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Edward J. Young’s classic 3-volume commentary engages in a line-by-line exegesis of the book of Isaiah, setting interpretation firmly in the context of Isaiah’s archaeological, cultural, and intellectual background. Young allows the prophet to speak for himself and to expound his message for the present age. Written primarily for the minister, Sunday school teacher and general layperson, the...

The repetition serves to bring to the fore the great significance of the command and the fullness and richness of the comfort offered. Such repetitions are quite common throughout the entire book of Isaiah (cf. 24:16; 26:3; 29:1; 38:11, 17, 19; 43:11, 25; 48:11–15; 51:8, 12, 17; 52:1, 11; 57:6, 14, 19; 62:10; 65:1). The command was to be carried out by the proclamation of good and comforting words (cf. Zech. 1:13). As the subsequent chapters show, true comfort consists in setting forth the entire
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