Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
they—thy "seed" and "offspring" (Isaiah 44:3).
as among—needlessly inserted in English Version. Rather, "The seed shall spring up as willows among the grass beside canals of water" [HORSLEY]. Or, "They shall spring up among the grass (that is, luxuriantly; for what grows in the midst of grass grows luxuriantly) as willows by the water-courses," which makes the parallel clauses better balanced [MAURER].
CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER. (Isa. 44:1-28)
Yet—Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance.
chosen— (Isaiah 41:8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 44:4:
Ezekiel 17:5
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