Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
not . . . in secret— (Isaiah 45:19). Jehovah foretold Cyrus' advent, not with the studied ambiguity of heathen oracles, but plainly.
from the time, etc.—From the moment that the purpose began to be accomplished in the raising up of Cyrus I was present.
sent me—The prophet here speaks, claiming attention to his announcement as to Cyrus, on the ground of his mission from God and His Spirit. But he speaks not in his own person so much as in that of Messiah, to whom alone in the fullest sense the words apply (Isaiah 61:1; John 10:36). Plainly, Isaiah 49:1, which is the continuation of the forty-eighth chapter, from Isaiah 48:16, where the change of speaker from God (Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 48:12-15) begins, is the language of Messiah. Luke 4:1, Luke 4:14, Luke 4:18, shows that the Spirit combined with the Father in sending the Son: therefore "His Spirit" is nominative to "sent," not accusative, following it.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 48:16:
Isaiah 40:21
Isaiah 45:19
Isaiah 48:16
Zechariah 2:7
Zechariah 2:9
Mark 14:54
John 18:20
Galatians 4:4
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