Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
former—things which have happened in time past to Israel (Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 44:7-8; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 46:10).
suddenly—They came to pass so unexpectedly that the prophecy could not have resulted from mere human sagacity.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 48:3:
Isaiah 48:1
Isaiah 48:5
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