Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 14:23

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23. bittern —rather, "the hedgehog" [MAURER and GESENIUS]. STRABO (16:1) states that enormous hedgehogs were found in the islands of the Euphrates. pools —owing to Cyrus turning the waters of the Euphrates over the country. besom —sweep-net [MAURER], ( 1 Kings 14:10 ; 2 Kings 21:13 ). 2 Kings 21:13- : . A FRAGMENT AS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ASSYRIANS UNDER SENNACHERIB. This would comfort the Jews when captives in Babylon, being a pledge that God, who had by that time fulfilled the promise concerning Sennacherib (though now still future), would also fulfil His promise as to destroying Babylon, Judah's enemy. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-isa-14-004

절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-14-23

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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