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A Prophecy Fulfilled in Stone
Commentators highlight this verse as a stunning example of fulfilled prophecy. Albert Barnes recounts a 19th-century traveler's awe while standing in the ruins of Petra, the capital of Edom. He saw a desolate city, once great, now overgrown and inhabited by wild creatures, exactly as Isaiah foretold, serving as powerful evidence for the Bible's reliability.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 34:13
18th Century
Theologian
And thorns ... - (see the note at Isaiah 5:6)
It shall be a habitation of dragons - On the meaning of the word ‘dragons,’ see …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 34:13
19th Century
Bishop
An habitation of dragons, and a court for owls ... —The wild creatures named are identified, as elsewhere, with “jack…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 34:13
16th Century
Theologian
In her palaces she shall bring forth thorns. He pursues the same subject, for he describes a frightful desolation by which splendid houses…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 34:13
17th Century
Pastor
And thorns shall come up in her palaces
Where their kings and princes dwelt, and kept their courts, popes and cardin…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 34:9–17
17th Century
Minister
Those who aim to ruin the church can never achieve that, but will ruin themselves. What dismal changes sin can make! It turns a fruitful land into …