The Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is evident that this verse and the three following are not directly connected with what…

The Lord of hosts has sworn ... —The long “oracle” of Babylon is followed by a fragmentary prophecy against Assyria ([Ref…

And cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools…

The Lord of hosts has sworn. For fuller confirmation, an oath was necessary. There is nothing more difficult to convince us of than that w…

The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying
The Septuagint only read, "these things says the Lord of hosts"; for, as Kimchi …

Let those who make themselves a yoke and a burden to God's people see what they are to expect. Let those who are the called according to God's purp…

409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…