Isaiah 45:14

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12 ^aI have made the earth,
And ^bcreated man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And ^call their host I have commanded.

13 ^aI have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will¹ direct all his ways;
He shall ^bbuild My city
And let My exiles go free,
^cNot for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

The Lord, the Only Savior

14 Thus says the Lord:
^a“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over ^bin chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, ^c‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
^dThere is no other God.’ ”

15 Truly You are God, ^awho hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!

16 They shall be ^aashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 45:14

The labor of Egypt "The wealth of Egypt" - This seems to relate to the future admission of the Gentiles into the Church of God. Compare Psalms 68:32; Psalms 72:10; Psalms 60:6-9. And perhaps these particular nations may be named, by a metonymy common in all poetry, for powerful and wealthy nations in general. See note on Isaiah 60:1.

The Sabeans, men of stature "The Sabeans, tall of stature" - That the Sabeans were of a more majestic appearance than common, is particularly remarked by Agatharchides, an ancient Greek historian quoted by Bochart, Phaleg, 2:26, . So also the Septuagint understand it, rendering it ̔ , "tall men." And the same phrase, anshey middah , is used for persons of extraordinary stature, Numbers 13:32, and I Chronicles 20:6.

They shall make supplication unto thee "They shall in suppliant guise address thee" - The conjunction vau is supplied by the ancient Versions, and confirmed by fifteen MSS. of Kennicott' s, (seven ancient), thirteen of De Rossi' s, and six editions, veelayich . Three MSS. (two ancient) omit the vau before elaylch at the beginning of the line.

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