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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:7

So that thou didst not "Because thou didst not" - For עד ad , read על al ; so two MSS., and one edition. And for, אחריתה acharithah , "the latter end of it, "read אחריתך acharithecha , "thy latter end;" so thirteen MSS., and two editions, and the Vulgate. Both the sixth and seventh verses are wanting in one of my oldest MSS. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:9

These two things shall come to thee in a moment - That is, suddenly. Belshazzar was slain; thus the city became metaphorically a widow, the husband - the governor of it, being slain. In the time in which the king was slain, the Medes and Persians took the city, and slew many of its inhabitants, see Daniel 5:30 , Daniel 5:31 . When Darius took the city, he is said to have crucified three thousand of its principal inhabitants. In their perfection "On a sudden" - Instead of בתמם ... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:11

Thou shalt not know from whence it riseth "Thou shalt not know how to deprecate" - שחרה shachrah ; so the Chaldee renders it, which is approved by Jarchi on the place; and Michaelis Epim. in Praelect. xix.; see Psalm 78:34 . Videtur in fine hujus commatis deese verbum, ut hoc membrum prioribus respondeat . "A word appears to be wanting at the end of this clause to connect it properly with the two preceding." - Secker. In order to set in a proper light this judicious remark, it is... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:13

From these things "What are the events" - For מאשר measher , read אשר מה mah asher , so the Septuagint, "what is to happen to thee." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1

.— Come down, and sit in the dust; i.e. "descend to the lowest depth of humiliation" (comp. Isaiah 3:26 and Job 2:8 ). O virgin daughter of Babylon . The "virgin daughter of Babylon" is the Babylonian people as distinct from the city (comp. Isaiah 23:12 ). "Virgin" does not mean "unconquered;'' for Babylon had been taken by the Assyrians some half-dozen times. Sit on the ground : there is no throne; rather, sit on the ground throneless , or without a throne. Hitherto the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-2

Humiliation the Divine judgment on pride. The point here, according to some, is that Babylon loudly boasted about her never having been captured; so she called herself, and was called, a "virgin" city. The figure suggests all the delicacy, all the luxuriousness, all the pride, of the Eastern princess. "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." The humiliation of Babylon is presented in precise accordance with the circumstances and sentiments of a grand and proud... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

A SONG OF TRIUMPH OVER THE FALL OF BABYLON . The song divides itself into four strophes, or stanzas—the first one of four verses ( Isaiah 47:1-4 ); the second of three ( Isaiah 47:5-7 ); the third of four ( Isaiah 47:8-11 ); and the fourth also of four ( Isaiah 47:12-15 ). The speaker is either Jehovah (see Isaiah 47:3 , ad fin. ) or "a chorus of celestial beings" (Cheyne), bent on expressing their sympathy with Israel read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

The fall of ancient states a warning to modern ones. History has been defined as "philosophy teaching by examples." It is only on the supposition that there are lessons to be learnt from them that historical inquiries or historical records can be regarded as of any value or importance. In a certain sense it is no doubt true to say that "history never repeats itself." The exact circumstances, even of those historical events which most nearly resemble each other, are always in many respects... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

The fall of Babylon. This is a scoffing song at the overthrow of Babylon. It is divided into four nearly equal stanzas. Luxury, ambition, and the practice of magic—the one sin worse than the others—were prevalent at Babylon. Each of these is lashed in the first three stanzas. There is a climax, the scorn of the prophet reaching its highest point in the last stanza (Ewald). Spiritually considered, the picture may represent the course of "this present world" in its godless pride. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:2

Take the millstones, and grind meal . Do the hard work commonly allotted to female slaves. Turn the heavy upper millstone all day long upon the nether one (comp. Exodus 11:5 ). Babylon having been personified as a female captive, the details have to be in unison. Uncover thy locks. Babylonian women are represented in the Assyrian sculptures as wearing closefitting caps upon their heads. Make bare the leg … pass over the rivers . On the way from their own city to the land of their... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 47:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 47:2

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