Isaiah 51:17-23 - Exposition

AN ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM . The comfort afforded to Israel generally is now concentrated on Jerusalem. Her condition during the long period of the Captivity is deplored, and her want of a champion to assert her cause and raise her out of the dust is lamented ( Isaiah 51:17-20 ). After this, an assurance is given her that the miseries which she has suffered shall pass from her to her great enemy, by whom the dregs of the "cup of trembling" shall be drained, and the last drop wrung out ( Isaiah 51:21-23 ).