John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 47:8
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures ,.... To carnal lusts and pleasures; gratifying her sensual appetite; indulging herself in everything that was agreeable to the senses; abounding in delicacies, and living deliciously; as is said of mystical Babylon, Revelation 18:4 , particularly given to venereal pleasures. Curtius says F7 Hist. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 1. , "no city was more corrupt in its manners, or furnished to irritate or allure to immoderate pleasures.... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 47:7-15
Babylon, now doomed to ruin, is here justly upbraided with her pride, luxury, and security, in the day of her prosperity, and the confidence she had in her own wisdom and forecast, and particularly in the prognostications and counsels of the astrologers. These things are mentioned both to justify God in bringing these judgments upon her and to mortify her, and put her to so much the greater shame, under these judgments; for, when God comes forth to take vengeance, glory belongs to him, but... read more