Isa 45:19, 46:13 | JFB | STEP | 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 ( ). I said not . . . Seek . . . in vain —When I commanded you to seek Me (Jehovah did so, , "Ask Me," &c.), it was not in order that ye might be sent empty away ( ). 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 ( ). 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

Isaiah 45:19

19. not . . . secret—not like the heathen oracles which gave their responses from dark caverns, with studied obscurity (Isa 48:16). Christ plainly quotes these words, thereby identifying Himself with Jehovah (Joh 18:20).

I said not . . . Seek . . . in vain—When I commanded you to seek Me (Jehovah did so, Isa 45:11, "Ask Me," &c.), it was not in order that ye might be sent empty away (De 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 (Isa 62:6, 7-10; Ps 102:13-17, 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 Isa 41:26).

Isaiah 46:13

13. near—antithetical to "far" (Isa 46:12; Isa 51:5; 56:1; 61:10, 11; Ro 10:6-8).

righteousness—answering to "salvation" in the parallel clause; therefore it means here, "my righteous deliverance"; righteous, because proving the truth of God's promises, and so contrived as to not compromise, but vindicate, His righteousness (Isa 42:21; Ro 3:26).

Zion . . . my glory—rather, "I will give salvation in Zion; to Israel (I will give) my glory" [HORSLEY]. (Isa 63:11; Ps 14:7; Lu 2:32).