For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
And as Esaias said before,.... In the beginning of his prophecy, in Isa 1:9.
Except the Lord of sabaoth had left us a seed; the title and character the great God goes by here, is "Lord of sabaoth",…
Esaias - The Greek way of writing the word “Isaiah.” Crieth - Isa 10:22-23. Exclaims, or speaks aloud or openly: compare Joh 1:15. Isaiah brings forth the doctrine fully, and without any concealment…
Adam Clarke
For he will finish the work, and cut it short, etc. - These appear to be forensic terms, and refer to the conclusion of a judicial proceeding; the Lord has tried and found them guilty, and will…
Having explained the promise, and proved the divine sovereignty, the apostle here shows how the rejection of the Jews, and the taking in of the Gentiles, were foretold in the Old Testament, and…
Cambridge Bible
for he will finish, &c. These words agree closely with the letter of the LXX., but not with that of the Heb. They convey the point of the Heb., however, quite enough for the purpose of the quotation;…
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