Isaiah 14:31
“Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation?.... Or nations, of any of the nations. Not the messengers sent…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Howl, O gate - That is, ye who throng the gate. The gates of a city were the chief places of concourse. Cry, O city -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 14:24-32
The destruction of Babylon and the Chaldean empire was a thing at a great distance; the empire had not risen to any…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
As in Isa 14:14 the prophet had rebuked the premature rejoicing of the Philistines, so here he calls them to public…
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