Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 47:9
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9. in a moment —It should not decay slowly, but be suddenly and unexpectedly destroyed; in a single night it was taken by Cyrus. The prophecy was again literally fulfilled when Babylon revolted against Darius; and, in order to hold out to the last, each man chose one woman of his family, and strangled the rest, to save provisions. Darius impaled three thousand of the revolters. in . . . perfection —that is, "in full measure." for . . . for —rather, "notwithstanding the . . . notwithstanding"; "in spite of" [LOWTH]. So "for" ( Numbers 14:11 ). Babylon was famous for "expiations or sacrifices, and other incantations, whereby they tried to avert evil and obtain good" [DIODORUS SICULUS]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
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