イザヤ書 47:8 JCB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 47:8

carelessly = confidently. none else beside me. Babylon and Rome claim the Divine attributes, as used in these chapters. Compare Isaiah 45:6 , Isaiah 45:14 ; Isaiah 46:9 . none. See note on Isaiah 5:8 . children = sons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 47:8

"Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come upon thee, in the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments. For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 47:7-8

Isaiah 47:7-8. I shall be a lady for ever— If we consider that the city of Babylon had no less than a hundred gates made of solid brass; that its walls were 350 feet in height, and 87 in thickness; and that six chariots could go abreast upon them; that it was defended by the river Euphrates, and that it was supplied with provisions for many years;—it might well be deemed impregnable; and such a city as this might, with less vanity than any other, boast that she should continue for ever, if any... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 47:8

8. given to pleasures—(See on Isaiah 47:4). In no city were there so many incentives to licentiousness. I am . . . none . . . beside me— (Isaiah 47:10). Language of arrogance in man's mouth; fitting for God alone (Isaiah 47:10- :). See Isaiah 5:8, latter part. widow . . . loss of children—A state, represented as a female, when it has fallen is called a widow, because its king is no more; and childless, because it has no inhabitants; they having been carried off as captives (Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 47:5-11

The sins of Babylon 47:5-11The Lord became more specific about Babylon’s sins and the reasons He intended to punish her in the following pericope (Isaiah 47:5-11). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 47:8

Babylon was sensual (a lover of luxury) in that she assumed that what she enjoyed were her rights by virtue of her superiority. Her present condition had led her to think that she would always enjoy provision, protection, status, and security. But she could not avert the doom that would come on her because she had exalted herself to God’s place. The pleasure-loving lady of leisure would become a childless widow. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:1-15

An Ode on the Humiliation of Babylon1-15. The coming calamity. The reason of Babylon’s fall. Her helplessness to avert it.2. Grind] i.e. as a slave (Exodus 11:5).Uncover, etc.] RV ’remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg.’ The overthrow of the city is set forth under the figure of a maiden carried away into slavery. Pass over] on the way to exile. 3. Will not meet, etc.] RV ’will accept no man,’ i.e. none shall be spared.6. Babylon is to be thus punished because, when the Jewish... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 47:8

(8) I am, and none else beside me . . .—The boasts of Babylon are purposely embodied by the prophet in praises that recall Jehovah’s assertion of His own eternity. She practically deified herself. So a like boast is put into the mouth of Nineveh in Zephaniah 2:15, and was repeated almost verbally by the poets of Rome: Terrarum dea gentiumque Roma, cui par est nihil, et nihil secundum (Martial). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

CHAPTER XIIBABYLONIsaiah 47:1-15THROUGHOUT the extent of Bible history, from Genesis to Revelation, One City remains, which in fact and symbol is execrated as the enemy of God and the stronghold of evil. In Genesis we are called to see its foundation, as of the first city that wandering men established, and the quick ruin, which fell upon its impious builders. By the prophets we hear it cursed as the oppressor of God’s people, the temptress of the nations, full of cruelty and wantonness. And in... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 47:1-15

CHAPTER 47 A Description of the Fall of Babylon 1. Babylon’s degradation announced (Isaiah 47:1-3 ) 2. Israel acknowledges the redeemer (Isaiah 47:4 ) 3. Retribution for Babylon (Isaiah 47:5-7 ) 4. The destruction swift and sure (Isaiah 47:8-15 ) In chapter 14 a similar description of Babylon and the fall of the king of Babylon is recorded. All has its meaning for the future. read more