The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
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Gill's Exposition
The isles saw it, and feared,.... Not the victory which Abraham got over the kings; nor Cyrus's expedition against Babylon, and other nations, and his deliverance of the Jews; but the progress of the…
Barnes' Notes
The isles saw it - The distant nations (see the note at Isa 41:1). They saw what was done in the conquests of the man whom God in this remarkable manner had raised up; and they had had demonstration,…
That particular instance of God's care for his people Israel in raising up Cyrus to be their deliverer is here insisted upon as a great proof both of his sovereignty above all idols and of his power…
The alarm of the nations leads to the production of fresh images. The view that Isa 41:6-7 form part of ch. Isa 40:18-20 has already been mentioned. With regard to the suitability of the verses in…
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