Commentaries
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O destroying mountain — A volcano which by its flames and hot lava streams “destroys the whole land.”
A burn…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
O destroying mountain. —Interestingly enough, the phrase is the same as that applied in 2 Kings 23:13 to the …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
There is no doubt that the Prophet speaks of Babylon. But it may seem strange to call it a mountain, when that city was situated in a plain, as is …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Behold, I [am] against thee, O destroying mountain, says the
Lord, which destroyest all the earth
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes