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Isaiah 40:1,2
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God…

Isaiah 44:21,22
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thouart my servant: I have formed thee; thouart my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me…

Isaiah 54:7,8
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee…

choose

Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

Zechariah 1:17
Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:12
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

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Deuteronomy 30:3-5
That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee…

Jeremiah 24:6,7
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pullthem down; and I will plant them, and not pluckthem up…

Jeremiah 29:14
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

the strangers

Isaiah 19:24,25
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria,even a blessing in the midst of the land: …

Isaiah 49:16-23
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms ofmy hands; thy wallsare continually before me…

Isaiah 56:6-8
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; …

once again He will choose Israel
This indicates a reaffirmation of God's covenant with Israel. Despite their exile and punishment due to sin, God promises to renew His choice of Israel as His people. This reflects the unconditional nature of God's promises, as seen inDeuteronomy 7:6-8, where Israel is chosen not because of their righteousness but because of God's love and the oath He swore to their ancestors. This also foreshadows the New Covenant, where God's people are chosen through faith in Christ, as seen inRomans 11:25-29.

and settle them in their own land.
This phrase refers to the promise of restoration and return from exile. Historically, this was fulfilled when the Israelites returned from Babylonian captivity, as recorded in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The land is central to the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1-3), symbolizing God's provision and blessing. This also points to eschatological hope, where believers anticipate a new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-3).

The foreigner will join them
This phrase signifies the inclusion of Gentiles into the blessings of Israel, a theme that becomes more explicit in the New Testament. Isaiah often speaks of a future where nations will come to worship the God of Israel (Isaiah 2:2-4). This foreshadows the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and the breaking down of the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles through Christ (Ephesians 2:14-16).

and unite with the house of Jacob.
This unity suggests a future where ethnic and cultural barriers are transcended, pointing to the unity found in Christ. The "house of Jacob" implies a spiritual family, which is expanded to include all who believe in Jesus, as seen inGalatians 3:28-29. This unity is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through his seed (Genesis 22:18), ultimately realized in Jesus Christ.

- “For the LORD” tells us that everything that follows is rooted in God’s initiative, not Israel’s merit (seeDeuteronomy 7:7-8;Romans 11:28-29).

- “will have compassion” speaks of God’s tender mercy, the same word picture used inIsaiah 30:18, where the Lord longs to be gracious.

- “on Jacob” reminds us that God’s covenant love is directed toward the descendants of the patriarch—those whom He renamed Israel (Genesis 32:28). Even after judgment inIsaiah 13, His heart is still moved toward His people.

- “once again” signals a renewal of the election first announced inExodus 19:5-6 and reiterated after exile inZechariah 1:17.

- God’s choosing is not revoked by Israel’s failures. Paul echoes this inRomans 11:2: “God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew.”

- The phrase assures the remnant that divine selection continues regardless of Assyrian or Babylonian oppression.

- This points to a literal, geographical return—fulfilled partially after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 1:1-4) and ultimately looking forward to a future regathering foretold inIsaiah 11:11-12 andEzekiel 37:21-22.

- “their own land” underscores God’s covenant promise first given to Abraham inGenesis 15:18.

- The settling carries ideas of peace and security (Micah 4:4), contrasting sharply with the displacement caused by enemy nations.

- Gentile inclusion is anticipated here, foreshadowing promises likeIsaiah 56:6-7 and fulfilled in Christ asEphesians 2:12-19 brings believing Gentiles into the commonwealth of Israel.

- Rather than replacing Israel, foreigners “join,” indicating partnership and shared worship of the one true God (Zechariah 8:23).

- This dismantles ethnocentric pride and highlights God’s global redemptive plan first hinted inGenesis 12:3.

- “Unite” suggests harmony and shared covenant blessings, echoing passages such asIsaiah 60:3-5 where nations come to Israel’s light.

- The “house of Jacob” remains intact; Gentiles attach to it, not vice versa.Romans 11:17 speaks of wild branches grafted into the cultivated olive tree.

- The picture is one redeemed people worshiping the Lord in unity (Psalm 133:1), fulfilling God’s intent that Israel be a light to the nations (Isaiah 49:6).

Isaiah 14:1 reassures God’s covenant people that despite judgment, He still loves, chooses, and restores them to their land. At the same time, it casts a wider net, promising that Gentiles will gladly join and be grafted into the blessings of Israel. The verse weaves together divine mercy, renewed election, physical restoration, and international inclusion—an early glimpse of the comprehensive redemption fully realized in Messiah’s kingdom.

(1)For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob . . .--The words imply a prevision of the return of the Israelites from exile, and therefore of the exile itself. The downfall of Babylon was certain, because without it the mercy of the Lord to Israel could not be manifested. The whole section is an anticipation of the great argument of Isaiah 40-66, and the question of its authorship stands or falls on the same grounds.

The strangers shall be joined with them . . .--The thought is one specially characteristic of the later prophecies of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:5;Isaiah 55:5;Isaiah 56:3-6), but is prominent in the earlier also (Isaiah 2:2). In later Hebrew the same words came to be applied to the proselytes who are conspicuous in the apostolic age (Acts 2:10;Acts 6:5), and in them, as before in the adhesion and support of the Persian kings and satraps, and as afterwards in the admission of the Gentiles into the kingdom of the Christ, we may trace successive fulfilments of the prophet's words. . . .