Isaiah 14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:15-17

Isaiah 14:15-17. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell To the grave, and the state of the dead; to the sides of the pit And lodged there in the lowest state of misery and degradation. They that see thee In this humbled and wretched state, shall narrowly look upon thee As not knowing thee at first sight, and hardly believing their own eyes, because of this great alteration of thy condition, a change which, to them, seemed next to impossible. Is this the man that made the earth to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:18-20

Isaiah 14:18-20 . All the kings of the nations That is, other kings generally; lie in glory, &c. Are buried in their own sepulchres, having stately monuments erected to their memory. The persons who are represented as uttering these words are supposed to have before their eyes the carcass of the king of Babylon, lying on the bare ground among the common slain, greatly disfigured and covered with blood and wounds. But thou art cast out of thy grave Deprived of a grave, or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:21-23

Isaiah 14:21-23. Prepare slaughter for his children O ye Medes and Persians, cut off all the branches of the royal family. This, it is probable, was actually done, for Belshazzar being slain, and the monarchy translated to the people last mentioned, it is not likely that any related to the family of the former monarchs were suffered to survive. That they do not rise, nor possess the land Not recover their former power, nor fill the face of the world with cities “It was the ambition of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:24-27

Isaiah 14:24-27. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, &c. Here begins another prophecy against the Assyrians, which was to be fulfilled much sooner than the foregoing, even in the life-time of the prophet. But, “though of a peculiar and different, it is not of a totally foreign argument: it contains the epilogue and conclusion of the foregoing prophecy. As what the prophet foretold concerning the destruction of Babylon might justly seem great beyond expectation, he was desirous that the truth... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:28-29

Isaiah 14:28-29. In the year Ahaz died was this burden This is the second sermon of this second part of Isaiah’s prophecies, (see the general argument, and the contents of chap. 13.,) in which the prophet denounces judgment against the Philistines, exulting in the prosperous state of their affairs, under the reign of Ahaz, and conceiving on the death of that king, when this prophecy was delivered, still greater hopes of increasing prosperity. Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina Hebrew, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:30

Isaiah 14:30. And the firstborn of the poor Those who are most remarkably poor; shall feed Shall have plenty of provisions, in spite of all thy attempts against them. The same Hezekiah, who shall be such a scourge to thee, Palestina, shall be a mild and gracious governor to his own subjects; he shall take care of them as a shepherd does of his flock, and relieve those who were oppressed in his father’s time. It is probable, that the inhabitants of the southern parts of Judea, who were... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:31

Isaiah 14:31. Howl, O gate O people, who used to pass through the gates; cry, O city O inhabitants of the city; or city may be put collectively for all their cities. Thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved Hebrew, נמוג , art melted, which may be understood, either of the faintness of their spirits and courage, or of the dissolution of their state; there shall come from the north a smoke A grievous judgment, or calamity, often signified by smoke, as Genesis 15:17; Joel 2:30; both... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:32

Isaiah 14:32 . What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation At the same time that “the prophet sees, as it were, a thick cloud, coming from the north, darkening the heavens, an emblem of the calamity coming from that quarter on the Philistines, he sees the messengers of that nation, as in a common danger, going to the king of Judah, and deliberating concerning the common safety. While he beholds the first he turns his discourse to the Philistines, and excites them to lamentation:... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

13:1-23:18 MESSAGES FOR VARIOUS NATIONSAll the nations are under the rule of God, who controls their rise to power and their final destruction according to his purposes. This is the truth that the prophet teaches in the collection of prophecies against various nations in Chapters 13 to 23. The first message is for Babylon, which in Isaiah’s day had not yet risen to a position of international power. The fall of Babylon that is pictured in these chapters would not take place for more than one... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

Click image for full-size versionConcerning Assyria and Philistia (14:24-32)In Isaiah’s day the immediate threat came not from Babylon but from Assyria. But Assyria will suffer the same fate as Babylon. It may invade the land of Judah, but in that same land it will be defeated and its power over Judah broken (24-25). The almighty God has determined this, and therefore no one will be able to prevent it (26-27).Ahaz had always tried to follow a pro-Assyrian policy, in spite of objections from... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:15-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:18-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:21-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:24-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:28-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:32

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

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