Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not thou: i.e. at the death of Ahaz, and because the Davidic dominion was broken by the Syro- Ephraimitic war.

Palestina = Philistia.

him = the Davidic power.

for out of the serpent's root, &c. That was how Philistia regarded Judah and Ahaz.

cocktrice = viper (see note on Isaiah 11:8 ), which they would find in his son Hezekiah in the immediate future (2 Kings 18:8 ).