Isaiah 34:1-17
4. CP. 1 Isaiah 3:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
4. CP. 1 Isaiah 3:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE BATHED] RV 'hath drunk its fill.' IDUMEA] RV 'Edom.'... [ Continue Reading ]
BOZRAH] a strongly fortified city of Edom (Isaiah 63:1; Amos 1:12; Jeremiah 49:13). See the same imagery Jeremiah 46:10. The men slain by divine vengeance are compared to beasts offered in sacrifice.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNICORNS] RV 'wild-oxen.' COME DOWN] i.e. to the shambles.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTROVERSY] 'quarrel.' The calamity of Edom is a punishment from Jehovah for its hostility to Zion. 9, 10. Imagery suggested by the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah (Jeremiah 49:18), and by the volcanic character of the land of Edom. 11-15. A graphic picture of a desolate land haunted by wild and uncan... [ Continue Reading ]
CORMORANT.. BITTERN] RV 'pelican.. porcupine.' STONES] RV 'plummet,' implying that the work of destruction will be as thorough as that of building generally is. CONFUSION.. EMPTINESS] The words are those of Genesis 1:2, and suggest a return to primeval chaos.... [ Continue Reading ]
DRAGONS.. OWLS] RV 'jackals.. ostriches': cp. Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 13:22.;... [ Continue Reading ]
WILD.. ISLANDS] RV 'wolves' (Isaiah 13:22). SATYR] see on Isaiah 13:21. SCREECH OWL] Heb. _Lilith,_ the name of a night-demon or vampire RV'night-monster.'... [ Continue Reading ]
GREAT OWL] RV 'arrowsnake.'... [ Continue Reading ]
SEEK, etc.] An invitation to future generations to compare the event with the prediction, and note its precise fulfilment. FAIL] RV 'be missing.'... [ Continue Reading ]
God, who assigns to nations their territories (Acts 17:26), has allotted Edom to the desert creatures for ever. SENTENCE ON THE NATIONS. BLESSINGS IN STORE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE These Chapter s are now generally considered non-Isaianic and referred to the period of the exile, on two grounds: (_a_) the... [ Continue Reading ]