Turn you: the prophet exhorts the Jews, both those in Babylon still, and those already in Canaan, to hasten up to the strong hold; to Jerusalem, say some, which had been a strong hold, and which was now to be built again, as the high places of the earth; or to Christ, who is the salvation and high tower of his church. Ye prisoners of hope; captives in Babylon, yet under a promise from God, and under an edict from Cyrus, that you shall return; this gives you hope, this maketh you prisoners of expectation. Even today, in this day of lowest distress, I declare that I will render double unto thee; either more than thy fathers ever received, or double, that is, twice as much, good enjoyed as ever was thy evil suffered, as Isaiah 40:2. Turn you: the prophet exhorts the Jews, both those in Babylon still, and those already in Canaan, to hasten up to the strong hold; to Jerusalem, say some, which had been a strong hold, and which was now to be built again, as the high places of the earth; or to Christ, who is the salvation and high tower of his church. Ye prisoners of hope; captives in Babylon, yet under a promise from God, and under an edict from Cyrus, that you shall return; this gives you hope, this maketh you prisoners of expectation. Even today, in this day of lowest distress, I declare that I will render double unto thee; either more than thy fathers ever received, or double, that is, twice as much, good enjoyed as ever was thy evil suffered, as Isaiah 40:2.
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Zechariah 9:12
12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;