" in Isaiah 42:5.
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Isaiah 42:2 open_in_new
cry. See the Divine interpretation "strive" (Matthew 12:19).
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Isaiah 42:3 open_in_new
the smoking flax: i.e. the wick (made of flax) that is burning dim.
flax. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the wick made of it.
not quench: i.e. not put it out, but trim it and make it burn brightly. This was the servant's work.
unto. in accordance with.
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Isaiah 42:4 open_in_new
fail. go out (as. lamp).
be discouraged. break, or break down.
in. upon.
isles. maritime countries. The Divine interpretation. "Gentiles" (Matthew 12:18-21). See note on Isaiah 11:11.
wait. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 8:12 "stayed").
and stretched them out. they that stretched them out. Compare "us", "our" (Genesis 1:26). Compare "image" (singular).
breath. Hebrew. neshmah, App-16). See note on Isaiah 2:22.
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Isaiah 42:6 open_in_new
a light of the Gentiles. Quoted in Luke 2:32. Compare Isaiah 49:6.
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Isaiah 42:7 open_in_new
To open the blind eyes. Renewing the prophecy of Isaiah 35:5.
prisoners. See Isaiah 49:9; Isaiah 61:1.
sit. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), for being in. permanent condition.
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Isaiah 42:8 open_in_new
I am. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 3:15). App-92.
will. not give. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:5).
another: i.e.. strange god.
praise. Hebrew. lullal. Not confined to the "former" part of Isaiah, as alleged. See Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 38:18. See App-79.
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Isaiah 42:13 open_in_new
go forth. This is an enlargement of Isaiah 41:15; Isaiah 41:16. Still more so in Revelation 6:2; Revelation 19:11.
mighty man. Hebrew. gibbor.
stir up. awaken, incite. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7.
jealousy. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:6). App-92.
cry... roar. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.
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Isaiah 42:16 open_in_new
I will lead. I have led.
I will lead them, &c. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, commence this sentence with "And".
These things, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:6).
will. do. have. done.
and not. and have not.
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Isaiah 42:17 open_in_new
trust. confide. Hebrew. batah. App-69.
that say, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 32:4). App-92.
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Isaiah 42:18 open_in_new
Hear. Note the call to hear in the Structure, corresponding with the call in Isaiah 42:23.
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Isaiah 42:19 open_in_new
My servant. This is Israel. See the Structures above; and see note on Isaiah 37:35. Not the same "servant" as in Isaiah 42:1.
perfect. an intimate friend or trusted one. Hebrew. me'shullam (plural of shalam), to be at peace with. Compare 2 Samuel 20:19; Job 22:21.Psalms 7:4. It is from this word we have Mussulman and Moslem. Israel, in the presence of the foe, was, in Jehovah's sight, thus perfect. See Numbers 23:21.
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Isaiah 42:20 open_in_new
Seeing... opening the ears. As Israel had done. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 29:1; Deuteronomy 29:2). But Israel was blind and deaf (Isaiah 42:19). Compare Jeremiah 5:21; Jeremiah 6:10; Ezekiel 12:2.Matthew 13:14, &c.
he. Some codices, with Syriac, read "thou" (as in the preceding clause); others read "ye". The pronoun refers to Israel. See Isaiah 42:19.
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Isaiah 42:21 open_in_new
He will magnify the law. Note the correspondence with Isaiah 42:24.
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Isaiah 42:22 open_in_new
this is. People. Showing most clearly that Israel is the subject of this member.
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Isaiah 42:23 open_in_new
Who... ? The other "call to hear" emphasized by the Figure of speech Erotesis.
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Isaiah 42:24 open_in_new
Jacob... Israel. See notes on Genesis 32:28. Gen 32:43, &c.
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Isaiah 42:25 open_in_new
strength. strength (for prevailing). Not the same word as in Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 41:10. Hebrew. 'azaz: i.e. battle that prevailed against Israel.