Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thou—Jehovah addresses Messiah.
call . . . run—God must call, before man can, or will, run (Song of Solomon 1:4; John 6:44). Not merely come, but run eagerly.
thou knowest not—now as thy people (so in Matthew 7:23).
nation . . . nations—gradation; from Israel, one nation, the Gospel spread to many nations, and will do so more fully on Israel's conversion.
knew not thee— (Isaiah 52:15; Ephesians 2:11-12).
because of . . . thy God . . . glorified thee— (Isaiah 60:5, Isaiah 60:9; Zechariah 8:23); where similar language is directed to Israel, because of the identification of Israel with Messiah, who is the ideal Israel (Matthew 2:15; compare with Hosea 11:1; see Acts 3:13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 55:5:
Isaiah 55:1
Isaiah 60:9
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