The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. Ver. 1. _The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them._] The Edomites, and other enemies, have had their part. It hath been sufficiently said, "Woe unto the wicked, i... [ Continue Reading ]
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God. Ver. 2. _The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel... [ Continue Reading ]
_Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees._ Ver. 3. _Strengthen ye the weak hands,_] _q.d., _ Cheer up, my hearts; be of good courage, and God shall strengthen your hearts, all ye that hope in the Lord. Comfort ye also one another with these words, and build up each other in your... [ Continue Reading ]
Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you. Ver. 4. _Say to them that are of a fearful heart,_] _Inconsideratis; _ to them that consider not the promises, but "forget the cons... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Ver. 5. _Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened._] This was fulfilled corporally in cures wrought by Christ, Matthew 9:27 _; _ Mat 11:5 and spiritually in the preaching of the gospel by the efficacy of his... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Ver. 6. _Then shall the lame man leap as an hart._] As that impotent man did, Act 3:8 and those _Loripedes_ Heb 12:13 _ And the tongue of the dumb si... [ Continue Reading ]
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes. Ver. 7. _And the parched ground, &c._] See on Isaiah 35:6 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein]. Ver. 8. _And an highway shall be there,_] _i.e., _ In the Church of Christ. _ And a way._... [ Continue Reading ]
No lion shall be there, nor [any] ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]: Ver. 9. _No lion shall be there._] The devil, that roaring lion, nor his actuaries, tyrants and heretics, shall haunt these holy highways. God will preserve his pe... [ Continue Reading ]
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Ver. 10. _And the ransomed of the Lord._] Those happy ones. Deu 33:29 _ Shall return._] To the Lord, from whom th... [ Continue Reading ]