The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people, a turmoil as when masses of people, great armies, congregate; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together, an exceptionally large and powerful host. The Lord of hosts, the Commander-in-chief of all heavenly forces, mustereth the host of the battle, ready to carry out His plan of punishment upon the heathen.
Verse Isaiah 13:4. _OF THE BATTLE _- "For the battle."] The _Bodleian_ MS. has למלחמה _lemilchamah_. Cyrus's army was made up of many different nations. Jeremiah calls it an "assembly of great nation...
THE NOISE OF A MULTITUDE IN THE MOUNTAINS - The prophet here represents himself as hearing the confused tumult of the nations assembling to the standard reared on the mountains Isaiah 13:2. This is a...
2. THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS AND THE FUTURE DAY OF JEHOVAH (13-27) CHAPTER 13 The Burden of Babylon 1. _Jehovah's call to the judgment of Babylon (Isaiah 13:1)_ 2. _The day of Jehovah: When Babylo...
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 subjec...
Jehovah musters His hosts....
Already the prophet seems to hear from afar the din of the gathering multitude. _The noise of a multitude_ Better as an exclamation, HARK, A TUMULT. And so in the next clause, HARK, THE UPROAR OF … T...
THE NOISE OF A MULTITUDE, &C.— The prophet here relates three things, the sudden effects of the divine command; _first,_ the collection and congregation which God had destined to execute his judgments...
III. PEOPLE AND PAGANS - Chapter S 13 - 23 A. IMPLACABLE EMPIRE CH. 13-14 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 1. BABYLON a. PREDICTION OF JUDGMENT TEXT: Isaiah 13:1-8 1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son...
The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. THE NOISE...
1. BURDEN] The corresponding verb means 'to lift up' (_a_) a load, (_b_) the voice (cp. Isaiah 3:7; Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 42:11), used of Balaam lifting up his voice in oracular utterance ...
The prophet hears the noise of the armies assembling at the signal (Isaiah 13:2). OF THE BATTLE] RV 'for the battle.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 13 The next major division of the Book of Isaiah is Chapter s 13 to...
This is another example of God’s control over foreign nations, on behalf of his people. These nations will be his agents, who carry out his judgement....
THE NOISE OF A MULTITUDE... — The prophet hears, as it were, the tramp of the armies gathering on the mountains north of Babylonia (possibly the Zagros range, or the plateau of Iran, or the mountains...
קֹ֥ול הָמֹ֛ון בֶּֽ † הָרִ֖ים דְּמ֣וּת עַם...
BOOK 5 PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH'S TIME In the first thirty-nine Chapter s of the Book of Isaiah-the half which refers to the prophet's own career and the politics contemporary with that - we...
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 t...
_Kings. Darius styles himself king of the Medes and Persians, Daniel vi. 12. Many princes and nations composed his army._...
In the figurative language of prophecy, the Lord describes the destruction of Babylon. The army that shall come against Babylon, the Lord calls his sanctified ones, and his mighty ones. By sanctified,...
4._The noise of a multitude in the mountains. _He adds a still more lively representation, ( ὑποτύπωσιν,) that is, a description by which he places the event as it were before our eyes. The prophets a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. With chapter 12 one division of the whole book closes. That which commences with chapter 13 continues to the end of chapter 27, which describes th...
THE NOISE OF A MULTITUDE IN THE MOUNTAINS, LIKE AS OF A GREAT PEOPLE,.... That is, like the noise of a very numerous people; this noise was heard either on the mountains of Media, where they flocked i...
The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. Ver. 4. _The...
_The noise of a multitude in the mountains_ No sooner had the Almighty given the command, than the multitude assembles to his banners; _like as a great people_ Not rude and barbarous; but well- discip...
LIKE AS OF: _ Heb._ the likeness of...
1-5 The threatenings of God's word press heavily upon the wicked, and are a sore burden, too heavy for them to bear. The persons brought together to lay Babylon waste, are called God's sanctified or...
THE KINGDOMS OF NATIONS; the Medes and Persians, and other nations which served under them in this war; of which see JEREMIAH 25:14, JEREMIAH 27:7 50:41....
Isaiah 13:4 noise H6963 multitude H1995 mountains H2022 Like H1823 many H7227 people H5971 tumultuous H7588 noise H6963
ORACLE AGAINST BABYLON Yahweh Raises His Forces For The Destruction of Babylon The first burden borne by Isaiah was the burden of Babylon, a heavy burden indeed. And it begins with the calling togeth...
CONTENTS: Prophecy concerning last days, when punishment will be visited upon the nations, and Israel shall pass through the Great Tribulation. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: Men have their da...
In the thirteen Chapter s which follow, the prophet, like a watchman, raises his voice, and denounces woes against all the surrounding nations, and finally against his own country. Isaiah 13:1. _The b...
_The burden of Babylon_ THE PROPHET’S BURDEN Whenever we find the word “burden” in this association it means oracle, a speech of doom; it is never connected with blessing, hope, enlarged opportunity...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 13:1 God’s Judgment and Grace for the World: “We Have a Strong City.” Isaiah stresses God’s complete power over all the nations. God rules history to achieve his goals....
EXPOSITION THE BURDEN OF BABYLON. The series of prophecies which commences with this chapter and continues to the close of Isaiah 23:1; is connected together by the word _massa_, burden. It has been a...
Now as we move into chapter 13 and he speaks of the burden of Babylon which Isaiah saw, you remember that we mentioned when we started the prophecy of Isaiah that in many of the prophecies, there was...
Ezekiel 38:3; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 22:1; Isaiah 45:1;...
Nations — The Medes and Persians and other nations, which served under them in this war....