Isaiah 43:14

Your redeemer. See on v. 11.

Holy One. See on ch. 40:25.

I have sent to Babylon. Isaiah herewith foretells the Babylonian captivity a century in advance. In the certain knowledge of what is to be, God speaks of future events as if they were already accomplished (see Vol. I, p. 27). He has demonstrated His power in the saving of His people from the hands of Sennacherib; now He foretells relationships between His people and Babylon. Lest the Babylonians consider their conquest of Judah an evidence of the superiority of their gods over the God of Israel, He foretells the event and declares it to be in fulfillment of His eternal purpose (see ch. 10:5-15).

Nobles. Heb. barichim. This word should be rendered “fugitives.”

Whose cry is in the ships. The meaning of the Hebrew thus translated is obscure. The LXX reads “shall be bound in fetters,” and the Vulgate, “in their gallant ships.” The RSV renders the entire clause, “the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentations.”