Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-3
This comes in here as the reason why Babylon must be overthrown and ruined, because God has mercy in store for his people, and therefore, 1. The injuries done to them must be reckoned for and revenged upon their persecutors. Mercy to Jacob will be wrath and ruin to Jacob's impenitent implacable adversaries, such as Babylon was. 2. The yoke of oppression which Babylon had long laid on their necks must be broken off, and they must be set at liberty; and, in order to this, the destruction of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 14
In this chapter, I. More weight is added to the burden of Babylon, enough to sink it like a mill-stone; I. It is Israel's cause that is to be pleaded in this quarrel with Babylon, Isa. 14:1-3. 2. The king of Babylon, for the time being, shall be remarkably brought down and triumphed over, Isa. 14:4-20. 3. The whole race of the Babylonians shall be cut off and extirpated, Isa. 14:21-23. II. A confirmation of the prophecy of the destruction of Babylon, which was a thing at a distance, is here... read more