Isaiah 51:16

And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may establish the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, you are my people.

Verse 15 Read Chapter 51 Verse 17

George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

People. This may refer to Isaias, Cyrus, as figures of Christ, chap. xlix. 1. He has bestowed greater favours on Christians than Cyrus did on the Jews, opening the kingdom of heaven to true believers, Ephesians ii. 19.

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