Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 51:9
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Isaiah51:9
9. Impassioned prayer of the exiled Jews.
ancient days--(Psa 44:1).
Rahab--poetical name for Egypt (see on Is 30:7).
dragon--Hebrew, tannin. The crocodile, an emblem of Egypt, as represented on coins struck after the conquest of Egypt by Augustus; or rather here, "its king," Pharaoh (see on Is 27:1; Psa 74:13, 14; Eze 32:2, Margin; Eze 29:3).
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