Isa 45:14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 14. The labour of Egypt -"The wealth of Egypt"] This seems to relate to the future admission of the Gentiles into the Church of God. Compare Ps 68:32; 72:10 ; . And perhaps these particular nations may be named, by a metonymy common in all poetry, for powerful and wealthy nations in general. . The Sabeans, men of stature -"The Sabeans, tall of stature"] That the Sabeans were of a more majestic appearance than common, is particularly remarked by Agatharchides, an ancient Greek historian quoted by Bochart, Phaleg, ii. 26, τασωματαεστιτωνκατοικουντων αξιολογωτερα. So also the Septuagint understand it, rendering it ανδρεςυψηλοι, "tall men." And the same phrase, anshey middah , is used for persons of extraordinary stature, , and . They shall make supplication unto thee -"They shall in suppliant guise address thee"] The conjunction vau is supplied by the ancient Versions, and confirmed by fifteen MSS. of Kennicott's , ( seven ancient,) thirteen of De Rossi's , and six editions, veelayich. Three MSS. ( two ancient) omit the vau before elayich at the beginning of the line.

‏ Isaiah 45:14

Verse 14. The labour of Egypt-"The wealth of Egypt"] This seems to relate to the future admission of the Gentiles into the Church of God. Compare Ps 68:32; 72:10; Isa 60:6-9. And perhaps these particular nations may be named, by a metonymy common in all poetry, for powerful and wealthy nations in general. See Clarke on Isa 60:1.

The Sabeans, men of stature-"The Sabeans, tall of stature"] That the Sabeans were of a more majestic appearance than common, is particularly remarked by Agatharchides, an ancient Greek historian quoted by Bochart, Phaleg, ii. 26, τασωματαεστιτωνκατοικουντων αξιολογωτερα. So also the Septuagint understand it, rendering it ανδρεςυψηλοι, "tall men." And the same phrase, anshey middah, is used for persons of extraordinary stature, Nu 13:32, and 1Ch 20:6.

They shall make supplication unto thee-"They shall in suppliant guise address thee"] The conjunction vau is supplied by the ancient Versions, and confirmed by fifteen MSS. of Kennicott's, (seven ancient,) thirteen of De Rossi's, and six editions, veelayich. Three MSS. (two ancient) omit the vau before elayich at the beginning of the line.