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Isaiah 48:17-19

ISAIAH—NOTE ON Isaiah 48:17 who teaches you to profit. Or, “who teaches you for your benefit.” righteousness like the waves of the sea. Covering sin again and again. like the sand... like its grains. See Genesis 15:5 and Genesis 22:17.

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See also Isaiah 48:17-19 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THY REDEEMER - (see the notes at Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:1). WHICH TEACHETH THEE TO PROFIT - Teaching you what things will most conduce to your welfare. The reference hero is chiefly to the afflictio...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 48 The Divine Restatement Concerning His People, Their Condition and Future 1. _Their condition and Jehovah's predictions (Isaiah 48:1)_ 2. _Jehovah acts for His Name's sake (Isaiah 48:9)_ 3....

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    HAD ISRAEL BUT OBEYED YAHWEH! This is a later passage, looking forward to a grey future far other than the glowing picture painted by Isaiah 48:2 Is. Yahweh saith, I am thy God, O Israel, and would fa...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. See note on Isaiah 1:4....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The introduction is in the prophet's usual manner; cf. ch. Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 49:7. _which teacheth thee to profit_ i.e. PROFITABLY or "for thy profit"; cf....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 948 GOD’S TENDER CONCERN FOR HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 48:17. _Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord thy God, which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee b...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. PRACTICE TEXT: Isaiah 48:17-22 17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go....

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. TEACHETH THEE TO PROFIT - by a...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    48:17 teacheth (b-17) Or 'I, Jehovah thy God, teach.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    LET THE EXILES TRUST IN JEHOVAH, AND COME OUT OF BABYLON 1-11. Jehovah's purpose will be executed, but not for Israel's merit. 12-22. Let Israel recognise His leading in the course of history, and l...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    This gives some details of the help that God will provide. The help will be completely sufficient. But it is necessary for people to accept the help that God offers. ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO OBEY GOD V1...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 48 ISRAEL’S EMPTY RELIGION V1 The *Lord says, ‘Listen to this, you family...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD THY GOD WHICH TEACHETH THEE TO PROFIT. — The words applied to the natural human, perhaps we may add, to the specially national, desire, to make a good investment. The question what was profit...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְךָ֖ קְדֹ֣ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES” Isaiah 48:17-22; Isaiah 49:1-13 The first division of this second part of Isaiah closes at Isaiah 48:22, with the phrase _there is no peace to the wicked_. The second divisi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter constitutes the last section of the division dealing with the purpose of peace. It is a great appeal to the people. It first describes Jehovah's methods (verses Isa 48:1-11). He has had t...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God who teacheth thee (u) to profit, who leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go. (u) What things will do you g...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    How gracious the preface to all these sweet promises; and how sure they become, in the name of the great Promiser! Reader! let it be our earnest study and delight to come under the teaching of this al...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _PROFITABLE TEACHING_ ‘I am the Lord Thy God which teacheth thee to profit.’ Isaiah 48:17 I. I UNDERSTAND THE TEXT TO MEAN, NOT THAT GOD TEACHES US IN A PROFITABLE WAY, BUT THAT HE INSTRUCTS US HO...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    17._Thus saith Jehovah. _I connect this verse with the four following verses, because they relate to the same subject, and because in them the Lord promises deliverance to his people, but in such a ma...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 46, 47, AND 48. In Chapter s 46, 47, the application is made to Babylon and to her idols, but still as pleading for Israel as beloved of God; for governmental...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS SAITH THE LORD, THY REDEEMER,.... A character peculiar to Christ, who engaged in covenant to be the Redeemer of his people; was promised and prophesied of as such; and who came into this world fo...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go. Ver. 17. _I am the Lord thy G...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I am the Lord, which teacheth thee to profit_ Who from time to time has made known to thee all necessary and useful doctrines, which, if observed by thee, would have been infinitely profitable to the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the names which Jehovah has applied to Himself throughout this section: I AM THE LORD, THY GOD, WHICH TEACHETH THEE TO PROFIT, imparting the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    An Urgent Invitation to Believe the Lord's Word...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    16-22 The Holy Spirit qualifies for service; and those may speak boldly, whom God and his Spirit send. This is to be applied to Christ. He was sent, and he had the Spirit without measure. Whom God re...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WHICH TEACHETH THEE TO PROFIT; which from time to time have made known unto thee, not vain and frivolous things, but all necessary and useful doctrines; which, if believed and observed by thee, would...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 48:17 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 Redeemer H1350 (H8802) One H6918 Israel H3478 LORD H3068 God...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH'S PLEA TO HIS PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF ISAIAH, AND TAKE THEIR PLACE AS GOD'S SERVANT (ISAIAH 48:12). Isaiah 48:12 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, my called, I am he, I am the fir...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 48 THE UNPREPARED STATE OF ISRAEL/JUDAH. Babylon, and its final fate, has just been described, but the very idea has turned Isaiah's attention on Israel. It has put Israel under the microscop...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    REDEEMER Hebrew, "goel," Redemption (Kinsman type). (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 48:17 It is not only the commercial world which has to make its calculations of profit and loss. All life is made up of profit and loss. And if there is not profit, there is loss; and if there...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 48:1. _Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The dullness of Israel. Restoration under the Servant of Jehovah. Israel reminded of the promises. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit. CONCLUSION: God often finds His people obstinate and...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 48:1. _Which swear by the name of the Lord,_ who resents all false swearing to his covenant. Isaiah 48:3. _I have declared the former things._ The Messiah continues here to be the speaker, and...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thus saith the Lord thy Redeemer_ THE “I AM’S” OF GOD AND OF MAN How beautiful and impressive are the “I am’s” of God; so different from the proud and empty boastings clearly discernible in the “I...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE UNITY OF THE GODHEAD Isaiah 48:16. _Come ye near Me, hear ye this, &c._ [1483] [1483] Some refer this whole verse to Isaiah (Kimchi, Hitzig, Knobel), and many the second clause of it alone (Calv....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The present chapter, which terminates the second section of Isaiah's later prophecies, consists of a long address by God to his people, partly in the way of complaint, partly of combined p...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 48 God speaks about how that He is going to restore then under the Holy One, Jehovah's servant. And God is going to restore the house of Jacob. Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which ar...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 8:36; Deuteronomy 8:17; Deuteronomy 8:18; Ephesians 4:21;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Teacheth — Who from time to time have made known to thee, all necessary doctrines; which, if observed by thee, would have been infinitely profitable to thee, both for this life and that to come. So th...

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