O my threshing, &c.— These words, which form the conclusion of the prophesy, contain an address of the prophet to the church, signifying that he had faithfully related to them what God had revealed to him. The church is elegantly called the threshing-floor, where the true wheat is separated from the chaff. See chap. Isaiah 28:27. Matthew 3:12 and Galatians 4:19.
Verse Isaiah 21:10. _O MY THRESHING_] "O thou, the object upon which I shall exercise the severity of my discipline; that shalt lie under my afflicting hand, like corn spread upon the floor to be thr...
O MY THRESHING - The words ‘to thresh,’ ‘to tread down,’ etc., are often used in the Scriptures to denote punishments inflicted on the enemies of God. An expression likes this occurs in Jeremiah 51:33...
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...
THE CAPTURE OF BABYLON. This prophecy describes a siege and capture of Babylon by Elam and Media. It is almost universally considered to have been written shortly before the capture of Babylon by Cyru...
THRESHING. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause) for the results of it. Here. my oppressed People. Compare Isaiah 41:15.Micah 4:13.Jeremiah 51:33. CORN OF MY FLOOR. Literally son of my thresh...
The application to Israel, addressed as MY THRESHING (i.e. threshed one) AND MY CHILD OF THE THRESHING-FLOOR forcible figurative epithets of Israel as a nation crushed and down-trodden by the brutal t...
D. IRREVERENT ENEMIES - Chapter S 21-23 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 1. BABYLON, EDOM AND ARABIA a. BABYLON TEXT: Isaiah 21:1-10 1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep...
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. MY THRESHING - i:e., my people (the Jews), trodden down by Baby...
21:10 corn (m-6) Lit. 'son.'...
VISION OF BABYLON'S FALL The subject of this section is the siege of Babylon, and the dismay with which the prophet receives tidings of its fall. The siege referred to can scarcely be the one at the c...
His dismay because of the suffering involved for Judah. Referring to Judah which has suffered much from the Assyrian invader already (Isaiah 10:5). The news of this fresh Assyrian victory over Babylo...
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...
Only the *Lord is the true God of Israel. He can deal with every situation. A LONG WAIT V11 (A special message that God gave to Isaiah about Dumah.) Someone calls from the region called Seir. ‘*Loo...
מְדֻשָׁתִ֖י וּ בֶן ־גָּרְנִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי...
CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 FROM 720, when chapter 11 m
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...
O (n) my threshing, and the grain of my floor: that which I have heard from the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared to you. (n) Meaning, Babylon....
_Floor: you who must shortly be reduced to the utmost distress. Baladan was friendly to Ezechias. But Assaradon having seized Babylon, took Manasses prisoner; and the city thenceforward continued to f...
Here by vision, a sketch of that memorable event is given to the Prophet. Though at a distance of time and place so remote; yet the outline of the horrors of Babylon is given to the Prophet, to behold...
10._My thrashing, and the son of my floor. _(69) The wealth of that powerful monarchy having dazzled the eyes of all men by its splendor, what Isaiah foretold about its destruction might be reckoned f...
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...
O MY THRESHING, AND THE CORN OF MY FLOOR,.... Which may be understood either of the Babylonians, now threshed or punished by the Lord, and whom he had made use of as instruments for the punishment of...
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. Ver. 10. _O my threshing, and the corn of my floor._] That is, O m...
_O my thrashing_, &c. In these words, which form the conclusion of the prophecy, “the application, the end, and design of it, are admirably given in a short expressive address to the Jews, partly in t...
O my threshing and the corn of my floor, literally, "son of my threshing-floor," the reference being to Israel, as being subject to the severe punishment of Babylon, in which the love of the Lord, how...
THE ORACLE AGAINST BABYLON...
CORN: _ Heb._ son...
1-10 Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied of by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the great foe of the New Testament church, foretol...
THRESHING is here put for the corn threshed, as it is explained in the following words; the act being frequently put for the object, as _captivity_ for the captives, _fear_ for the thing feared, &c.,...
Isaiah 21:10 threshing H4098 grain H1121 floor H1637 heard H8085 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 God H430 Israel...
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...
THE BURDEN OF THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA (ISAIAH 21:1). The interpretations of this prophecy have been varied although all finally must relate it to one of the sackings of Babylon (Isaiah 21:9) of whic...
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...
_O My threshing, and the corn of My floor_ GOD’S THRESHING Babylon is the instrument employed by the Divine wrath to thresh with. But love takes part also in the work of threshing, and restrains the...
_The burden of the desert of the sea_ THE DESERT OF THE SEA This enigmatical name for Babylon was no doubt suggested by the actual character of the country in which the city stood. It was an endless...
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 21:10 MY THRESHED AND WINNOWED ONE. Probably Judah, dominated by Assyria and abandoned by Babylon. ⇐...
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 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 13:7; Acts 20:26; Acts 20:27; Ezekiel 3:17;...
Threshing — Threshing is put for the corn threshed; and the corn threshed for people sorely afflicted. This is probably spoken of Babylon. The corn — Which I will cause to be threshed upon the floor....