Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan,.... What is said of Nebuchadnezzar coming up against Edom is here said of Cyrus coming up against Babylon; for of a king it is to be understood; as the Targum,
"behold, a king with his army shall come up against them, as a lion from the height of Jordan;''
see Jeremiah 49:19;
unto the habitation of the strong; to Babylon; where dwelt the king, his nobles, and his mighty men:
but I will make them suddenly run away from her; as they did from her king Belshazzar, when Gobrias and Gadates entered the royal palace, and seized upon him a;
and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? or, "a young man" b? such an one Cyrus was, who, by divine appointment, became master and governor of Babylon:
and who will appoint me the time? to enter the lists with me, and litigate the point with me in a court of judicature, or contend with me in battle:
and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me? or king? not Belshazzar, he could not stand before the Lord: so the Targum,
"there is no king that hath strength before me;''
that is, to withstand him, or hinder what he has appointed and ordered to be done; Jeremiah 49:19.
a lbid. b מי בחור "quis juvenis?" Cocceius, Schmidt.