Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 21

Isaiah 21:1 ^! Of the destruction of Babylon by the Persians and Medes.

Isaiah 21:1 ^a On the sea side betwene Judea & Chaldea was a wildernes, whereby he meaneth Chaldea.

Isaiah 21:1 ^b That is the ruine of Babylon by the Medes, and Persians.

Isaiah 21:2 ^c The Assyrians and Chaldeans, which had destroyed other nations, shal be ouercome of the Medes & Persians, and this he prophecied an hundreth yere before it came to passe.

Isaiah 21:2 ^d By Elam he meaneth the Persians.

Isaiah 21:2 ^e Because thei shal finde no succour, they shal mourne no more, or, I haue caused them to cease mourning, whome Babylon had afflicted.

Isaiah 21:3 ^f This the Prophet speaketh in the persone of the Babylonians.

Isaiah 21:4 ^g He prophecieth the death of Belshazar as {Dan 5, 30} who in the middes of his pleasures was destroyed.

Isaiah 21:5 ^h Whiles they are eating, and drinking they shalbe commanded to runne to their weapons.

Isaiah 21:6 ⁱ To wit, in a vision by the spirit of prophecie.

Isaiah 21:7 ^k Meaning charets of men of warre, and others that caryed the baggage.

Isaiah 21:8 ^l Meaning Darius which ouercame Babylon.

Isaiah 21:9 ^m The watchman, whome Isaiah set vp, tolde him, who came toward Bablyon, and the Angel declared that it shulde be destroyed: all this was done in a vision.

Isaiah 21:10 ⁿ Meaning, Babylon.

Isaiah 21:10 ^/ Ebr., (???).

Isaiah 21:11 ^! The ruine of Idumea.

Isaiah 21:11 ^o Which was a citie of the Ishmaelites & was so named of Dumah, {Gen. 25, 4}.

Isaiah 21:11 ^p A mountaine of the Idumeans.

Isaiah 21:12 ^q He describeth the vnquietnes of the people of Dumah, who were night and day in feare of their enemies, and euer ran to and fro to enquire newes.

Isaiah 21:13 ^! And of Arabia.

Isaiah 21:13 ^r For feare, the Arabians shal flee into the woods, and he appointeth what way thei shal take.

Isaiah 21:14 ^s Signifying that for feare they shal not tary to eat or drinke.

Isaiah 21:16 ^t He appointeth them respit for one yere only and then they shulde be destroied.

Isaiah 21:16 ^u Read {Chap. 16, 14}.

Isaiah 21:17 ^x Which was the name of a people of Arabia: and by the horrible destruction of all these nations, he teacheth the Jewes that there is no place for refuge or to escape Gods wrath, but onely to remaine in his Church, and to liue in his feare.