Isaiah 45:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

Draw near together, ye (that are) escaped of the nations - those of the nations who shall have escaped the slaughter inflicted by Cyrus. Now, at last, we shall see the folly of 'praying to a god that cannot save' (Isaiah 45:16). Ultimately those that shall be 'left of all the nations which shall come against Jerusalem' are meant (Zechariah 14:16). They shall then all be converted to the Lord (Isaiah 66:23-24; Jeremiah 3:17; Zechariah 8:20-23).

Isaiah 45:20

20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.