Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
light—emblem of prosperity (Isaiah 58:10; Job 11:17).
health—literally, a long bandage, applied by surgeons to heal a wound (compare Isaiah 1:6). Hence restoration from all past calamities.
go before thee—Thy conformity to the divine covenant acts as a leader, conducting thee to peace and prosperity.
glory . . . reward—like the pillar of cloud and fire, the symbol of God's "glory," which went behind Israel, separating them from their Egyptian pursuers (Isaiah 52:12; Exodus 14:19-20).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 58:8:
Exodus 14:19
Isaiah 42:9
Isaiah 58:1
Isaiah 58:2
Isaiah 60:1
Malachi 3:14
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