Isaías 13:9-22 RVA

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 13:1-13

General Introduction to the Prophecies of Wrath v. 1. The burden of Babylon, the sentence of judgment revealed by special inspiration of the Lord, which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, did see: v. 2. Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, raising the standard of battle upon a deforested peak, where it may be visible from all sides, exalt the voice unto them, calling in urgent invitation, shake the hand, in a beckoning gesture, that they may go into the gates of the nobles, summoned to... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 13:14-22

Against Babylon in Particular v. 14. And it, namely, Babylon, shall be as the chased roe, the timid gazelle, which is so easily startled, and as a sheep that no man taketh up, like a panic-stricken flock which simply cannot be brought together again. They shall every man turn to his own people and flee every one into his own land, that is, the great mass of strangers gathered in the great world market, Babylonia, would, at her fall, scatter in all directions, every one anxious to reach the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 13:1-13

SECOND SUBDIVISIONTHE PROPHECIES AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONSIsaiah 13-27A.—THE DISCOURSES AGAINST INDIVIDUAL NATIONSIsaiah 13-23The people of God do not stand insulated and historically severed from the rest of the human race, but form an integral part of it, and contribute to the great web of the history of humanity. Therefore the Prophet of the Lord must necessarily direct his gaze to the Gentile world, and, as historiographer, set forth their relations to the Kingdom of God, whether hostile or... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 13:14-22

b) The particular part: The prophecy against BabylonIsaiah 13:14 to Isaiah 14:231. THE JUDGMENT ON THE CITY AND STATE OF BABYLONIsaiah 13:14-2214 And it shall be as the chased roe,And as 11a sheep that no man taketh up:They shall every man turn to his own people,And flee every one into his own land.15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through;And every one that Isaiah 12:0 joined unto them shall fall by the sword16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 13:1-22

We now commence the second circle of the first division of our book, in which are contained Isaiah's prophecies concerning the nations and the world. The first describes the doom of Babylon. Whereas the word "Babylon" occurs here, there is no doubt Assyria is in view. The prophecy concerning Babylon comes later (21:1-10). This is clearly shown by Dr. Thirtle in his Old Testament Problems. In graphic language the prophet foretells the nearness of judgment. He describes the mustering of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 13:12

MONEY FOR MEN‘I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.’ Isaiah 13:12 What Isaiah really wrote was this: ‘I will make man more rare than fine gold.’The preacher was promising a day of trouble for great Babylon. ‘Behold,’ he cried, ‘the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate.’ And then he came to the very abyss and extremity of their desolation. Bad enough to have the land shorn of its harvests,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:6-16

The Apocalyptic Destruction of Babylon (Isaiah 13:6-16 ). The forces having been gathered by Yahweh on the remoteness of the bare mountain, they are to be unleashed in ‘the Day of Yahweh’, and it will seem as though the whole earth is involved. Analysis of Isaiah 13:6-15. a Howl, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. As the destruction from the Almighty (Shaddai) will it come. Therefore will all hands be feeble, and every heart of man will melt, and they will be dismayed. b Pangs and sorrows... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:17-22

A Vivid Picture of Babylon’s Future And Its End (Isaiah 13:17-22 ). Having depicted the destruction of Babylon in apocalyptic terms Isaiah brings it down to earth. He partly does it in terms of the Medes. The Medes participated in a number of invasions of Babylon from Sargon II onwards and were very much feared. They founded their own empire and up to around the time of Cyrus II (whose father was Persian and whose mother was Medan) were the senior partners of the Medo-Persian alliance. While... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 13:1-22

Isaiah 13:1 to Isaiah 14:23 . The Utter Ruin of Babylon and Triumphal Ode over her Monarch’ s Death.— Historical conditions are here presupposed entirely different from those of Isaiah’ s time. The subject of Isaiah 13 is the overthrow of Babylon by the Medes a century and a half after his age. Since the downfall is said to lie in the near future, the prophecy must have been written very near the close of the Exile. The description of Babylon is also not true to the situation of Isaiah’ s... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 13:9

Cruel both with wrath and fierce anger; divers words are heaped together, to signify the extremity of his anger. The sinners thereof; the inhabitants of that city, who were guilty of so much idolatry and cruelty, and all sorts of luxury. read more