Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 19:20
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Isaiah19:20
20 And it shall be for a sign, and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors , and he shall send them a Saviour and a great one , and he shall deliver them.
The Altar or Pillar last mentioned.
To testifie that they own the Lord for their God.
Being sorely distressed, and finding the weakness of their Idols, they shall turn unto the True God.
A great or mighty Saviour, by a common Figure called Hendiaduo, as a cloud and smoke is put for a smokie cloud, Isa. 4. 5. or, a Saviour and a Prince, even Christ, who is so called Act. 5. 31. as is evident from the whole Context, which apparently speaks of Gospeltimes. And the emphatical Phrase here used, directed them to look for an extraordinary Saviour.
Marginal references: See Jos. [illegible: 1+ letters]. 20, 21. & 22. 27.
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