Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Isaiah 45:14:
Isaiah 43:3
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