To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
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Gill's Exposition
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept,.... Was despised and derided by them; they took the prophet's words out of his mouth, and in a scoffing manner repeated them; which, in the…
Barnes' Notes
To whom he said - To whom God had said; that is, to the Jews. He had taught them the way of rest through the prophets, but they had refused to learn. This is the rest - That is, this is the true way…
The prophet here complains of the wretched stupidity of this people, that they were unteachable and made no improvement of the means of grace which they possessed; they still continued as they were,…
Cambridge Bible
To whom he said Rather: He who said to them. The verse reproduces the tenor and aim of all Isaiah's teaching (cf. Isa 28:28; ch. Isa 30:15). He had sought to point out the true way of rest for the…
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