Isaiah 24:16

“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, &c.] Of praise and thanksgivings, on account of the judgments of God on antichrist; for the glorious appearance of Christ’s kingdom; for the spread of his Gospel throughout the world; for the conversion of the Jews, and the bringing in of the fulness of the Gentiles everywhere; wherefore these songs are heard from all parts of the world, and the uttermost parts of them; these are the voices said to be heard in heaven, or in the church, everywhere, (<661115>Revelation 11:15 19:1-7) so some Jewish writersf484 interpret the words of the days of the Messiah, and of the songs then to be sung: [even] glory to the righteous; to the righteous…”

“Songs to God come in together to Palestine from distant lands, as a grand chorus. glory to the righteous--the burden of the songs (Isa 26:2, Isa 26:7). Amidst exile, the loss of their temple, and all that is dear to man, their confidence in God is unshaken. These songs recall the joy of other times and draw from Jerusalem in her present calamities, the cry, "My leanness." HORSLEY translates, "glory to the Just One"; then My leanness expresses his sense of man's corruption, which led the Jews, "the treacherous dealers" (Jer 5:11), to crucify the Just One; and his deficiency of righteousness which made him need to be clothed with the righteousness of the Just One (Psa 106:15). treacherous…”

“From the uttermost part of the earth - The word ‘earth’ here seems to be taken in its usual sense, and to denote countries without the bounds of Palestine, and the phrase is equivalent to remote regions or distant countries (see the note at Isaiah 11:12). The prophet here represents himself as hearing those songs from distant lands as a grand chorus, the sound of which came in upon and pervaded Palestine. The worship of God would be still continued, though the temple should be destroyed, the inhabitants of the land dispersed, and the land of Judea be a widespread desolation. Amidst the general wreck and woe, it was some consolation that the worship of Yahweh was celebrated anywhere. Have we…”

“From - From all the parts of the earth in which the Jews are or shall be. Songs - Of joy and praise. Glory - Or, glory be to the righteous. The Lord, the righteous one. But - In the midst of these joyful tidings, I discern something which gives me cause of lamentation. My leanness - I faint and pine away for grief, for the following reason. Treacherously - The Jews, who have been frequently guilty of great perfidiousness towards God, are now acting the same part. Even the Hebrew doctors expound this place of the perfidiousness of some Jews in the times of the Messiah. And it is not strange that so sad a sight made the prophet cry out, My leanness, &c. He repeats it to shew the horridness of…”

“24:16 But my heart is heavy with grief: The prophets were well acquainted with the emotional pain brought on by the sin of their people and its consequences (see 15:5; 21:4; Jer 15:10; Mic 1:8). • Although aspects of the new world are present, the deceit of the old world still prevails for a time.”

“uttermost part: Heb. wing, Isa 26:15, Isa 45:22-25, Isa 52:10, Isa 66:19, Isa 66:20; Psa 2:8, Psa 22:27-31, Psa 67:7, Psa 72:8-11; Psa 98:3, 107:1-43; Mic 5:4; Mar 13:27; Act 13:47 glory: Exo 15:11; Psa 58:10; Rev 15:3, Rev 16:5-7, Rev 19:1-6 But: Isa 10:16, Isa 17:4; Psa 106:15 My leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me the treacherous: Isa 21:2, Isa 33:1, Isa 48:8; Jer 3:20, Jer 5:11, Jer 12:1, Jer 12:6; Lam 1:2; Hos 5:7, Hos 6:7; Hab 1:3 Isaiah 24:17”

“This appeal is not made in vain. Isa 24:16. "From the border of the earth we hear songs: Praise to the Righteous One!" It no doubt seems natural enough to understand the term tzaddı̄k (righteous) as referring to Jehovah; but, as Hitzig observes, Jehovah is never called "the Righteous One" in so absolute a manner as this (compare, however, Psa 112:4, where it occurs in connection with other attributes, and Exo 9:27, where it stands in an antithetical relation); and in addition to this, Jehovah gives צבי ( Isa 4:2; Isa 28:5), whilst כבוד, and not צבי, is ascribed to Him. Hence we must take the word in the same sense as in Isa 3:10 (cf., Hab 2:4). The reference is to the church of righteous…”