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Isaiah 9:1

ISAIAH—NOTE ON Isaiah 9:1 Her who was in anguish refers to Israel as the people of God under his discipline. In the former time. Isaiah sees the tragic present as if it were already past. Brought into contempt, that is, humiliated with national defeat. in the latter time he has made glorious. A past-tense verb, because the prophetic eye sees the future in a matter-of-fact vision. The people of God will finally experience the glorious future prophesied in Isaiah 2:3 through the triumph of their Messiah.

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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