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Stand now with thy enchantments - (See the notes at Isaiah 47:9). This is evidently sarcastic and ironical. It is a call on those who prac…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
If so be thou shalt be able ... —The words come with a subtle tone of irony. Persevere in your enchantments
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Stand now amidst thy divinations. The Prophet speaks as we are accustomed to speak to desperate men, on whom no warnings produce any good …
John Gill
JohnGill
Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of
your sorceries
An ironic …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting about our abilities, relying on ourselves, …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Come down, and sit in the dust. Here the prophet foretells the degradation of the kingdom of Babylon. In this regard, he does th…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes