Isa 55:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. thou —Jehovah addresses Messiah. call . . . run —God must call, before man can, or will, run ( ). Not merely come, but run eagerly. thou knowest not —now as thy people (so in ). nation . . . nations —gradation; from Israel, one nation, the Gospel spread to many nations, and will do so more fully on Israel's conversion. knew not thee — ( ). because of . . . thy God . . . glorified thee — ( ); where similar language is directed to Israel, because of the identification of Israel with Messiah, who is the ideal Israel ( ; compare with ; see ).

Isaiah 55:5

5. thou—Jehovah addresses Messiah.

call . . . run—God must call, before man can, or will, run (So 1:4; Joh 6:44). Not merely come, but run eagerly.

thou knowest not—now as thy people (so in Mt 7:23).

nation . . . nations—gradation; from Israel, one nation, the Gospel spread to many nations, and will do so more fully on Israel's conversion.

knew not thee— (Isa 52:15; Eph 2:11, 12).

because of . . . thy God . . . glorified thee— (Isa 60:5, 9; Zec 8:23); where similar language is directed to Israel, because of the identification of Israel with Messiah, who is the ideal Israel (Mt 2:15; compare with Ho 11:1; see Ac 3:13).