The whole earth is at rest - The kingdom of Babylonia, or Chaldea, extended nearly over the whole pagan world. Now that Babylon was…

They break forth into singing ... — The phrase is noticeable as characteristic of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:23; [Refe…

Babylon, which no one could resist, is herself destroyed, and there is no one to come to her assistance.

Go today, and see where the owl dwe…

1. They break forth into singing. Here he shows how greatly tyrants are hated by the whole world. When they are dead or ruined, all…

The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet

The troubler of them being gone; and which will be the ease of the people of God,…

The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…

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…