Verse 14
14. It shall be That is, Babylon shall be.
As the chased roe The figure is, Babylon shall be as timid and panting when seeking an escape as a “chased” gazelle. Swift enemies from the east shall play the falcon and the dogs upon her, just as does the huntsman upon the trembling gazelle in the chase.
As a sheep Strayed in the wilderness.
That no man taketh up Alone, bereft of its shepherd, exposed to wild beasts, afraid of every thing.
They shall… turn Literally, Each to his people they shall turn, and each to his country they shall flee. Babylon was a great capital whither transient trading peoples gathered. And these are probably meant here. On the fall of the imperial city, this motley mass would scatter in wildest flight. Those who remained would be treated as described in the next verse.
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