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Isaiah 51:4

Isaiah 51:4
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hearken unto me, my people,.... His special people, whether Jews or Gentiles, chosen by him, taken into covenant with him; given to Christ, redeemed by him as a peculiar people, and called by his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hearken unto me, my people - Lowth reads this; Attend unto me, O ye people, And give ear unto me, O ye nations. The reason why he proposes this change is, that he supposes the address here is made to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 51:4-8

Both these proclamations, as I may call them, end alike with an assurance of the perpetuity of God's righteousness and his salvation; and therefore we put them together, both being designed for the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 51:4-6

The universal extension of the true religion is the second ground of comfort which the prophet is commissioned to offer to his fellow believers. The language of Isa 51:4-5 is obviously moulded on that…