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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Isaiah 51:9

Impassioned prayer of the exiled Jews.

ancient days— (Psalms 44:1).

Rahab—poetical name for Egypt (see on Isaiah 30:7).

dragon—Hebrew, tannin. The crocodile, an emblem of Egypt, as represented on coins struck after the conquest of Egypt by Augustus; or rather here, "its king," Pharaoh (see on Isaiah 27:1; Psalms 74:13-14; Ezekiel 32:2, Margin; Ezekiel 29:3).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 51:9:

Job 8:6
Psalms 74:13-15
Isaiah 27:13
Isaiah 30:7
Isaiah 51:15
Daniel 6:28
Habakkuk 3:2

 

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