God mustereth the armies of his wrath: he threateneth to destroy Babylon by the Medes. The desolation of Babylon.
Before Christ 713.
The SECOND part of the prophesies of Isaiah, containing a wonderful account of God's dealings with the enemies of his church and people, begins at this chapter, and extends to the 24th. It comprises eight discourses. The first concerning the fate of Babylon, Isaiah 13:1 to Isaiah 14:28. The second concerning the destruction of the Philistines, chap. Isaiah 14:28 toIsaiah 32:20. The third concerning the Moabites, chap. Isaiah 15-16. The fourth concerning the Syrians of Damascus, with whose calamity the destruction of the Ephraimites is connected, and the subsequent punishment of the Assyrians and Egyptians; chap. Isaiah 17-18. The fifth sets forth the fate and destruction of Egypt, in which is involved the calamity of the Ethiopians, chap. Isaiah 19-20. The sixth respects the empire of the Babylonians, and foretels its fall, with which are connected the calamities of Edom and Arabia Deserta, Isaiah 21. The seventh denounces the affliction hanging over Judaea and Jerusalem from Sennacherib, Isaiah 22. And the eighth describes the calamities and destruction of Tyre, Isaiah 23.