isaiah-14:3-23-niv

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:14

14. clouds—rather, "the cloud," singular. Perhaps there is a reference to the cloud, the symbol of the divine presence (Isaiah 4:5; Exodus 13:21). So this tallies with 2 Thessalonians 2:4, "above all that is called God"; as here "above . . . the cloud"; and as the Shekinah-cloud was connected with the temple, there follows, "he as God sitteth in the temple of God," answering to "I will be like the Most High" here. Moreover, Revelation 17:4; Revelation 17:5, represents Antichrist as seated in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:15

15. to hell—to Sheol ( :-), thou who hast said, "I will ascend into heaven" (Matthew 11:23). sides of the pit—antithetical to the "sides of the north" (Matthew 11:23- :). Thus the reference is to the sides of the sepulcher round which the dead were arranged in niches. But MAURER here, as in Isaiah 14:13, translates, "the extreme," or innermost parts of the sepulchre: as in Ezekiel 32:23 (compare 1 Samuel 24:3). 1 Samuel 24:3- :. THE PASSERS-BY CONTEMPLATE WITH ASTONISHMENT THE BODY OF THE KING... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:16

16. narrowly look—to be certain they are not mistaken. consider—"meditate upon" [HORSLEY]. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:17

17. opened not . . . house . . . prisoners—But MAURER, as Margin, "Did not let his captives loose homewards." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:18

18. All—that is, This is the usual practice. in glory—in a grand mausoleum. house—that is, "sepulchre," as in :-; "grave" ( :-). To be excluded from the family sepulcher was a mark of infamy (Isaiah 34:3; Jeremiah 22:19; 1 Kings 13:22; 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 24:25; 2 Chronicles 28:27). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:19

19. cast out of—not that he had lain in the grave and was then cast out of it, but "cast out without a grave," such as might have been expected by thee ("thy"). branch—a useless sucker starting up from the root of a tree, and cut away by the husbandman. raiment of those . . . slain—covered with gore, and regarded with abhorrence as unclean by the Jews. Rather, "clothed (that is, covered) with the slain"; as in :-, "My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust" [MAURER]. thrust through—that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:20

20. not . . . joined with them—whereas the princes slain with thee shall be buried, thou shalt not. thou . . . destroyed . . . land—Belshazzar (or Naboned) oppressed his land with wars and tyranny, so that he was much hated [XENOPHON, Cyropædia 4.6, 3; 7.5, 32]. seed . . . never be renowned—rather, "shall not be named for ever"; the Babylonian dynasty shall end with Belshazzar; his family shall not be perpetuated [HORSLEY]. :-. GOD'S DETERMINATION TO DESTROY BABYLON. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:21

21. Prepare, c.—charge to the Medes and Persians, as if they were God's conscious instruments. his children—Belshazzar's (Exodus 20:5). rise—to occupy the places of their fathers. fill . . . with cities—MAURER translates, "enemies," as the Hebrew means in 1 Samuel 28:16 Psalms 139:20; namely, lest they inundate the world with their armies. VITRINGA translates, "disturbers." In English Version the meaning is, "lest they fill the land with such cities" of pride as Babylon was. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:22

22. against them—the family of the king of Babylon. name—all the male representatives, so that the name shall become extinct (Isaiah 56:5; Ruth 4:5). remnant—all that is left of them. The dynasty shall cease (Ruth 4:5- :). Compare as to Babylon in general, Ruth 4:5- :. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:23

23. bittern—rather, "the hedgehog" [MAURER and GESENIUS]. STRABO (16:1) states that enormous hedgehogs were found in the islands of the Euphrates. pools—owing to Cyrus turning the waters of the Euphrates over the country. besom—sweep-net [MAURER], (1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 21:13). 2 Kings 21:13- :. A FRAGMENT AS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ASSYRIANS UNDER SENNACHERIB. This would comfort the Jews when captives in Babylon, being a pledge that God, who had by that time fulfilled the promise concerning... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:23

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