以賽亞書 34:8-15 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:8

The Lord's controversy. "The year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion." Fausset says, "When Judah was captive in Babylon, Edom in every way insulted over her fallen mistress, and killed many of those Jews whom the Chaldeans had left, and hence was held guilty of fratricide by God (Esau, their ancestor, having been brother to Jacob): this was the cause of the denunciations of the prophets against Edom ( Isaiah 63:1 ; Jeremiah 49:7 ; Ezekiel 25:12-14 ; Ezekiel 35:3-15 ; Joel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:9

And the streams thereof ; i.e. "the streams of the land of Edom." Though Edom has no perennial rivers, it has numerous torrent-courses to carry off the winter rains (see 2 Kings 3:20-22 ). These should run with pitch, instead of water. The general idea is that Edom should be visited with a destruction like that of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:24 ; comp. Jeremiah 49:18 ). But the prophet scarcely intends his words to be taken literally; he is making Edom a type or representation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:10

None shall pass through it forever and ever . There was a literal fulfillment of the prophecies against Edom to a considerable extent. Malachi, writing three hundred years after Isaiah, says that the "mountains and the heritage of Esau were laid waste for the dragons of the wilderness" ( Malachi 1:3 ); and he makes the Edomites themselves exclaim, "We are impoverished , but we will return and build the desolate places" ( Isaiah 1:4 ). A certain amount of recovery must have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:11

The cormorant and the bittern shall possess it . Compare the prophecy against Babylon in Isaiah 14:23 . The Hebrew word translated "cormorant," is now generally regarded as designating the "pelican," while the one rendered "bittern" is thought by some to mean "hedgehog" or "porcupine." Animals that delight in solitude are certainly meant, but the particular species is, more or less, matter of conjecture. He shall stretch out upon it ; rather, and one shall stretch out upon it . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:12

They shall call the nobles , etc.; rather, as for her nobles , there shall be none there for them to call to the kingdom . The nobles are termed horim , probably because the right of succession to the kingdom was vested in the descendants of the Horites, from whom the Edomites took their territory ( Genesis 36:20 , Genesis 36:29 , Genesis 36:30 ). These having died out, there would be no one to appoint as king. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

Thorns shall come up in her palaces . The "palaces" of Bozrah are mentioned also by Amos ( Amos 1:12 ), and are threatened with destruction by fire. Amid their ruins should grow up thorns and briars. It shall be an habitation of dragons ; or, of jackals (see the comment on Isaiah 13:22 ). Owls ; literally, daughters of screaming—a description better suited to the owl than to the ostrich, which some regard as the bird meant. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13-15

The witness of desolate lands. In every age there have been such. In the forefront of the world's history there was desolated Sodom and Gomorrah, witnessing to Israelites, and witnessing to all the world. Our Lord, as a Teacher, called attention to its message. Attention may be directed to Babylon, Tyre, Palestine; and for modern times, to the decay of the commercial cities of Italy, to Holland, etc.—countries which may be spoken of as "desolate" when compared with former prosperities. Edom,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:14

Wild beasts of the desert … wild beasts of the island . In the original, tsiyim and ' iyim— "wailers" and "howlers"—probably jackals and wolves, or wolves and hyenas." The satyr (see the comment on Isaiah 13:21 ). The screech owl The word here used, lilith , occurs only in this place. It may be doubted whether any bird, or other animal, is meant. Lilit was the name of a female demon, or wicked fairy, in whom the Assyrians believed—a being thought to vex and persecute her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:15

The great owl ; rather, the arrow-snake ( Serpens jaculus ). Gather under her shadow ; i.e. "gather her young ones under her." There shall the vultures also be gathered ; rather, there verily shall the vultures assemble . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:8

For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance - A time when Yahweh will take vengeance.The year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion - The time when he will recompense, that is, punish those who have had a controversy with Zion. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:8

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