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Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 14:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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And it shall come to pass - That is, then thou shalt take up a taunting song against the king of Babylon Isaiah 14:4. That the Lord shall give thee rest - (compare Isaiah 38:12). The nature of this predicted rest, is more fully described in Ezekiel 28:25-26. From thy sorrow - The long pain of thy captivity in Babylon. And from thy fear - Hebrew, ‘Trembling.’ That is, the apprehension of the ills to which they were continually exposed. Trembling is usually one effect of fear. And from thy hard bondage - The severe and galling servitude of seventy years. return to 'Top of Page'
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