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and when he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with much heed.
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Commentators agree that the vision of horsemen, donkeys, and camels symbolically represents the Medo-Persian army that would conquer Babylon. Scholars note that these specific animals were used in warfare by the Persians and their allies, making this a historically grounded prophecy. Some even suggest the riders represent the leaders, Cyrus and Darius.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen — This passage is very obscure due to the ambiguity of the word רכב rekeb —…
19th Century
Anglican
A chariot with a couple of horsemen. —Better, a troop, a couple. Both asses and camels were employed in the Persian army (Herod.,…
16th Century
Protestant
And he saw a chariot. What he now adds contains a lively description of that defeat. Some think that it is told by the king’s messenger. T…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen The drivers of it, or the riders in it; perhaps meaning Cyrus and D…
Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the gr…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppressed Israel by taking their goods, e…
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