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A Reliable Report
The watchman emphasizes his constant, round-the-clock vigilance ('I stand continually... day-time... whole nights'). Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain this isn't a complaint, but proof of his reliability. Because he has been so diligent, his report of Babylon's impending doom is absolutely certain. This highlights that God's prophetic warnings are not idle threats but sure and confirmed realities.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 21:8
18th Century
Theologian
And he cried, A lion - Margin, ‘As a lion.’ This is the correct rendering. The particle כ (k) - ‘as,’ is often omitted ([R…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 21:8
19th Century
Bishop
And he cried, A lion. —Better, As a lion. The cry seems to be the low murmur of the eager, almost angry, impatience by which the …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 21:8
16th Century
Theologian
And he cried, A lion. “Having listened diligently with careful attention,” he finally observes a lion. This is understood to mean…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 21:8
17th Century
Pastor
And he cried, a lion
That is, the watchman cried, a lion, or that he saw a lion; not Uriah the priest, as the Septua…
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…