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Isaiah 51:1 open_in_new
Hearken. Note the call to hear. See Structure, above.
are. were.
hole of the pit. the hollow of the quarry.
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Isaiah 51:2 open_in_new
Look. Look well: as in Isaiah 51:1. Figure of speech Hermeneia, by which Isaiah 51:2 interprets Isaiah 51:1.
Abraham... Sarah. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 12, &c.; Genesis 24:36).
alone. Compare Ezekiel 33:24.Malachi 2:15.
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Isaiah 51:3 open_in_new
waste places. Compare Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 49:13.
like Eden. Reference to Pentateuch, (Genesis 2 and Genesis 3). App-92. Elsewhere, only here; Joel 2:3. and six times in Ezekiel.
like the garden of the LORD. This is. quotation from Genesis 13:10. App-92.
melody. music or Psalmody.
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Isaiah 51:4 open_in_new
law: i.e. the law of Moses, which was Jehovah's revealed instruction. Compare Ma Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 1:4,
make... to rest. establish.
the people. peoples.
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Isaiah 51:5 open_in_new
isles. maritime countries. See note on Isaiah 11:11.
wait. Compare Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 60:9.
trust. hope. Hebrew. yahal. App-69. Not the same word as in Isaiah 50:10.
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Isaiah 51:6 open_in_new
shall. will have.
in like manner. so. There is no ancient authority for "as. gnat", as some render it.
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Isaiah 51:7 open_in_new
know. take note of.
men. mortal men.
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Isaiah 51:9 open_in_new
Awake. Same word as in Isaiah 52:1. Not the same as in Isaiah 51:17. Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis (for emphasis).
arm. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.
Bahab. Egypt. Compare Psalms 87:4; Psalms 89:10.
dragon. crocodile.
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Isaiah 51:10 open_in_new
dried the sea. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:29). ransomed. redeemed (by price, or blood). Hebrew. ga'al. Compare Exodus 6:6.
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Isaiah 51:11 open_in_new
redeemed. redeemed (by power). Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13.
come with singing. Compare Isaiah 35:10.
mourning. sighing. See notes on Isaiah 21:2.
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Isaiah 51:12 open_in_new
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.
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Isaiah 51:15 open_in_new
divided the sea. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 14:21).
The LORD of hosts. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3.
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Isaiah 51:16 open_in_new
put My words in thy mouth. See note on Isaiah 50:4 ("that. should know"). Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 18:18). App-92.
that: i.e. in order that.
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Isaiah 51:17 open_in_new
Awake. Rouse thee. Not the same form as in Isaiah 51:9 with Isaiah 52:1.
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Isaiah 51:20 open_in_new
Thy sons have fainted. Note the Alternation in this verse. Thus: "fainted at the head", &c, and "they lie as. wild bull", &c.
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Isaiah 51:21 open_in_new
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
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Isaiah 51:22 open_in_new
thy LORD the LORD. thy Adonim Jehovah. See App-4.
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
no more drink it again. All this refers therefore to the final restoration of Israel.
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Isaiah 51:23 open_in_new
thy soul. thee. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.