Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
whom man despiseth—Hebrew, "the despised of soul," that is, by every soul, by all men (Isaiah 52:14-15; Isaiah 53:3; Isaiah 50:6-9; Psalms 22:6). LOWTH translates, "whose person is despised."
abhorreth—literally, "who is an abomination to the nation" (Luke 23:18-23). The Jews contemptuously call Him always Tolvi, "the crucified." I prefer, on account of Goi, the Hebrew term for nation being usually applied to the Gentiles, and that for people to the Jews (Hosea 1:9; so the Greek terms respectively also Laos and Ethne, Romans 9:25), to take "nation" here collectively for the Gentile world, which also spurned Him (Psalms 2:1-3; Acts 4:25-27).
servant of rulers— (Matthew 17:27). He who would not exert His power against the rulers (Matthew 26:52-53).
shall see—namely the fulfilment of God's promises (Isaiah 49:3, Isaiah 49:6), "when He (shall be) a light to the Gentiles."
arise—to reverence Thee (Psalms 72:10-11; Philippians 2:10).
princes also—rather, for the parallelism, supply the ellipsis, thus, "Princes shall see and shall worship."
faithful—namely, to His promises.
choose thee—as God's elect (Isaiah 42:1).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 49:7:
Isaiah 49:1
Isaiah 52:15
Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 60:3
Isaiah 62:2
Obadiah 1:8
Philippians 2:7
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