Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:2-4
Isaiah 34:2-4. For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations— For the wrath of JEHOVAH is kindled against all the nations; and his anger against all the orders thereof; he hath devoted them; he hath given them up to slaughter; and their slain shall be cast out; and from their carcases their stink shall ascend; and the mountains shall melt down with their blood. Lowth. This sentence upon the nations is sufficient to strike terror into every hearer. It exhibits a kind of general judgment,... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:1
Isaiah 34:1. Come near, &c.— Draw near, O ye nations, and hearken; and attend unto me, O ye peoples! Let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all that spring from it. Lowth. As the prophet here directs his discourse to all the inhabitants of the earth, properly speaking, and not figuratively, as elsewhere, (ch. Isaiah 1:2.) By the fulness of the earth, we must understand men, who replenish it; and their offspring by all that come forth of it. read more