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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 47:5

5. Sit—the posture of mourning (Ezra 9:4; Job 2:13; Lamentations 2:10). darkness—mourning and misery (Lamentations 3:2; Micah 7:8). lady of kingdoms—mistress of the world (Isaiah 13:19). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 47:6

6. reason for God's vengeance on Babylon: in executing God's will against His people, she had done so with wanton cruelty (Isaiah 10:5; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 51:33; Zechariah 1:15). polluted my inheritance— (Isaiah 43:28). the ancient—Even old age was disregarded by the Chaldeans, who treated all alike with cruelty (Lamentations 4:16; Lamentations 5:12) [ROSENMULLER]. Or, "the ancient" means Israel, worn out with calamities in the latter period of its history (Isaiah 46:4), as its earlier... read more

Thomas Constable

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

Babylon would no longer be the queen of the nations, having many other kingdoms under her authority. Rather than enjoying the public activity and prominence that go with being a leader, Babylon would find herself sitting in silence and darkness."From the blare of world publicity and the glare of the palace lights to the silence of obscurity (Isaiah 47:5)!" [Note: Grogan, p. 277.] 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 47:6

Babylon had not been kind to the Israelites whom Yahweh had handed over to her. She had not really conquered Judah; God had given the Judahites over to the Babylonians. The Babylonians had been unmerciful toward the Israelites and had made life hard even for their elderly, those who deserved mercy simply because of their age. The Babylonians were not as hard on the Israelites as the Egyptians and the Assyrians had been. It was their arrogance more than their physical cruelty that made them... 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 47:6

(6) I was wroth with my people . . .—The sin of Babylon was that she had gone beyond her commission as the chastiser of Israel, casting off all reverence for age, and making even the old men do the hard tasks of bond-slaves (Lamentations 4:16; Lamentations 5:12). (Comp. Zechariah 1:15.) 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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 47:5

47:5 {g} Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.(g) For shame, and hide yourself. read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 47:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 47:6

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 47:6

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 47:6

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

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

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 47:5

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