Isaiah 48:19
“Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thy seed had also been as the sand,.... Upon the sea shore, as numerous as that, as was promised to Abraham, Gen 22:17,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy seed also - Instead of being reduced to a small number by the calamities incident to war, and being comparatively a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 48:16-22
Here, as before, Jacob and Israel are summoned to hearken to the prophet speaking in God's name, or rather to God…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
as the sand A common comparison; see ch. Isa 10:22; Gen 22:17; Hos 1:10 &c.
like the gravel thereof Lit. the grains…
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