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Thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses of it; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
And thorns ... - (see the note at Isaiah 5:6)
It shall be a habitation of dragons - On the meaning of the word ‘dragons,’ see …
19th Century
Anglican
An habitation of dragons, and a court for owls ... —The wild creatures named are identified, as elsewhere, with “jack…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thorns shall come up in her palaces Where their kings and princes dwelt, and kept their courts, popes and cardin…
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
Come near, you Gentiles. In this part, he threatens those who were allies of the Assyrians.
First, he threatens al…
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