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Isaiah 51:2

The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 51:2

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

I called him alone; or, I called him when he was but ode; i.e. before he had any children (comp. , "Abraham was one, and he inherited the land"). And blessed him (see , ).

And increased him; i.e. "made him a father of many nations" (). If God could multiply the progeny of ode man, much more could he make a flourishing nation out of the exiles, who, though but a "remnant" of the pro-Captivity Israel, were yet many thousands in number (see ).

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