Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
ADDITIONAL REASONS WHY THE JEWS SHOULD PLACE CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S PROMISES OF DELIVERING THEM; HE WILL RAISE UP A PRINCE AS THEIR DELIVERER, WHEREAS THE IDOLS COULD NOT DELIVER THE HEATHEN NATIONS FROM THAT PRINCE. (Isa. 41:1-29)
(Zechariah 2:13). God is about to argue the case; therefore let the nations listen in reverential silence. Compare Genesis 28:16-17, as to the spirit in which we ought to behave before God.
before me—rather (turning), "towards me" [MAURER].
islands—including all regions beyond sea (Jeremiah 25:22), maritime regions, not merely isles in the strict sense.
renew . . . strength—Let them gather their strength for the argument; let them adduce their strongest arguments (compare Isaiah 1:18; Job 9:32). "Judgment" means here, to decide the point at issue between us.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 41:1:
Isaiah 41:20
Isaiah 41:21
Isaiah 43:8
Isaiah 43:26
Isaiah 44:11
Isaiah 45:21
Isaiah 59:18
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