E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 21:2
dealer = one. sighing. Caused by the oppression of Babylon. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 21:4
night. A Homonym. Hebrew. nesheph = darkness, here, but daylight in Job 7:4 . 1 Samuel 30:17 . See notes there. The Revised Version, in doubt, renders it here "twilight". pleasure = joy. fear = trembling. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 21:5
Prepare, &c. Figure of speech Irony. App-6 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 21:1
THE BURDEN OF BABYLON;THE BURDEN OF EDOM;THE BURDEN OF ARABIAThree "burdens" are delivered by the prophet in this chapter: that of Babylon (Isaiah 21:1-10), that of Edom (Isaiah 21:11-12), and that of Arabia (Isaiah 21:13-17).THE BURDEN OF BABYLON (Isaiah 21:1-10)The critical community as a whole have decided that this prophecy applies to the fall of Babylon to Cyrus and Darius, which occurred long after Isaiah's lifetime; and, of course, in keeping with their crazy rule that there is no such... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 21:2
"A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease."The true meaning here is that the vision brought great pain and sorrow to the heart of the prophet, a statement that cannot possibly be reconciled with the destruction of the oppressor of God's people in 539 B.C.Note also that Elam is the principal force mentioned here in the overthrow of Babylon, not the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 21:3
"Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear, I am dismayed so that I cannot see. My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me."It is simply impossible that the news of Babylon's fall in 539 B.C. could have been the occasion of the reaction on Isaiah's part, as described in these two verses. He was so upset, dismayed,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 21:5
"They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up ye princes, anoint the shield."This is the verse which some say points inevitably to the drunken feast of Belshazzar on the night of the Medo-Persian capture of Babylon. It surely does suggest it; but there are some problems with thus accepting it. "Spread the table," as used here is a "far from certain rendition."[12] Furthermore, "Anointing the shield" suggests a preparation for battle that was not evident at all on... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 21:1
Isaiah 21:1. The burden of the desert of the sea.— The sixth discourse contained in this chapter represents, under a mystical name, Babylon, (the rulers whereof made great desolations in the world, and much distressed many other nations as well as the Jews,) besieged and overthrown by the Medes and Persians, after a long and patient expectation hereof by the people of God; and that in the night, when the Babylonians were luxuriously enjoying themselves; an event most pleasing and joyful to the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 21:2
Isaiah 21:2. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media!— The prophet, in a rapture, had various images succeeding one another before his sight. He had just beheld the Babylonians raging against Asia and Judaea. Presently, this scene being removed, he beholds the city of Babylon itself flourishing in strength and glory; then he observes the motion of a hostile army towards this city, which he understands to consist of the Medes and Persians, raised up by the divine providence to besiege Babylon, and... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 21:1
burden. The fifth of the seven burdens. of = relating to. Genitive of Relation. App-17 . the sea. The waters of the Euphrates in flood were so called, as the Nile was (Isaiah 19:6 ). Compare Revelation 17:3 , Revelation 17:15 . whirlwinds = storms. pass = sweep. read more