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God's Sovereign Instruments
Commentators unanimously explain that the invading army is not acting alone. The verse explicitly identifies them as 'the weapons of his indignation,' with Jehovah himself leading them. This highlights God's absolute sovereignty over history, using nations and armies to fulfill His divine purposes of judgment against Babylon.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 13:5
18th Century
Theologian
They come – That is, ‘Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation’ – the collected armies come. The prophet sees these assembled armies with Y…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 13:5
19th Century
Bishop
They come from a far country ... —The same phrase is used of Cyrus in Isaiah 46:11, and in Isaiah 39:3 of Babylon itself …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 13:5
16th Century
Theologian
Coming from a distant country. He repeats and confirms more fully what I stated a little before, that the operations of war do not spring …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 13:5
17th Century
Pastor
They come from a far country, from the end of heaven
The east, as Kimchi observes; the Targum is, from the ends of t…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 13:1–5
17th Century
Minister
The threatenings of God's word press heavily upon the wicked, and are a grievous burden, too heavy for them to bear. The persons brought together t…