Isaiah 14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:19

But thou art cast out of thy grave - Thou art not buried like other kings in a magnificent sepulchre, but art cast out like the common dead. This was a mark of the highest infamy (see Isaiah 34:3; Ezekiel 29:5; Jeremiah 22:19). Nothing was considered more disgraceful than to be denied the privileges of an honorable burial (see the note at Isaiah 53:9). On the fulfillment of this prophecy, see the note at Isaiah 14:20.As an abominable branch - (נתעב כנצר kenêtser nı̂te'āb). The Septuagint... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:20

Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial - That is, even with those who are slain with the sword in battle, and to whom is granted the privilege of a decent burial.Hast destroyed thy land - Hast been a cruel, harsh, and oppressive prince.The seed of evil-doers - The posterity of the wicked.Shall never be renowned - Hebrew, ‘Shall never be called,’ or ‘named’ (לא־יקרא lo'-yı̂qārē'); that is, shall never be distinguished, celebrated, or honored. This is a general proposition; but the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:21

Prepare slaughter for his children - That is, cut them off not only from inheriting the honor of their father, but from life. This command seems to be directed to the Medes and Persians, and denotes that they would thus cut off his children.For the iniquity of their fathers - On account of the crimes of their ancestors - the pride, haughtiness, and oppression of the kings of Babylon. This is the statement of a general principle of the divine administration, that the consequences of crime often... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:22

For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts - That is, against the family of, the king of Babylon.And cut off from Babylon the name - That is, all the “males” of the royal family, so that the name of the monarch shall become extinct (compare Ruth 4:5; Isaiah 56:5).And remnant - All that is left of them; so that the family shall cease to exist.The son and nephew - Everyone of the family who could claim to be an heir of the throne. The dynasty shall cease; and the proud and haughty... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:23

I will also make it a possession for the bittern - The word ‘bittern,’ in English, means a bird with long legs and neck, that stalks among reeds and sedge, feeding upon fish. The Hebrew word (קפד qı̂ppod), occurs but five times Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14. According to Bochart and Gesenius, it means the hedgehog. It has been variously rendered. Some have supposed it to be a land animal; some an aquatic animal; and most have regarded it as a fowl. Bochart has proved that the hedgehog or... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:24

The Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is evident that this verse and the three following, is not directly connected with that which goes before, respecting Babylon. This pertains to the Assyrian; that had relation to Babylon. Vitringa says that this is attached to the prophecy respecting Babylon, and is a unique yet not altogether foreign argument, and is a sort of epilogue to the prophecy respecting Babylon. The design, he says, is this. As the events which had been foretold... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:25

That I will break - That I will break his power; that I will discomfit and destroy his army.The Assyrian - Sennacherib (see Isaiah 10:0.)In my land - That is, in the land of Canaan. This is often called his land; and this expression shows that the passage does not and cannot refer to the king of Babylon, for he was destroyed in his own city Daniel 5:0)And upon my mountains - That is, upon the mountains of Palestine. The army of Sennacherib was destroyed on the mountains that were near to... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:26

This is the purpose - This is the sum of the whole design - a design that embraces the destruction both of the king of Assyria, and of Babylon.Upon the whole earth - The successive kingdoms of Assyria and Babylonia embraced the whole earth, and to destroy them would in fact affect all the nations. read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:27

For the Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9).Who shall disannul it? - Who has power to defeat his purposes? Difficult as they may be in appearance, and incredible as their fulfillment may seem, yet his purposes are formed in full view of all the circumstances; and there is no power to resist his arm, or to turn him aside from the execution of his designs. By this assurance God designed to comfort his people when they should be in Babylon in a long and dreary captivity (compare Psalms... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:28

In the year that king Ahaz died - This is the caption or title to the following prophecy, which occupies the remainder of this chapter. This prophecy has no connection with the preceding; and should have been separated from it in the division into chapters. It relates solely to Philistia; and the design is to comfort the Jews with the assurance that they had nothing to apprehend from them. It is not to call the Philistines to lamentation and alarm, for there is no evidence that the prophecy was... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:28

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