Isaiah 33:23
“Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thy tacklings are loosed,.... Or "are left" (h); forsaken by the mariners, as being of no use and service:
they could…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy tacklings - This is evidently an address to Sennacherib. The mention of the war-galley and the ship seems to have…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 33:13-24
Here is a preface that commands attention; and it is fit that all should attend, both near and afar off, to what God…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The abrupt transition from the glorious future to the present or the past, in the first part of the verse, is somewhat…
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