Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and before, that we may say, ‘He is right?’ Surely, there is no one who declares. Surely, there is no one who shows. Surely, there is no one who hears your words.
I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.
When I look, there is no man, even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Meaning, that none of the Gentile gods can work…
Meaning, that none of the Gentile gods can work any of these things.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Isa 41:26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that…
Isa 41:26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, [He is] righteous? yea, [there is] none that sheweth, yea, [there is] none that declareth, yea, [there is] none that heareth your words.
Ver. 26. Who hath declared?] Who, besides myself, ever did or could predict such a thing? If any other hath done it, we will do him right, called him a god.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Who hath declared from the beginning? which of all…
Who hath declared from the beginning? which of all your idols did or could foretell such things as this from the beginning of the world unto this day? They never yet did nor can foretell any such things, further than I think fit to reveal it to them.
Beforetime; either in time past, or before the things come to pass.
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That we may say, that we may be convinced and forced to acknowledge,
He is righteous; his cause now pleaded is just and good; he. is a God indeed as he pretends to be, he claims his Divinity by a good title.
Yea, there is none; Heb. surely there is none of your gods that hath done or can do this, and therefore their claim to the Deity is false and foolish.
There is none that heareth your words; none of your worshippers ever heard any such thing, either from you or of you; nor indeed doth any man hear your words, because you are dumb, and cannot speak.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may…
Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know?.... Who of the idols, or of their priests, that have declared things future before they came to pass, or ever predicted such an event as this before mentioned; which, if understood of Cyrus, was an hundred and fifty years before it came to pass; and if of Constantine, near a thousand years:
and before time, that we may say, he is righteous? that is, who hath declared things before the time of the accomplishment of them, and they have come to pass, as they have been declared? by which it may be known that they are gods, or the priests of such that are so, by their having prescience of future events, or the spirit of prophecy; and so it may be said of them, that they are just in their pretensions, and have a rightful claim to deity, or are true prophets; so the Targum,
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"that we may say it is true''
yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that declareth; that shows and declares things to come, or such as the true God shows and declares:
yea, there is none that heareth your words; none of your worshippers that ever heard you speak a word, who, when they have prayed to you, could never have an answer; and therefore you have no just claim to deity; or ever heard any of your prophets say such a thing should come to pass, and it did.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Who - Which of your idols could foretel such…
Who - Which of your idols could foretel such things as these from the beginning of the world unto this day? Before-time - Before the things come to pass. Righteous - His cause is good: he is a God indeed. Heareth - Because you are dumb and cannot speak.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Verse 26. Your word] אמרתיכם imrntheychem; but, instead of…
Verse 26. Your word] אמרתיכם imrntheychem; but, instead of this, one of my most ancient MSS. has דבריכם dibreychem. The meaning is nearly the same: but in this reading this MS. is singular.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Isa 41:26. Who hath declared from the beginning —…
Isa 41:26. Who hath declared from the beginning — Which of your idols could foretel such things as these from the beginning of the world unto this day? And beforetime — Before the things come to pass. That we may say, He is righteous — His cause is good; he is a God indeed. Yea, there is none that showeth — Hebrew, surely, there is none of your gods that hath done or can do this, and therefore their claim to divinity is false and foolish. There is none that heareth your words — Because you are dumb and cannot speak.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Who hath declared from the beginning - The meaning…
Who hath declared from the beginning - The meaning of this passage is, ‘there is no one among the soothsayers, and the worshippers of idols, who has predicted the birth, the character, and the conquests of Cyrus. There is among the pagan no recorded prediction on the subject, as there is among the Jews, that when he shall have come, it may be said that a prediction is accomplished.’
And before-time - Formerly; before the event occurred.
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That we may say - That it may be said; that there may be evidence, or reason for the affirmation.
He is righteous - The words ‘he is’ are not in the Hebrew ·The original is simply ‘righteous’ (צדיק tsaddı̂yq), just, that is, it is just, or true; the prediction is fulfilled. It does not refer to the character of God, but to the certainty of the fulfillment of the prediction.
