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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:21

Prepare slaughter for his children . Belshazzar had "wives and concubines" ( Daniel 5:2 ), and therefore probably children. The magnanimity of Cyrus may have spared them; but neither Cambyses nor Darius Hystaspis had the same merciful disposition. As soon as there was seen to be danger of Babylon revolting, they would almost certainly be put to death. For the iniquity of their fathers (comp. Exodus 20:5 ). The destruction of their posterity was a part of the punishment of the fathers. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:21

Children suffering for the fathers. The idea finding poetical expression here is, that the judgments of God necessarily fall on the last members—the children-of a corrupt and wicked dynasty. It is in the public and open administrations of providence, it is in the events and circumstances and history of this world, and not in the secret dealings of God with each individual soul, that the law of this text applies. For the sake of moral influence upon the whole race, children are seen to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:22

And cut off from Babylon the name . It is not quite clear in what sense her "name" was to be "cut off" from Babylon. One of the main masses of ruin still bears the old name almost unchanged ( Babil ), and can scarcely be supposed to have lost it and afterwards recovered it. Perhaps "name" here means "fame" or "celebrity" (comp. Deuteronomy 26:19 ; Zephaniah 3:20 ). Son and nephew ; rather, son and grandson , or issue and descendants . The same phrase occurs in the same sense... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:22-23

These verses constitute the epode of the poem. Their main object is to make it clear that the punishment about in fall on Babylon comes from none other than Jehovah, whose Name occurs twice in Isaiah 14:22 , and emphatically closes Isaiah 14:23 . The lines are much more irregular than those of the strophes, or stanzas. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:23

A possession for the bittern . Some water-bird or other is probably intended, since the word used is joined in Isaiah 36:11 with the names of three other birds, and is also certainly a bird's name in Zephaniah 2:14 ; but the identification with the "bittern" is a mere guess, and rests on no authority. And pools of water . The swampy character of the country about the ruins of Babylon is generally noticed by travelers. It arises from neglect of the dams along the course of the... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Albert Barnes

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

Albert Barnes

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:23

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

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

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