Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Isaiah 21:16
A year — From the time of this prophecy: an exact year. Glory — Their power, and riches, and all things wherein they used to glory. This was executed by the Assyrians.
A year — From the time of this prophecy: an exact year. Glory — Their power, and riches, and all things wherein they used to glory. This was executed by the Assyrians.
WITHIN A YEAR - What has been said before was figurative. Here the prophet speaks without a metaphor, and fixes the time when this should be accomplished. It is not usual for the prophets to designate...
CHAPTER 21 The Burdens of the Desert of the Sea, of Dumah, and Arabia 1. _The burden of the desert of the sea (Babylon) (Isaiah 21:1)_ 2. _The burden of Dumah (Isaiah 21:11)_ 3. The burden upon Arabi...
ORACLE ON THE DEDANITES. Date and authorship are unknown. If by Isaiah it may refer to an expected invasion in 720 or 711. Probably Isaiah 21:16 f, is an appendix, the original oracle, Isaiah 21:13. b...
WITHIN. YEAR. Later afflictions were foretold in Jeremiah 49:28. KEDAR. Another descendant of Abraham by Hagar through Ishmael (Genesis 25:13)....
_according to the years of a hireling_ See on Isaiah 16:14. _Kedar_ a tribe of pastoral nomads (Isaiah 60:7; Ezekiel 27:21) in the Syrian desert ...
The oracle on Arabia, Isaiah 21:13 A vision (Isaiah 21:13) and its interpretation (Isaiah 21:16). A caravan of the merchant-tribe of Dedan is seen driven by stress of war from the regular route, and...
FOR THUS HATH THE LORD SAID, &C.— Hitherto the prophet had spoken figuratively: he now ceases to do so. This period contains, _first,_ the circumstance of the time connected with the execution of this...
b. EDOM AND ARABIA TEXT: Isaiah 21:11-17 11 The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? 12 The watchman said, The morning comet...
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: YEARS OF AN HIRELING - (note, .) AND ALL THE GLORY OF KEDAR SHALL...
JUDGMENT UPON ARABIA This section concerns the N. Arabian tribes. For the occasion see prefatory note on Isaiah 21:11; Isaiah 21:12. 13-17. Owing to the incursions of the As Syrians the Dedanite car...
ACCORDING TO THE YEARS, etc.] see Isaiah 16:14. KEDAR] a general name for the tribes of N. Arabia (Psalms 120:5)....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 21 ENEMIES DESTROY BABYLON V1 A special message about Babylon that God gave to Isaia...
Further south still, Kedar too, with its great army, will suffer a heavy defeat. And this defeat will happen in less than a year’s time. VISION ~ a mental picture from God to show something from God...
כִּי ־כֹ֛ה אָמַ֥ר אֲדֹנָ֖י אֵלָ֑י בְּ עֹ֤וד
In this chapter we have prophecies concerning Babylon, Dumah, and Arabia. With regard to Babylon, the prophet has seen the vision of the whirlwind sweeping against it, and so terrible is it that he is...
For thus hath the Lord said to me, Within a year, (t) according to the years of an (u) hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: (t) He appoints them respite for one year only, and then they w...
_Hireling; counting precisely, chap. xvi. 14. (Calmet) --- Cedar: Arabia, (Challoner) near to Edom. (Calmet)_...
The Arabians and Dedanims are here brought in for a portion of the calamities now hanging over the countries to be made desolate. It is probable, that the latter were the descendants of Dedan, a son o...
16._For thus hath the Lord said to me. _He adds that this defeat of the Arabians, of which he prophesied, is close at hand; which tended greatly to comfort the godly. We are naturally fiery, and do no...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of Je...
FOR THUS HATH THE LORD SAID UNTO ME,.... The prophet; which confirms what is before said, as well as assures the accomplishment of what follows: WITHIN A YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE YEARS OF AN HIRELING;...
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: Ver. 16. _Within a year, after the years of an hireling._] See on Isa...
_For thus hath the Lord said_ Hitherto the prophet had spoken figuratively: now he ceases to do so; _within a year_ From the time of the delivery of this prophecy, _according to the years of a hirelin...
AGAINST EDOM AND ARABIA...
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, most carefully measured, 16:14, AND ALL THE GLORY OF KEDAR SHALL FAIL, the name here including all the tribes...
13-17 The Arabians lived in tents, and kept cattle. A destroying army shall be brought upon them, and make them an easy prey. We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. Those may...
WITHIN A YEAR, from the time of this prophecy. ACCORDING TO THE YEARS OF AN HIRELING, to wit, an exact year; for hirelings diligently observe and wait for the end of the year, when they are to receive...
Isaiah 21:16 Lord H136 said H559 (H8804) year H8141 year H8141 man H7916 glory H3519 Kedar H6938 fail...
THE BURDEN UPON ARABIA (ISAIAH 21:13). Arabia is not offered such hope. She is rightly apprehensive, and her troops, which had been involved in the alliance, have returned as fugitives. And she has n...
CHAPTER 21 THE BURDENS ON THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA, ON DUMAH AND ON ARABIA. We now come to the second five of the ten burdens. And here we pause to note the careful way in which the prophecy has been...
CONTENTS: Four burdens anticipating Sennacherib's invasion. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: Neither the skill of archers nor the courage of mighty men can protect a people from the judgments of...
Isaiah 21:1. _The desert of the sea._ The army which invaded Babylon came not directly against it; but Cyrus made a circuitous route, and collected part of his army from the deserts and mountains towa...
_Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, sad all the glory of Kedar shall fail_ END OF THE YEAR: A WARNING AND A LESSON I. A TERRIBLE THREATENING. We have here a prophecy of the fall of...
_The burden upon Arabia_ ARABIA The term “Arabia,” in the Old Testament, is not used in such a wide sense as in modern English, and denotes merely a particular, tribe, having its home in the norther...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 21:1 Five new oracles reveal God’s ruling and judging the wilderness by the sea (Isaiah 21:1), Dumah ...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 21:13 The third oracle shows fugitives running from violence. ⇐ ⇔...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 21:1 THE BURDEN OF THE DESERT OF THE SEA. This is a short and somewhat vague, but highly poetic, "burden of Babylon" It is probably an earlier prophecy than...
Shall we turn to Isaiah, chapter 21. Isaiah begins this particular prophecy and addresses it to Babylon which was referred to as, The desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass (Isaiah 21:1)...
1 Chronicles 1:29; Ezekiel 27:21; Genesis 25:13; Isaiah 16:14;...