for the mouth of the LORD, &c. This sets the seal on this book as a whole, uniting all its parts. It Occurs in the "former" portion (Isa_1:20), and in the "latter" portion (Isa_40:5, and Isa_58:14). Compare Isa_21:17; Isa_22:25; Isa_24:3; Isa_25:8. See App-79.