Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 45:19

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19. not . . . secret —not like the heathen oracles which gave their responses from dark caverns, with studied obscurity ( :- ). Christ plainly quotes these words, thereby identifying Himself with Jehovah ( John 18:20 ). I said not . . . Seek . . . in vain —When I commanded you to seek Me (Jehovah did so, John 18:20- : , "Ask Me," c.), it was not in order that ye might be sent empty away ( Deuteronomy 32:47 ). Especially in Israel's time of trial, God's interposition, in behalf of Zion hereafter, is expressly stated as about to be the answer to prayer ( Isaiah 62:6 Isaiah 62:7-10 ; Psalms 102:13-17 ; Psalms 102:19-21 ). So in the case of all believers, the spiritual Israel. righteousness —that which is veracious: not in the equivocal terms of heathen responses, fitly symbolized by the " dark places" from which they were uttered. right —true (see on Psalms 102:19-19.102.21- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-isa-45-006

절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-45-19

Source

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