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Isaiah 21

2 Of the destruction of Babylon by the Persians and Medes. 11 The ruin of Idumea, 13 And of Arabia.
1.The burden of athe desert sea. As the whirlwinds in the South use to pass from the wilderness, so shall it bcome from the horrible land.
2.A grievous vision was shewed unto me, The ctransgressor against a transgressor, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Go up dElám, besiege Media: I have caused all the mourning ethereof to cease.
3.Therefore are my floins filled with sorrow: sorrows have taken me as the sorrows of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down when I heard it, and I was amazed when I saw it.
4.Mine heart failed: fearfulness troubled me: the night gof my pleasures hath he turned into fear unto me.
5.Prepare thou the table: watch in the watch tower: eat, drink, harise, ye princes, anoynt the shield.
6.For thus hath the iLord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, to tell what he seeth.
7.And he saw a charet with two horsemen: ka charet of an asse, and a charet of a camel: & he hearkened and took diligent heed.
8.And he cryed, A llyon: my lord, I stand continually upon the watch tower in the day time, & I am set in my watch every night:
9.And behold, this man’s charet cometh with two horsemen. And mhe answered and said, *Babél is fallen: it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he broken unto the ground.
10.O nmy threshing, and the ^corn of my floor. That which I have heard of the Lord of hostes, the God of Israél, have I shewed unto you.
11.¶ The burden of oDumáh. He calleth unto me of pSeír, Watchman, what was in the night? Watchman, what was in the night?
12.The watchman said, The qmorning cometh, and also the night. If ye will ask, enquire: return and come.
13.¶ The burden against Arabia. In rthe forest of Arabia shall ye tarry all night, even in the ways of Dedaním.
14.O inhabitants of the land of Temá, bring forth swater to mete the thirsty, and prevent him that fleeth with his bread.
15.For they flee from the drawn swords, even from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
16.For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Yet a year taccording to the years of an uhyreling, and all the glory of Kedár shall fail.
17.And the residue of the number of the strong archers of the sons of xKedár shalbe few: for the Lord God of Israél hath spoken it.

Notes

1-a.
On the seaside between Judea, and Chaldea was a wilderness, whereby he means Chaldea.
1-b.
That is, the ruin of Babylon by the Medes, and Persians.
2-c.
The Assyrians and Caldeans, which had destroyed other nations, shall be overcome of the Medes and Persians, and this he prophecied an hundred year before it came to pass.
2-d.
By Elam, he means the Persians.
2-e.
Because they shall find no succour, they shall mourn no more, or, I have caused them to cease mourning, whom Babylon had afflicted.
3-f.
This the Prophet speaks in the person of the Babylonians.
4-g.
He prophecied the death of Belshazar, as Dan. 5.30, who in the middes of his pleasures was destroyed.
5-h.
Whiles they were eating, and drinking they shall be commanded to run to their weapons.
6-i.
To wit, in a vision by the spirit of prophecy.
7-k.
Meaning charets of men of war, and others that carried the baggage.
8-l.
Meaning, Darius which overcame Babylon.
9-*.
Jer. 51.8, Rev. 14.8.
9-m.
The watchman, whom Isaiah set up, told him, who came toward Babylon, and the Angel declared that it should be destroyed all this was done in a vision.
10-^.
Ebr., servant.
10-n.
Meaning, Babylon.
11-o.
Which was a city of the Ismaélites and was so named of Dumah, Gen. 25.14.
11-p.
A mountain of the Idumeans.
12-q.
He describes the unquietness of the people of Dumah, who were night and day in fear of their enemies, and ever ran to and fro to inquire Jews.
13-r.
For fear, the Arabians shall flee into the woods, and he appointed what way they shall take.
14-s.
Signifying that for fear they shall not tarry to eat or drink.
16-t.
He appointed them respite for one year only and then they should be destroyed.
16-u.
Read Ch.16.14.
17-x.
Which was the name of a people of Arabia and by the horrible destruction of all these nations, he teaches the Jews that there is no place for refuge or to escape God’s wrath, but only to remain in his Church, and to live in his fear.