BURDEN. a prophetic oracle or warning. This begins the _fourth_ great division of the book. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:3), App-92. BABYLON. This takes precedence, and stands for Chaldsea generally. It reached its height about 100 years later, under Nahopolassar and his son Nebuchadnezzar..... [ Continue Reading ]
SANCTIFIED ONES. separated ones. Here. the armies of the Medes and Persians. Compare Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1. MIGHTY ONES. heroes. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14. THEM THAT REJOICE IN MY HIGHNESS. my proudly exulting ones.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE END OF HEAVEN: i.e. from afar. THE WHOLE LAND. all the land [of Chaldaea].... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for the events (or judgments) which shall take place in it. DAY OF THE LORD.. See note on Isaiah 2:12. Occurs in fifteen other places in O.T.: (Isaiah 13:9; Ezekiel 13:5.Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:11; Joel 2:31; Amos 5:18;... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN'S. mortal's. Hebrew. _enosh._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS FLAMES. as [faces of] flames darkened.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRUEL. stern.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL NOT GIVE THEIR LIGHT. Quoted in Matthew 24:29. Shall not celebrate [Thee]. Compare Psalms 19:1; Psalms 145:10. Hebrew. _halel._ Occurs twice in "former" portion (here and in Isaiah 38:18 "celebrate") and four times in "latter" portion (Isaiah 41:16; Isaiah 45:25, "glory"; Isaiah 62:9; Is [ Continue Reading ]
THE WORLD. the habitable world. Hebrew tebel. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a._ App-44. WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha_. INIQUITY. Hebrew. _avah_.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _adam_. App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. babes.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEDES. Here only "Medes". in Isaiah 21:2, "Persians and Medes. "In Isaiah 45:1 Cyrus named. The order is chronological.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and their". CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS WHEN GOD, &C. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isaiah 1:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEVER. See note on Isaiah 25:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
DOLEFUL CREATURES. Probably hyenas. SATYRS. goat-shaped demons worshipped by the Seirites (Edom). Compare Leviticus 17:7. 2Ch 11:15. 2 Chronicles 25:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WILD BEASTS. jackals. DRAGONS, or wild dogs.... [ Continue Reading ]