There is none that showeth - There is no one among the worshippers of false gods, the soothsayers and necromancers, that has predicted these events.
None that heareth your words - There is no one that has heard such a prediction among you.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv26, 28 Just, or "the just one," (Haydock) that we may…
Just, or "the just one," (Haydock) that we may recognise Cyrus at once. --- Your words. He addresses the idols. You cannot dive into futurity. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Who--of the idolatrous soothsayers? When this prophecy shall be…
Who--of the idolatrous soothsayers? When this prophecy shall be fulfilled, all shall see that God foretold as to Cyrus, which none of the soothsayers have.
beforetime--before the event occurred.
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He is righteous--rather, "It is true"; it was a true prophecy, as the event shows. "He is righteous," in English Version, must be interpreted, The fulfilment of the idol's words proves that he is faithful.
showeth, &c.--rather, "there was none (of the soothsayers) that showed . . . declared--no one has heard your words" foretelling the event.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv26–28 26. Who hath declared from the beginning — The…
26. Who hath declared from the beginning — The questioned resumed as respects idols. Which of them ever gave a prediction at all? Which of them could even affirm as I, Jehovah, have affirmed of Cyrus?
He is righteous — A better translation, at least of the thought, is that of Cowles: “Who has declared [any thing] from the beginning, that we may know [it,] and from before the event, and we will say, Right. [It is true.] Verily there has been no such revealer, no such publisher; not one who has heard your words — that is, real predictions.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–29 26. He is righteous] He is in the right…
26. He is righteous] He is in the right (cf. Exo_9:27); or, simply, Right! (cf. ch. Isa_43:9), although the adj. is always used of persons, except in Deu_4:8 (of the divine ordinances).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–29 (26) Who hath declared . . .—The words paint…
(26) Who hath declared . . .—The words paint once more the startling suddenness of the conquests of the Persian king. He was to come as a comet or a meteor. None of all the oracles in Assyria or Babylon, or in the far coasts to which the Phœnicians sent their ships of Tarshish, had anticipated this.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Who hath declared from the beginning? Which of the…
Who hath declared from the beginning? Which of the idol-gods has announced the coming of a conqueror? If any, we on Jehovah"s side are quite willing to acknowledge it, and to say, He is righteous; or rather, he is right. But, in fact, there is none of them that showeth, none that declareth no one has heard of any such announcement as delivered by any of them.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v27 One that bringeth good tidings
Isa_41:27
One that bringeth good tidings
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Divine ordination
I.
MINISTERS ARE DIVINELY ORDAINED. They come from God. f will give. The ministry is not one of the literary professions, nor a secular office. Colleges and seminaries do not make them.
II. THEY ARE A GIFT OF GODS GRACE. Neither the Churchs merit, wealth, or respectability has s claim to them, nor does a salary hire them, nor ordination commission them in the highest sense. They are a benefaction.
III. THE MINISTERS CHIEF WORK IS TO BE THE BEARER OF GOOD TIDINGS. It does not exclude other things that accompany salvation, but the Gospel proclamation is to be his specific, constant, cheerful, enthusiastic, confident employment. In season, out of season, in pulpit and private, his heart and lips are to overflow with the good tidings. Because--
1. They are what men, all men, all men everywhere and always need, and need most imperatively.
2. The more the good tidings are preached the more open is the way for everything else connected with the pastors work, and the more effective all departments of his ministry.
3. It, and it alone, is the power of God and the wisdom of God unto salvation and sanctification. (Homiletic Review.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v27 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues speaking.
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not one among them
"not one idol"
their cast metal figures are wind and emptiness
Yahweh speaks of the worthlessness of the idols as if the idols are wind and nothing at all. AT: "their idols are all worthless" (See: Metaphor)
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Zion
Jerusalem
advice
word
works
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv26–27 41:26 Idols and false gods could not predict the…
41:26 Idols and false gods could not predict the future.
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