The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
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Gill's Exposition
The first shall say to Zion, behold, behold them,.... Or, "I the first say to Zion"; I who am the first and the last, Isa 41:4 which some ancient Jewish writers (d) observe is the name of the Messiah,…
Barnes' Notes
The first shall say to Zion - This translation is unhappy. It does not convey any clear meaning, nor is it possible from the translation to conjecture what the word ‘first’ refers to. The correct…
The Lord, by the prophet, here repeats the challenge to idolaters to make out the pretentions of their idols: "Produce your cause (Isa 41:21) and make your best of it; bring forth the strongest…
Cambridge Bible
The first … behold them A very perplexing sentence: lit. "A first one to Zion, Behold, behold them!" We may render (nearly as R.V.) (I) first (have said) to Zion, Behold, etc. Or we may supply the…
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