The prophecy which commences this chapter occupies the first ten
verses. That it relates to Babylon is apparent from Isaiah 21:2,
Isaiah 21:9. The object is to foretell the destruction of that city by...
Oracles on Babylon, Edom and Arabia
These three short and difficult oracles form together one of the most
singular passages in prophecy. Common to all three are (_a_) the
obscure oracular utterance,...
_THE PROPHET, BEWAILING THE CAPTIVITY OF HIS PEOPLE, SEETH IN A VISION
THE FALL OF BABYLON BY THE MEDES AND PERSIANS. EDOM, SCORNING THE
PROPHET, IS MOVED TO REPENTANCE. THE SET TIME OF ARABIA'S CALAM...
EXAMINATION
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Medes
Spain
Day Star
Hezekiah
Philistia
Jotham
Nebo
Phoenicia
Damascus
Nathan
Hivites
Elam
Ethiopia
Armenia
Nile
coast of Palestine
Pharaoh
king of Babylon
Memphis...
INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 21
This chapter contains prophecies against Babylon, Idumea, and Arabia.
The prophecy against Babylon is called "the burden of the desert of
the sea"; whose enemies are describ...
_A.M. 3290. B.C. 714._
We have here, under a mystical name, a second representation of the
overthrow of Babylon by the Medes and Persians, Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah
21:2. The prophet, to show the dreadfuln...