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Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
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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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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
Inhabitants of the isle ... —Better, coast. The word was especially appropriate to the narrow seaboard strip of land occu…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle Either the isles of Chittim, or other islands that traded with Tyre, the singul…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
The oracle concerning Tyre. In this part, he issues threats against the Tyrians, who were connected to the people of God through…
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