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Speaking as the Enemy
Commentators like Calvin and Gill clarify that Isaiah is not expressing personal sympathy for Babylon. Instead, he adopts the persona of a Babylonian experiencing the city's fall. This dramatic technique makes the future judgment feel terrifyingly present and real, showing God's people the sheer horror that awaits their oppressors.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 21:3
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore - In this verse and the following, the prophet represents himself as in Babylon, and as a witness of the calamities that …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 21:3
19th Century
Bishop
Therefore are my loins filled with pain ... —Compare to Nahum 2:10; Ezekiel 21:6; and for the image of the “wo…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 21:3
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore are my loins, filled with pain. Here the Prophet represents the people as actually present. This was because it was not enough t…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 21:3
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore are my loins filled with pain As a woman at the time of childbirth, as the following words show: these words ar…
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…