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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 42:7

The thought of enlightenment continued, the imagery being suggested by the condition of the Jews in exile.

8, 9. A return to the thought of Jehovah's superiority to heathen gods. He shows His control of events by foretelling them.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לִ פְקֹ֖חַ עֵינַ֣יִם עִוְרֹ֑ות לְ הֹוצִ֤יא מִ

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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