Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, the former things are come to pass,.... Which the Lord had foretold in former times, as to Abraham, concerning the affliction of his posterity in Egypt, the bringing them out from thence, and…
Barnes' Notes
Behold, the former things are come to pass - That is, the former things which he had foretold. This is the evidence to which he appeals in proof that he alone was God, and this is the basis on which…
Here is I. The covenant God made with and the commission he gave to the Messiah, Isa 42:5-7, which are an exposition of Isa 42:1, Behold my servant, whom I uphold.
1. The royal titles by which the…
Cambridge Bible
the formerthings] the things formerly predicted. The reference probably is to prophecies just fulfilled in the successes of Cyrus. The new thingsare the substance of the present prophecy, the…
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