Isaiah 34:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 34:9-17

This prophecy looks very black, but surely it looks so further than upon Edom and Bozrah. 1. It describes the melancholy changes that are often made by the divine Providence, in countries, cities, palaces, and families. Places that have flourished and been much frequented strangely go to decay. We know not where to find the places where many great towns, celebrated in history, once stood. Fruitful countries, in process of time, are turned into barrenness, and pompous populous cities into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

And thorns shall come up in her palaces ,.... Where their kings and princes dwelt, and kept their courts, popes and cardinals; here will be the tokens of God's curse, as thorns are, these being the people of his curse, as in Isaiah 34:5 , nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof ; alluding to "Bozrah" which signifies a fortress; referring to the towers and fortifications of the city of Rome, and all other fortified cities within its jurisdiction: and it shall be a habitation... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:13

And thorns shall come up in her palaces - בארמנותיה ועלו vealu bearmenotheyha ; so read all the ancient versions. A court for owls - יענה yaanah , the ostrich, from ענה anah , to cry, because of the noise it makes. "They roar, "says Dr. Shaw, "sometimes like a lion - sometimes like a bull. I have often heard them groan as if in the utmost distress." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Divine indignation. The strong, pictorial language of the prophet brings into bold relief some truths respecting God's indignation of which it is needful to be occasionally reminded. We learn— I. THAT IT IS A CONSTANT FACTOR IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD . "Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people; let the earth hear, and all that is therein … for the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations ," etc. ( Isaiah 34:1 , Isaiah 34:2 ). It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

SECTION 11. THE DIVINE JUDGMENT ON THE WORLD , AND THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH CONSEQUENT UPON IT ( Isaiah 34:1-17 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 .). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The sins and punishment of Edom. The Edomites appear in the blackest colors in the descriptions of the prophets. And in this oracle their punishment is represented in the horrible desolation of their land. I. THEIR SINS . Their cruelty is above all stigmatized. At the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar they helped to plunder the city and slaughter the poor Jews. Their conduct on this occasion was never forgotten ( Psalms 137:1-9 .). In Obadiah we have the feelings about them... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:13

And thorns ... - (see the note at Isaiah 5:6)It shall be an habitation of dragons - On the meaning of the word ‘dragons,’ see the note at Isaiah 13:22.Court for owls - A place of resort, a residence of owls. The word rendered ‘court’ (חציר châtsı̂yr) means a dwelling-place, a habitation, as well as an enclosure or court. The margin is, ‘Daughters of the owl,’ or ‘ostriches’ (see the note at Isaiah 13:21). ‘I would,’ says Stephens, when standing amidst the ruins of Petra, the capital of Idumea... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:9-15

Isaiah 34:9-15. And the streams thereof The rivers, which seem most secure from the judgment here threatened; shall be turned into pitch, &c. The country shall be dealt with as Sodom and Gomorrah were, even utterly destroyed, as it were, by fire, or burning pitch and brimstone, thrown down upon it from heaven. From generation to generation it shall lie waste It shall be irrecoverably ruined, and shall remain a spectacle of God’s vengeance to all succeeding ages. The cormorant,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 34:9-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:9-15

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