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who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers;
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A Specific Prophecy Fulfilled
Most commentators, including Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott, see this as a stunningly specific prophecy. It foretells the military strategy used by Cyrus the Great to conquer Babylon: he diverted the Euphrates River, making its deep channel dry enough for his army to walk through and take the city.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That says to the deep, Be dry - Lowth supposes that this refers to the fact that Cyrus took Babylon by diverting from their course …
19th Century
Anglican
That says to the deep —i.e., to the Euphrates. The words find a literal fulfilment in the strategic operation by which Cyrus turne…
Baptist
This Book of the prophet Isaiah was written long before the days of Cyrus; yet he is here mentioned by name, and the prophecy of what he would do i…
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16th Century
Protestant
Saying to the deep. This is generally considered to be an allegorical description of Babylon, and I certainly do not deny that it is inclu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That says to the deep, be dry The Targum is, ``that says to Babylon, be desolate;'' and most interpreters, Jewish an…
Return to me. It is the great concern of those who have backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to him. The work of rede…
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13th Century
Catholic
And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthlessness of idols, lest they should believe that …
