Isaías 45:19

19 No hablé en escondido, en un lugar oscuro de la tierra. No en balde dije a la generación de Jacob: Buscadme; yo soy el SEÑOR que hablo justicia, que anuncio rectitud

Isaías 45:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth,
&c.] In a private whisper, in a muttering manner, and out of the belly, as the Heathen priests did; and from out of cells, dens, and caverns of the earth, from whence the oracles of Heathen deities were delivered; but in a free, open, clear, and public manner, before multitudes, in the face of all men, or where there was a great concourse of people: so Christ delivered the law on Mount Sinai, in an audible manner, attended with a multitude of angels, and before all the people; and when here on earth he said nothing in secret, but openly to the world, in the synagogues and temple of the Jews, where they resorted in great numbers, ( John 18:20 ) and ordered his disciples also to publish on the housetops what they heard with their ears, ( Matthew 10:27 ) : I said not unto the seed of Jacob, seek ye me in vain;
that is, he never suffered the seed of Jacob, Israelites indeed, praying Jacobs and prevailing Israels, the true worshippers of him, to seek him in vain; to pray unto and worship him to no purpose, or without fruit to themselves; for all such who seek him early and earnestly, heartily and diligently, and where he may be found, always find him; he receives them, and not rejects them; and they receive that from him which is worth seeking after, and amply rewards all their trouble. The Targum is,

``nor have I said to the seed of the house of Jacob in vain, seek my fear:''

I the Lord speak righteousness;
the word of righteousness, the doctrine of justification by his own righteousness; that which he wrought out by his obedience, sufferings, and death, he declared and brought near in the ministry of the word; see ( Isaiah 46:13 ) . The Targum renders it, "truth"; grace and truth came by Christ, ( John 1:17 ) : I declare things that are right;
according to right reason, agreeably to the word of God, both law and Gospel, fit for men to receive, and what made for his own and his Father's glory; see ( Proverbs 8:6 Proverbs 8:18 ) .

Isaías 45:19 In-Context

17 Israel es salvo en el SEÑOR, salvación eterna; no os avergonzaréis, ni os afrentaréis, por todos los siglos

18 Porque así dijo el SEÑOR, que crea los cielos; él mismo, el Dios que forma la tierra, el que la hizo, y la compuso. No la creó para nada; para que fuera habitada la creó: Yo soy el SEÑOR, y ninguno más que yo

19 No hablé en escondido, en un lugar oscuro de la tierra. No en balde dije a la generación de Jacob: Buscadme; yo soy el SEÑOR que hablo justicia, que anuncio rectitud

20 Reuníos, y venid, allegaos, todos los escapados de los gentiles. No tienen conocimiento los que levantan el madero de su escultura, y los que ruegan al dios, que no salva

21 Publicad, y haced llegar, y entren todos en consulta. ¿Quién hizo oír esto desde el principio, y desde entonces lo tiene dicho, sino yo, el SEÑOR? Y no hay más Dios que yo; Dios justo y Salvador, no hay más que yo