Isa 41:25 | JFB | STEP | 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 ). princes —the Babylonian satraps or governors of provinces. mortar —"mire"; He shall tread them under foot as dirt ( ).

Isaiah 41:25

25. raised up—in purpose: not fulfilled till a hundred fifty years afterwards.

north—In Isa 41:2, "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 (Ezr 1:2). 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, 2Ki 5:1-27; compare 2Ki 17:33, 41; Da 3:28; 4:1-3, 34-37).

princes—the Babylonian satraps or governors of provinces.

mortar—"mire"; He shall tread them under foot as dirt (Isa 10:6).