Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Isaiah 47:8
I am — Independent, and self — sufficient. None — Which is not either subject to me, or far inferior to me in power and glory. Shall not sit — I shall never want either a king or people to defend me.
I am — Independent, and self — sufficient. None — Which is not either subject to me, or far inferior to me in power and glory. Shall not sit — I shall never want either a king or people to defend me.
THEREFORE HEAR NOW THIS - The prophet proceeds, in this verse and the following, to detail more particularly the sins of Babylon, and to state the certainty of the punishment which would come upon her...
CHAPTER 47 A Description of the Fall of Babylon 1. _Babylon's degradation announced (Isaiah 47:1)_ 2. _Israel acknowledges the redeemer (Isaiah 47:4)_ 3. _Retribution for Babylon (Isaiah 47:5)_ 4. Th...
A TAUNT-SONG OF TRIUMPH ON THE FALL OF BABYLON. Isaiah 47:1. Babylon, erroneously personified as a virgin, as if never before captured, is bidden descend from the effeminate ease of her throne to the...
CARELESSLY. confidently. NONE ELSE BESIDE ME. Babylon and Rome claim the Divine attributes, as used in these Chapter s. Compare Isaiah 45:6; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 46:9. NONE. See note on...
I SHALL BE A LADY FOR EVER— If we consider that the city of Babylon had no less than a hundred gates made of solid brass; that its walls were 350 feet in height, and 87 in thickness; and that six char...
b. CONQUERING THEIR GOVERNMENTS TEXT: Isaiah 47:1-15 1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt...
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the lo...
AN ODE ON THE HUMILIATION OF BABYLON 1-15. The coming calamity. The reason of Babylon's fall. Her helplessness to avert it....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 47 This short chapter is severe in the manner that it warns the proud *Bab...
The people in Babylon were living well. They had no thought that anything could change. And they had no thought for anyone else....
These verses continue to refer to Babylon as a woman....
I AM, AND NONE ELSE BESIDE ME... — The boasts of Babylon are purposely embodied by the prophet in praises that recall Jehovah’s assertion of His own eternity. She practically deified herself. So a lik...
וְ עַתָּ֞ה שִׁמְעִי ־זֹ֤את עֲדִינָה֙ הַ יֹּוש
Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...
THE PENALTY OF TRUSTING IN WICKEDNESS Isaiah 47:1-15 Babylon dwelt in careless security. She was given to pleasures, Isaiah 47:8; and said in her heart that her vast crowd of astrologers, magicians,...
The prophecy is now addressed to Babylon itself, and in language full of force and beauty describes its judgment. The description is fourfold. First, the degradation of the city is foretold. From a pr...
I include the whole of these verses in one reading, because the one great subject is the same. The enemies of God and of his Church carry with them a general feature, namely, everything of hatred, and...
8._And now hear this, thou delicate woman. _The Prophet again threatens the destruction of Babylon, and employs appropriate words for strengthening the hearts of believers, that the prosperity of the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 46, 47, AND 48. In Chapter s 46, 47, the application is made to Babylon and to her idols, but still as pleading for Israel as beloved of God; for governmental...
THEREFORE HEAR NOW THIS, THOU THAT ART GIVEN TO PLEASURES,.... To carnal lusts and pleasures; gratifying her sensual appetite; indulging herself in everything that was agreeable to the senses; aboundi...
Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow, neither shall I know t...
_Thou sayest, I shall be a lady for ever_ I shall always be the chief city and mistress of the world, and shall never know any change of condition in this respect. If we consider that the city of Baby...
Babylon's Vain Attempt to Avert the Threatened Destruction...
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, living in wantonness, luxury, and licentiousness, THAT DWELLEST CARELESSLY, the feeling of false security being characteristic of the people...
7-15 Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting as to our abilities, relying on ourselves, and ascribing success to our own prudence and w...
I AM; I am independent, and self-sufficient, and unchangeable, as that phrase implies, which therefore is appropriated to God, ISAIAH 41:4, ISAIAH 43:10, and elsewhere. The prophet doth not here use t...
Isaiah 47:8 hear H8085 (H8798) pleasures H5719 dwell H3427 (H8802) securely H983 say H559 (H8802) heart...
“Now therefore hear this, you are who are given to pleasures, You who dwell carelessly, who say in your heart, ‘I am and there is none else beside me. I will not sit as a widow, nor will I know the...
CONTENTS: Judgment pronounced upon Babylon. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who abuse their honor or power provoke God to deprive them of it utterly and to make them sit in dust. While God often...
Isaiah 47:2. _Take the millstones and grind meal._ Prepare the weekly loaf, as was anciently the custom, a work which the servants performed with handmills. Isaiah 47:4. _Our Redeemer, the Lord of hos...
_And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever_ FALSE SECURITY I. THE CAUSE OF THEIR SECURITY. They did not lay this to heart (Isaiah 47:7), did not apply it to themselves, and give it due consideratio...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 47:8 I AM, AND THERE IS NO ONE BESIDES ME. Pride is the cause of Babylon’s disrespect for God (see Isaiah 41:4;...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 47:1 A SONG OF TRIUMPH OVER THE FALL OF BABYLON. The song divides itself into four strophes, or stanzas—the first one of four verses ...
Now in chapter 47, God speaks of the judgment that is going to come against Babylon. Now this is before Babylon ever conquered them. But God has declared that Babylon shall conquer them, but because o...
2 Thessalonians 2:4; Daniel 11:36; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:30; Daniel 5