isaiah-40:1-5,-mark-1:1-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:3

The voice of him that crieth - Lowth and Noyes render this, ‘A voice crieth,’ and annex the phrase ‘in the wilderness’ to the latter part of the sentence:A voice crieth, ‘In the wilderness prepare ye the way of Yahweh.’The Hebrew (קורא קול qôl qôrē') will bear this construction, though the Vulgate and the Septuagint render it as in our common version. The sense is not essentially different, though the parallelism seems to require the translation proposed by Lowth. The design is to state the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:4

Every valley shall be exalted - That is, every valley, or low piece of ground, shall be filled up so as to make a level highway, as was done in order to facilitate the march of armies. This verse is evidently designed to explain what is intended in Isaiah 40:3, by preparing the way for Yahweh. Applied to the return of the Jews from Babylon, it means simply that the impassable valleys were to be filled up so as to make a level road for their journey. If applied to the work of John, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:5

And the glory of the Lord - The phrase here means evidently the majesty, power, or honor of Yahweh. He would display his power, and show himself to be a covenant-keeping God, by delivering his people from their bondage, and reconducting them to their own land. This glory and faithfulness would be shown in his delivering them from their captivity in Babylon; and it would be still more illustriously shown in his sending the Messiah to accomplish the deliverance of his people in later days.And all... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:1-2

Isaiah 40:1-2. Comfort ye, &c. “The prophet, in the foregoing chapter, had delivered a very explicit declaration of the impending dissolution of the kingdom of Judah, and of the captivity of the royal house of David, and of the people, under the king of Babylon. As the subject of his subsequent prophecies was to be chiefly of the consolatory kind, he opens them with giving a promise of the restoration of the kingdom, and the return of the people from that captivity, by the merciful... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:3-4

Isaiah 40:3-4. The voice of him that crieth Or, as the Hebrew may be properly rendered, A voice crieth; an abrupt and imperfect speech, implying, “Methinks I hear a voice;” or, “A voice shall be heard;” in the wilderness Which word signifies the place, either where the cry was made, or where the way was to be prepared, as it is expressed in the following clause, which seems to be added to explain this. Bishop Lowth understands it in this latter sense, and translates the words, A voice... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:5

Isaiah 40:5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed It was revealed in some sort when God brought his people out of Babylon: for that was a glorious work of God, in which he displayed his power, and love, and faithfulness in fulfilling his promises. But his glory was much more eminently revealed when Christ, the Lord of glory, was manifested in the flesh, and gave much clearer and fuller discoveries of God’s glorious wisdom, holiness, goodness, and other divine perfections, than ever... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 40:1-11

40:1-48:22 RETURN FROM BABYLONBetween Chapters 39 and 40 there is a gap of about one hundred and fifty years. The scene suddenly changes from Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah (701 BC) to the distant kingdom of Babylon where the Judeans are held captive. (For the background to the Babylonian captivity see introductory notes, ‘Captivity and return’.) From now on no distinction is made between the northern kingdom Israel and the southern kingdom Judah. The emphasis rather is on encouraging all... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:1

This chapter commences a new Prophecy (see App-82 ), and follows that in Isaiah 34:1-17 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 , after the historic episode of Isaiah 36:0 , Isaiah 38:0 . It will be seen that it forms an integral part of the prophet Isaiah's book, as this member forms a perfect Correspondence with (Isaiah 6:0 ), and cannot be wrenched from it without destroying the whole. Other evidences may be seen in App-79 and App-80 . Comfort ye. Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis , for emphasis, and see... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:2

comfortably to = to the heart of: i.e. affectionately. Compare Genesis 34:3 ; Genesis 50:21 .Judges 19:3 .Hosea 2:14 . cry = proclaim. Note the same word, and truth, in Isaiah 40:3 . warfare = hard service or forced service. iniquity. Hebrew. avah . App-44 . the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . double = in full. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for that which is complete, thorough, ample. See Isaiah 61:7 . Genesis 43:22 .Job 11:6 ; Job 41:13 .Jeremiah 16:18 ; Jeremiah 17:18... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:3

The voice, &c. Quoted in Matthew 3:3 .Mark 1:3 .Luke 3:4-6 . Joh 1:23 . 1 Peter 1:24 . Compare the voice from the temple in Isaiah 6:0 , concerning the scattering, and this voice outside the land concerning the gathering. The voice was not Isaiah's, but heard by him in vision. John [the] Baptist claims it; but this People would not hear; and He Whom he heralded was crucified and His kingdom was rejected (John 1:11 ). The King and the kingdom are therefore alike in abeyance, and the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:1-2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:3-4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 40:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 40:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 40:3

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