Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 45:1
to his: Isaiah 13:3, Isaiah 44:28, 1 Kings 19:15, Jeremiah 27:6 whose: Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 42:6, Psalms 73:23 holden: or, strengthened, Ezekiel 30:21-Jeremiah : to subdue: Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 41:25, Ezra 1:1, Jeremiah 50:3, Jeremiah 50:35, Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:20-:, Daniel 5:6, Daniel 5:28-Amos :, Daniel 7:5, Daniel 8:3 to open: All the streets of Babylon, leading on each side to the river, were secured by two leaved brazen gates, and these were providentially left open when... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 45:3
Isa 45:3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of Israel. Ver. 3. And I will give thee the treasures of darkness. ] All that Croesus, that rich king, had amassed, and other princes, but especially Babylon (Jeremiah 50:37 ; Jeremiah 51:13 . See Strabo, lib. xv.; Plin. xxxiii. cap. 3. Dan 5:3 ). Pliny saith that Cyrus brought out of Asia, which he had subdued, as much... read more