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The Enemy's Shipwreck
Commentators unanimously explain this verse uses the metaphor of a completely disabled ship to describe God's enemies, specifically the Assyrian army. Their ropes are loose, the mast is unstable, and the sails are useless. This powerful image illustrates how God can suddenly and totally neutralize even the most formidable human powers, rendering their confident plans for destruction completely futile.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 33:23
18th Century
Theologian
Your tacklings - This is evidently an address to Sennacherib. The mention of the war-galley and the ship seems to have suggested the applica…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 33:23
19th Century
Bishop
Your tacklings are loosed ... —The words have been taken as applicable either to Assyria, as one of the “ ships …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 33:23
16th Century
Theologian
Thy cords were loosed. He directs his discourse to the Assyrians, and through them, he also addresses all the enemies of the Church. After…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 33:23
17th Century
Pastor
Your tacklings are loosed
Or "are left" F8; forsaken by the mariners, as being of no use and service:
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 33:15–24
17th Century
Minister
The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him at ease. He …