Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 41:26

26. Who hath declared from the beginning , that we may know? and before time , that we may say , He is righteous ? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words .

Which of all your Idols did or could fortell such things as this from the beginning of the World unto this day? They never yet did nor can foreknow and foretell any such things, further than▪ I think fit to reveal it to them.

Either in time past: Or, before the things came to pass.

That we may be convinced and forced to acknowledge.

His Cause now pleaded is just and good: He is a God indeed as he pretends to be, he claims his divinity by a good title.

Heb. Surely there is none of your Gods that hath done or can do this, and therefore their claim to the deity is false and foolish.

None of your Worshippers ever heard any such thing either from you or of you: nor indeed doth any man hear your words, because you are dumb and cannot speak.