Isa 42:24 | JFB | STEP | 24. Who-- Their calamity was not the work of chance, but God's immediate act for their sins. Jacob ... Israel ... we-- change from the third to the first person; Isaiah first speaking to them as a prophet, distinct from them; then identifying himself with them, and acknowledging His share in the nation's sins (compare ).

‏ Isaiah 42:24

24. Who--Their calamity was not the work of chance, but God's immediate act for their sins.

Jacob ... Israel ... we--change from the third to the first person; Isaiah first speaking to them as a prophet, distinct from them; then identifying himself with them, and acknowledging His share in the nation's sins (compare Jos 5:1).