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Jesaja 49:21

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21 Und du wirst in deinem Herzen sprechen: Wer hat mir diese geboren, da ich doch der Kinder beraubt und unfruchtbar war, verbannt und umherirrend? Und diese, wer hat sie großgezogen? Siehe, ich war ja allein übriggeblieben; diese, wo waren sie?

Jesaja 49:21 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 49:21

Then shalt thou say in thine heart
In, a way of admiration, secretly within herself, astonished at the numerous crowds flocking in; who hath begotten me these?
not their natural parents, nor they themselves; for they are not born of blood, nor of the will of man, nor of the will
of the flesh;
nor ministers of the Gospel, though they are instruments, yet not the cause; but God only, Father, Son, and Spirit, to whom regeneration is only ascribed: regeneration is a wonderful work of God; it is unaccountable to the natural man; it is amazing to the saints themselves; and it is matter of astonishment to the church of God; especially when on a sudden, and without means, and in great numbers, men are born again; and particularly when these come from among the Gentiles, which seems to be the case here: seeing I have lost my children;
by captivity and the sword, by the tyranny and cruelty of the man of sin: and am desolate;
or alone, as if without a husband, or any to take care of her: this represents the church in the wilderness, during the reign of antichrist, ( Revelation 12:14 ) , while she seems to be forsaken of the Lord her husband, though she is not: and a captive;
to the Romish antichrist; see ( Revelation 13:10 ) : and removing to and fro;
being forced to flee from place to place, by reason of persecution: there is, no doubt, an allusion in all this to the case of the Jews in the Babylonish captivity: and who hath brought up these?
the same that begot them, even the Lord himself; who nourishes and brings up his children with the milk of the Gospel, and the breasts of Gospel ordinances; so that they are brought up from children to young men, from young men to fathers, till they become perfect men; even the church in the wilderness, with her children, are nourished by him, for a time, and times, and half a time, ( Revelation 12:14 ) which is wonderful: behold, I was left alone;
seemingly without husband or children, in a desolate and wilderness state: these, where had they been?
in the ruins of Adam's fall; in a state of darkness; in the graves of sin; in a pit wherein is no water; in the hands of Satan, and among wicked men; even in Babylon itself, but now called out; see ( Revelation 18:4 ) .

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Jesaja 49:21 In-Context

19 Denn deine Trümmer und deine Wüsten und dein zerstörtes Land, ja, nun wirst du zu enge werden für die Bewohner; und deine Verschlinger werden fern sein.
20 Die Kinder deiner Kinderlosigkeit werden noch vor deinen Ohren sagen: Der Raum ist mir zu eng; mache mir Platz, daß ich wohnen möge.
21 Und du wirst in deinem Herzen sprechen: Wer hat mir diese geboren, da ich doch der Kinder beraubt und unfruchtbar war, verbannt und umherirrend? Und diese, wer hat sie großgezogen? Siehe, ich war ja allein übriggeblieben; diese, wo waren sie?
22 So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Siehe, ich werde meine Hand zu den Nationen hin erheben, und zu den Völkern hin mein Panier aufrichten; und sie werden deine Söhne im Busen bringen, und deine Töchter werden auf der Schulter getragen werden.
23 Und Könige werden deine Wärter sein, und ihre Fürstinnen deine Ammen; sie werden sich vor dir niederwerfen mit dem Antlitz zur Erde, und den Staub deiner Füße lecken. Und du wirst erkennen, daß ich Jehova bin: die auf mich harren, werden nicht beschämt werden.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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