John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 34:3
Isa 34:3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. Ver. 3. Their slain also shall be cast out. ] Buried with the burial of an ass, Jer 22:19 which Cicero somewhere calleth sepulturam insepultam and unburied grave. This may also befall such as for God’s sake are slain all the day long; but to them it is no such judgment: Coelo tegitur qui caret urna. And their stink shall come up out of their... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 34:1-17
Isaiah 34:1-17Come near, ye nations, to hear.--The subject is, as in chap.13., the Lord’s judgment upon all the nations; and as chap 13. singled outBabylon for special doom, so chap. 34, singles out Edom. (Prof. G. A. Smith, D,D.)Edom Edom represents here all the powers hostile to the Church of God as such, and is thus an idea of the profoundest and widest cosmical significance. (F. Delitzsch.)Edom’s punishmentThe eternal punishment falling on the Edomites is depicted (Isaiah 34:8-10) in... read more