They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
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Gill's Exposition
They helped everyone his neighbour,.... By advice and counsel, by the best arguments they could make use of, to withstand the new religion, and defend the old one; to prevent the embracing the one,…
Barnes' Notes
They helped every one his neighbor - The idolatrous nations. The idea is, that they formed confederations to strengthen each other, and to oppose him whom God had raised up to subdue them. The prophet…
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…
Cambridge Bible
they helped i.e. the nations. But if the verse stood originally after Isa 40:19, "they" refers to the two classes of workmen there mentioned. Each helps the other, and says to his fellow, Cheer up!
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