Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 41:25

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25. raised up —in purpose: not fulfilled till a hundred fifty years afterwards. north —In :- , "from the East"; both are true: see the note there. call . . . my name —acknowledge Me as God, and attribute his success to Me; this he did in the proclamation ( :- ). This does not necessarily imply that Cyrus renounced idolatry, but hearing of Isaiah's prophecy given a hundred fifty years before, so fully realized in his own acts, he recognized God as the true God, but retained his idol (so Naaman, :- ; compare 2 Kings 17:33 ; 2 Kings 17:41 ; Daniel 3:28 ; Daniel 4:1-3 ; Daniel 4:34-37 ). princes —the Babylonian satraps or governors of provinces. mortar —"mire"; He shall tread them under foot as dirt ( Daniel 4:34-27.4.37- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-26" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-isa-41-005

절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-41-25

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological