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Babylon's Prophetic Nickname
Commentators unanimously identify "the wilderness of the sea" as a symbolic name for Babylon. The term "wilderness" or "plain" refers to its flat geography and its prophesied desolation, while "sea" points to the mighty Euphrates River and its surrounding marshlands, which often flooded the region like a literal sea.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 21:1
18th Century
Theologian
The burden - (see the note at Isaiah 13:1).
Of the desert - There have been almost as many interpretations of this expression …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 21:1
19th Century
Bishop
The burden of the desert of the sea ... — The title of the prophecy is obviously taken from the catch-word “the desert” t…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 21:1
16th Century
Theologian
The burden of the desert of the sea. The Prophet, after having taught that their hope ought to be placed not on the Egyptians but on the m…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 21:1
17th Century
Pastor
The burden of the desert of the sea
That this is a prophecy of the destruction of Babylon is clear from the express …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 21:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the gr…