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Isaiah 51:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 51:9

Verse 9 of 23

Scripture focus

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?

Isaiah 51:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 51:9

Theological / Devotional

In the ancient days. Representing the devout in Israel, Isaiah pleads with God to repeat the great works of deliverance that marked the days of old (see on vs. 1, 2).

Rahab. A poetical term for Egypt (see on Ps. 87:4; Isa. 30:7). As God has delivered His people in ages past, so may He deliver them now!

The dragon. See Rev. 12:7-9; see on Isa. 27:1.

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