Isaiah 13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:18

Their bows also shall dash "Their bows shall dash" - Both Herodotus, 1:61, and Xenophon, Anab. iii., mention, that the Persians used large bows τοξα μεγαλα : and the latter says particularly that their bows were three cubits long, Anab. 4. They were celebrated for their archers, see Isaiah 22:6 ; Jeremiah 49:35 . Probably their neighbours and allies, the Medes, dealt much in the same sort of arms. In Psalm 18:34 , and Job 20:24 , mention is made of a bow of steel; if the Persian... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:19

And Babylon - The great city of Babylon was at this time rising to its height of glory, while the Prophet Isaiah was repeatedly denouncing its utter destruction. From the first of Hezekiah to the first of Nebuchadnezzar, under whom it was brought to the highest degree of strength and splendor, are about one hundred and twenty years. I will here very briefly mention some particulars of the greatness of the place, and note the several steps by which this remarkable prophecy was at length... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:21

Satyrs - A kind of beast like to man, which is called מרמוטש marmots , a monkey. - Rabbi Parchon. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:22

In their pleasant palaces "In their palaces" - באלמנותיו bealmenothaiv ; a plain mistake, I presume, for בארמנתיו bearmenothaiv . It is so corrected in two MSS., the Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate. Πουλυποδες δ ' εν εμοι θαλαμας φωκαι τε μελαιναιπ Οικα ποιησονται ακηδεα, χητεΐ λαων. Hom. Hymn. in Apol. 77. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1

Which Isaiah … did see (comp. Isaiah 1:1 ; Isaiah 2:1 , etc.). Isaiah always "sees" his prophecies, whether they are of the nature of visions (as Isaiah 6:1-13 .) or the contrary. The word is probably used to express the strong conviction that he has of their absolute certainty. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1

The burden of the Lord. "The burden of Babylon" (see Isaiah 15:1 ; Isaiah 17:1 ; Isaiah 19:1 , etc.). The use of the word "burden," to signify a message and its subsequent expansion into the phrase "the burden of the Lord" (see Jeremiah 23:33 ), suggest to us— I. THAT TO ALL MEN EVERYWHERE BELONGS THE SACRED DUTY OF CARRYING THE MESSAGES OF GOD . The term here used may simply signify this—the bearing of the Word of God to those for whom it was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-18

The fall of Babylon a type of the general punishment of the wicked. Scripture deals with history altogether in the way of example. Whether the subject be Assyria, or Syria, or Egypt, or Babylon, or even the "peculiar people of God," the object is to teach men by the facts adduced what they have to expect themselves. In Isaiah 10:1-34 . Assyria, here Babylon, is held up as a warning to sinners. The absolute certainty that punishment will overtake them at God's hands is the main lesson... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-22

It is remarkable that Babylon heads the list of the Church's enemies in the present catalogue. Dr. Kay supposes the term "Babel" to be equivalent to "Asshur-Babel," and to designate "the Assyro-Babylonian Empire." He thinks that "Babel" heads the list on account of Assyria's position, under Tiglath-Pileser and Shalmaneser, in the van of Israel's adversaries. But neither Isaiah nor any other sacred writer knows of an Assyro-Babylonian kingdom or empire. Assyria and Babylonia are distinct... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-22

Oracle concerning Babylon. I. APPROACH OF THE WARRIORS OF JEHOVAH . On the bare mountain the banner is upraised, and with loud cry and commanding gesture of the hand a host of warriors is summoned from all sides. As in verse 26, Jehovah is viewed by the poet as a mighty Battle-Leader, Lord of hosts. His voice is heard, "I have given commission to my anointed ones, have called my heroes for my work of punishment, my proudly rejoicing ones!" And then a noise is heard in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:2

Lift ye up a banner ; rather, a standard — " an ensign ," as in Isaiah 5:26 : Isaiah 11:12 . "Ensigns" were used both by the Assyrians and the Egyptians. "Banners," or flags, do not seem to have been employed in the ancient world. Upon the high mountain ; rather, upon a bare mountain—one that was clear of trees, so that the signal might be the better seen from it. God's army having to be summoned against Babylon, the summons is made in three ways: The whole description is, of... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:2

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