1 Christ shews that the dereliction of the Jews is not to be imputed to him, by his ability to save
5 By his obedience in that work
7 And by his confidence in that assistance
10 An exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves

the bill De 24:1-5 Jer 3:1,8 Ho 2:2-4 Mr 10:4-12

or which Ex 21:7 Le 25:39 De 32:30 2Ki 4:1 Ne 5:5 Es 7:4 Ps 44:12 Mt 18:25

behold. Husbands often sent bills of divorcement to their wives on slight occasions; and fathers, oppressed with debt, sold their children till the year of release. But this, saith God, cannot be my case: I am not governed by any such motives, nor am I urged by any such necessity. Your captivity and afflictions are the fruits of your own folly and wickedness. For your iniquities. Isa 52:3 59:1,2 1Ki 21:25 2Ki 17:17 Jer 3:8 4:18

2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

when I came Isa 59:16 65:12 66:4 Pr 1:24 Jer 5:1 7:13 8:6 35:15 Ho 11:2,7 Joh 1:11 3:19

is my Isa 59:1 Ge 18:14 Nu 11:23

have I Isa 36:20 2Ch 32:15 Da 3:16,29 6:20,27

at my Ps 106:9 Na 1:4 Mr 4:39

I dry Isa 42:15 43:16 51:10 63:13 Ex 14:21,29 Jos 3:16 Ps 107:33 114:3-7

their fish Ex 7:18,21

3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

Ex 10:21 Ps 18:11,12 Mt 27:45 Re 6:12

4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

God Ex 4:11,12 Ps 45:2 Jer 1:9 Mt 22:46 Lu 4:22 21:15 Joh 7:46

a word Isa 57:15-19 Pr 15:23 25:11 Mt 11:28 13:54

as the Joh 7:15-17

5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

Isa 48:8 Ps 40:6-8 Mt 26:39 Joh 8:29 14:31 15:10 Php 2:8 Heb 5:8 10:5-9

6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

gave La 3:30 Mic 5:1 Mt 5:39 26:67 27:26 Mr 14:65 15:19 Lu 22:63 Joh 8:11 Heb 12:1

my cheeks. The eastern people always held the beard in great veneration; and to pluck a man's beard is one of the grossest indignities that can be offered. D'Arvieux gives a remarkable instance of an Arab, who, having received a wound in his jaw, chose to hazard his life rather than suffer the surgeon to cut off his beard. 2Sa 10:4

that plucked Ne 13:25

I hid. Another instance of the utmost contempt and destation. Throughout the East it is highly offensive to spit in any one's presence; and if this is such an indignity, how much more spitting in the face?

7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

the Lord Isa 50:9 42:1 49:8 Ps 89:21-27 110:1 Joh 16:33 Heb 13:6

I set Jer 1:18 Eze 3:8,9 Mt 23:13-36 Lu 9:51 11:39-54 Ro 1:16 1Pe 4:1,16

8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

near that Ro 8:32-34 1Ti 3:16

let us Isa 41:1,21 Ex 22:9 De 19:17 Job 23:3-7 Mt 5:25

mine adversary. Heb. the master of my cause Zec 3:1 Re 12:10

9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

they all Isa 51:6-8 Job 13:28 Ps 39:11 102:26 Heb 1:11,12

10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

is among Ps 25:12,14 111:10 112:1 128:1 Ec 12:13 Mal 3:16

obeyeth Isa 42:1 49:3 53:11 Heb 5:9

that walketh Isa 9:2 59:9 Job 29:3 Ps 23:4 La 3:2 Joh 8:12 12:46

let Isa 26:3,4 1Sa 30:6 1Ch 5:20 2Ch 20:12,20 Job 13:15 23:8-10 Ps 27:13,14 28:7 40:1-4 42:11 62:8 145:21 La 3:25,26 Mic 7:7-9 2Co 1:8-10 1Pe 5:7

11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

all ye Isa 28:15-20 30:15,16 55:2 Ps 20:7,8 Jer 17:5-7 Jon 2:8 Mt 15:6-8 Ro 1:21,22 10:3

walk Ex 11:9,10 Eze 20:39 Am 4:4,5

this shall Joh 9:39

ye shall Isa 8:22 65:13-16 Ps 16:4 32:10 Mt 8:12 22:13 Joh 8:24 2Th 1:8,9 Re 19:20 20:15