Isaiah 52:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thy watchmen, thy ministers, who shall descry the approach and coming of this heavenly King and kingdom, shall lift up the voice; partly to give notice to all people of these glad tidings; and partly by way of exultation, to sing forth the praises of God for this glorious day and mercy, as it here follows. They shall see; they shall understand, and so be able to teach, Divine mysteries. Eye to eye; very distinctly, and clearly, and familiarly, their eyes beholding the eyes of this King of glory; as it is said of Zedekiah, Jeremiah 34:3, Thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon; and as it is said, mouth to mouth, Numbers 12:8, and face to face, Genesis 32:30 Exodus 33:11 Numbers 14:14. They shall see with their bodily eyes the King of the church, or the Word made flesh, as they are said to have done, 1 Thessalonians 1:14 1 John 1:1. They shall be eye and ear witnesses of the words and works of Christ, and therefore their testimony of these things shall be more certain and valuable. When the Lord shall bring again Zion; when God shall complete the work of bringing his church out of captivity; which was begun at the return out of Babylon, and perfected by Christ's coming into the world.