5.
(Isa 42:8; 43:3, 11; 44:8; 46:9).
girded thee--whereas "I will loose (the girdle off) the loins of kings"
(Isa 45:1),
strengthening thee, but enfeebling them before thee.
though . . . not known me--
(Isa 45:4).
God knows His elect before they are made to know Him
(Ga 4:9;
Joh 15:16).
JFB.
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