Isaiah 24:22 - Exposition

In the pit ; literally, in a dungeon . Mr. Cheyne suggests that sheol , or "hell," is meant; but the context points to some narrower confinement. In the prison ; rather, in prison . After many days . In the Revelation ( Revelation 20:2 ) Satan is bound "a thousand years;" i.e. an indefinite term. The imprisonment of the present passage is scarcely the same, but it is analogous. God's purposes require sometimes long periods of inaction. Shall they be visited ; or, published . The word is the same as that translated "punish" in verse 21. "Visiting" for good is scarcely to be thought of.