Isaiah 49:9

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, go forth,.... God's covenant people, while unconverted, are prisoners; they are in the prison of sin, under the power and dominion of it, and under the guilt of…

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth - This language occurs also in Isa 42:7. For an explanation of it, see the notes on that place. To them that are in darkness - Synonymous with being…

In these verses we have,

I. The humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah (Isa 49:7): The Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and Israel's Holy One, who had always taken care of the Jewish church and…

That thou mayest say Rather, Saying (R.V.) or possibly (continuing the previous infs.) "To say."

the prisoners… them thatare in darkness i.e. the exiles; cf. Isa 42:7. The second half of the verse…