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Isaiah 56:8

The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 56:8

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The Lord God; rather, the Lord Jehovah—Adonai Jehovah. An unusual phrase. Which gathereth together the outcasts of Israel; i.e. the Lord who has pledged himself to bring back Israel from captivity, and to gather together Israel's outcasts from all regions (; , ; , , etc.

). This same Lord now promises something further: "He will gather others also to Israel, besides his own gathered ones." Introduced with such emphasis and formality, this was probably, when delivered, a new revelation.

In the present arrangement of the prophecies, however, it announces no novelty. The addition of Gentile members to the Israelite community has been declared frequently (see ; , etc.

).

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