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Isaiah 66:5

Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word,.... This is said to the comfort of the believing Jews, who are thus described; See Gill on Isa 66:2,

your brethren that hated you, that cast…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hear the word of the Lord - This is an address to the pious and persecuted portion of the nation. It is designed for their consolation, and contains the assurance that Yahweh would appear in their…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Your brethren that hated you - said "Say ye to your brethren that hate you" - The Syriac reads אמרו לאחיכם imru laacheychem; and so the Septuagint, Edit. Comp. ειπατε αδελφοις ὑμων· and MS. Marchal.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 66:5-14

The prophet, having denounced God's judgments against a hypocritical nation, that made a jest of God's word and would not answer him when he called to them, here turns his speech to those that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 66:5-6

A promise to the believing Jews, that they shall speedily witness the discomfiture of their enemies and persecutors.

ye that tremble at his word thus fulfilling the condition of Isa 66:66. The "word"…