For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Ver. 5. For thy Maker is thine husband.] a Heb., Thy Makers. Job 35:10 See Trapp on " Job 35:10 " De sancta Trinitate dictum, saith Junius. Isaac hath the name of the most loving husband we read of in holy writ; but his love to Rebecca was not comparable to this of Christ to his Church, Eph 5:25-26 where I doubt not but the apostle Paul had respect to this passage in Isaiah.

The Lord of hosts is his name.] Therefore thou, his wife, art sure of protection and provision, of all things necessary "to life and godliness"; for he "hateth putting away," Mal 2:16 and will bear with more than any husband else would. Jer 3:1; Joh 13:1 Surely "as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him" Psa 103:11

The God of the whole earth.] Of the Church universal.

a Mariti tui factores tui.

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