Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 55:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Behold, thou shalt call ... - This is evidently an address to the Messiah, and is a promise that the Gentiles should be called by him to the fellowship of the gospel. That thou knowest not - The phrase ‘thou knowest not,’ means a nation that had not been regarded as his own people. And nations that knew not thee - The pagan nations that were strangers to thee. Shall run unto thee - Indicating the haste and anxiety which they would have to partake of the benefits of the true religion. Because of the Lord thy God - From respect to the God who had appointed the Messiah, and who had organized the Church. For he hath glorified thee - John 16:5. God had glorified him by appointing him to be the Messiah; and he would glorify him in the future triumphs of the gospel, in the day of judgment, and in the eternal splendors of heaven. return to 'Top of Page'

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