Isaiah 14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not thou - Rejoice not at the death of Ahaz, king of Judah. It shall be no advantage to thee. It shall not be the means of making an invasion on Judah more practicable.Whole Palestina - We apply the name “Palestine” to the whole land of Canaan. Formerly, the name referred only to Philistia, from which we have derived the name Palestine. The word פלשׁת peleshet means properly the land of sojourners or strangers, from פלשׁ pālash, “to rove about, to wander, to migrate.” The Septuagint... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:30

And the first-born of the poor shall feed - That is, there shall be safety to those parts of Judah which have long been exposed to the invasions of the Philistines. Philistia bordered on Judea, and was constantly making wars upon it, so that there was no safety felt. Isaiah now says, that Hezekiah would so effectually and completely subdue them that there should be no danger from their invasion. The phrase ‘the first-born of the poor’ is an Hebraism, a strong, emphatic expression, denoting... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate - That is, ye who throng the gate. The gates of a city were the chief places of concourse.Cry, O city - The prophet here fixes the attention upon some principal city of Philistia, and calls upon it to be alarmed in view of the judgments that were about to come upon the whole land.Art dissolved - The word ‘dissolved’ (מוג mûg) is applied to that which melts, or which wastes away gradually, and then to that which faints or disappears. It means here that the kingdom of Philistia... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:32

What shall one then answer - The design of this verse is obvious. It is to show that Judea would be safe from the invasions of the Philistines, and that God was the protector of Zion. For this purpose the prophet refers to messengers or ambassadors who should be sent for any purpose to Jerusalem, either to congratulate Hezekiah, or to form an alliance with the Jews. The prophet asks what answer or information should be given to such messengers when they came respecting their state? The reply... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14

A.M. 3274. B.C. 730. We have here, (1,) The immediate consequence of the fall of Babylon, and the great revolution spoken of in the preceding chapter, namely, the deliverance of Judah from captivity, Isaiah 14:1 , Isaiah 14:2 . The triumphant song of the Jews on that subject, Isaiah 14:3-23 . God’s purpose against Assyria, Isaiah 14:24-27 . Palestine is threatened, Isaiah 14:28-32 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:1

Isaiah 14:1. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob Will pity and deliver his people; and therefore will destroy Babylon. which hinders their deliverance, and will raise up and exalt Cyrus, who shall promote it; and he will not prolong the time, but do these things speedily, as the prophet had just affirmed. For he is continuing his discourse concerning Babylon, and assigning the reason, not only of its fall, but of the speedy approach of that fall, as predicted in the last clause of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:2

Isaiah 14:2 . And the people shall take them, &c. They shall provide them with all necessary accommodations for their journey: see Ezra 4:1. And Israel shall possess them for servants Those of the Chaldeans who left their own country for the sake of religion, and went along with the Jews into Judea, would probably be content to live among them in an inferior condition, and give them the benefit of their service. Or, the meaning may be, that many of the Jewish people should be in such... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:3-5

Isaiah 14:3-5. And in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow From thy grief, fear, and the hard bondage of former times; wherein thou wast made to serve According to the pleasure of thy cruel lords and masters; thou shalt take up this proverb Into thy mouth, as it is expressed; Psalms 50:16; and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! This is spoken by way of astonishment and triumph, as if he had said, Who would have thought this possible? The golden city ceased! So... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:6-11

Isaiah 14:6-11 . He that ruled the nations in anger With rigour, and not with clemency; is persecuted and none hindereth Neither the Babylonians themselves nor their confederates. The whole earth is at rest The subjects of that vast empire who groaned under his cruel bondage. Yea, the cedars of Lebanon Which were felled for the service of his pride and luxury, but are now suffered to stand and flourish. It is a figure usual in sacred and profane writers. Hell The invisible world, or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:12-14

Isaiah 14:12-14. How art thou fallen from heaven From the height of thy glory; O Lucifer Lucifer is properly a bright star, that ushers in the morning; but is here metaphorically taken for the mighty king of Babylon, who outshone all the kings of the earth by his great splendour. Son of the morning The title of son is given in Scripture, not only to a person or thing begotten or produced by another, but also to any thing which is related to it, in which sense we read of the son of a... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:32

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:3-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:6-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:12-14

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