Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
In antithesis to Isaiah 26:14, "They (Israel's foes) shall not live"; "Thy (Jehovah's) dead men (the Jews) shall live," that is, primarily, be restored, spiritually (Isaiah 54:1-3), civilly and nationally (Isaiah 26:15); whereas Thy foes shall not; ultimately, and in the fullest scope of the prophecy, restored to life literally (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Daniel 12:2).
together with my dead body--rather, "my dead body," or "bodies" (the Jewish nation personified, which had been spiritually and civilly dead; or the nation, as a parent, speaking of the bodies of her children individually, see on Isaiah 26:9, "I," "My"): Jehovah's "dead" and "my dead" are one and the same [HORSLEY]. However, as Jesus is the antitype to Israel (Matthew 2:15), English Version gives a true sense, and one ultimately contemplated in the prophecy: Christ's dead body being raised again is the source of Jehovah's people (all, and especially believers, the spiritual Israelites) also being raised (1 Corinthians 15:20-22).
Awake-- (Ephesians 5:14), spiritually.
in dust--prostate and dead, spiritually and nationally; also literally (Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 47:1).
dew--which falls copiously in the East and supplies somewhat the lack of rain (Hosea 14:5).
cast out . . . dead--that is, shall bring them forth to life again.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 14:13
Isaiah 26:18
Isaiah 49:24
Isaiah 66:24
Ezekiel 37:5
Ezekiel 37:10
Daniel 12:2
Hosea 6:2
Hosea 13:14
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