That says to the deep, Be dry - Lowth supposes that this refers to the fact that Cyrus took Babylon by diverting from their course …

That says to the deep —i.e., to the Euphrates. The words find a literal fulfilment in the strategic operation by which Cyrus turne…

This Book of the prophet Isaiah was written long before the days of Cyrus; yet he is here mentioned by name, and the prophecy of what he would do i…

Saying to the deep. This is generally considered to be an allegorical description of Babylon, and I certainly do not deny that it is inclu…

That says to the deep, be dry
The Targum is, ``that says to Babylon, be desolate;'' and most interpreters, Jewish an…

Return to me. It is the great concern of those who have backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to him. The work of rede…

1. And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthle ne of idols, lest they should believe that the…