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The Silence of Destruction
The command to "be still" is not a call for peace but a prophecy of utter ruin. Commentators explain this silence as the end of the bustling sounds of commerce and revelry, replaced by the stunned shock and mourning of a city laid waste. It's a picture of what one scholar calls "stupefied terror" in the face of God's judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 23:2
18th Century
Theologian
Be still - This is the description of a city which is destroyed, where the din of commerce, and the sound of revelry is no longer heard. It …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 23:2
19th Century
Bishop
Inhabitants of the isle ... —Better, coast. The word was especially appropriate to the narrow seaboard strip of land occu…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 23:2
16th Century
Theologian
Be silent, ye inhabitants of the islands. This is intended to place the ruin of Tyre in a more striking light. There is a change of number…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 23:2
17th Century
Pastor
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle
Either the isles of Chittim, or other islands that traded with Tyre, the singul…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 23:1–14
17th Century
Minister
Tyre was the trading center of the nations. She was known for her joy and entertainment; and this made her reluctant to consider the warnings God g…