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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 14:4

This proverb "This parable" - משל mashal , I take this to be the general name for poetic style among the Hebrews, including every sort of it, as ranging under one or other, or all of the characters, of sententious, figurative, and sublime; which are all contained in the original notion, or in the use and application of the word mashal . Parables or proverbs, such as those of Solomon, are always expressed in short pointed sentences; frequently figurative, being formed on some... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob. God's purpose of mercy upon Israel requires, as its preliminary, the destruction of Babylon, and may be considered as the final cause of that destruction. His desire to have mercy on Israel soon is the reason why the days of Babylon are not prolonged (see Isaiah 13:22 ). Will yet choose Israel . The Captivity was a rejection of Israel from their position as a favored race—God's peculiar people; their restoration was a fresh "choice" of them out of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1

God's mercy may delay, it does not fail. The captivity in Babylon seems to be in the thought of the prophet, and it would be a long and weary time, during which the people, even the faithful among the people, might think God had "forgotten to be gracious," or "delayed his coming;" so assurances are given that, however it may please God to tarry, holding back the fulfillment of his promises, they are always "yea and amen," and at the last it wilt be found that "not one word hath failed of all... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-3

The reign of sin and the rest of God. Taking the period of exile as a picture of the condition of the human soul when it is in a foreign land, under the sway of the enemy, apart and afar from its true heritage, and regarding the return and the "rest" ( Isaiah 14:3 ) in their own laud as a picture of the soul's condition when it has been brought back to God and has re-entered on his service, we have here some valuable suggestions. I. OUR SPIRITUAL CONDITION UNDER THE REIGN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL , AND HER SONG OF TRIUMPH OVER BABYLON . The destruction of Babylon is to be followed by the restoration of Israel, with the good will of the nations, and by their exercising rule over their late oppressors ( Isaiah 14:1 , Isaiah 14:2 ). In this time of rest and refreshment they will sing a song of triumph over Babylon. The song extends from Isaiah 14:4 to Isaiah 14:23 . It consists of five stanzas, or strophes, each comprising seven... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

Song of redeemed Israel I. THE OCCASION OF THE SONG . ( Isaiah 14:1-3 .) The immediate purpose of that awful convulsion of the nations described in the preceding chapter was judgment; but beyond this lies the purpose of mercy. The inspired song of Israel is ever of "mercy and judgment." One loving purpose works, whether through the hiding of the cloud and the storm, or in the manifest brightness of the calm summer day. Whether he makes himself known to us amidst terror and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:2

And the people shall take them ; rather, peoples shall take them . The heathen nations among whom they have dwelt shall rejoice at the restoration of Israel to their own land, and even escort them in a friendly spirit to their borders (comp. Ezra 1:4 , Ezra 1:6 ; Nehemiah 2:7-9 ). Some shall go so far as voluntarily to become their bondservants in Palestine. They shall take them captive, whose captives they were . This can scarcely have been intended literally. The Jews were at... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:3

The hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve (comp. Isaiah 47:6 ). We have no detailed account of the Babylonian, as we have of the Egyptian, servitude; but it was probably well-nigh as grievous. A few, of royal descent, might be eunuchs in the palace of the great king ( 2 Kings 20:18 ; Daniel 1:3 ), and hold offices of trust; but with the bulk of the nation it was otherwise. Psalms 137:1-9 , has the plaintive ring which marks it as the utterance of a sorely oppressed people. And... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:3

The Lord's rest. "The Lord shall give thee rest." The word " rest " summarizes God's deliverances, and God's protections, and God's provisions, for his captive people. Assurbanipal boasts that he made his Arabian prisoners carry heavy burdens and build brickwork. And the wearied Hebrews in Egypt were promised the Lord's rest in Canaan. Treating the topic in a comprehensive manner, we may say that the rest which God provides for his creatures must be like himself , and it must be ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:4

Thou shalt take up this proverb ; rather, this parable , as the word is translated in Numbers 23:1-30 , and Numbers 24:1-25 .; in Job 26:1 ; Job 29:1 ; Psalms 49:4 ; Psalms 78:2 ; Ezekiel 17:2 ; Ezekiel 20:49 ; Ezekiel 21:5 ; Ezekiel 24:3 ; Micah 2:4 ; Habakkuk 2:6 ; or "this taunting speech," as our translators render in the margin (see Cheyne, ad loc .; and comp. Hebrews 2:6 ). The golden city . There are two readings here— madhebah and marhebah . ... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:4

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