They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
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Gill's Exposition
They come from a far country, from the end of heaven,.... The east, as Kimchi observes; the Targum is, from the ends of the earth; the furthermost parts of it, as Persia and Media were: the former is…
Barnes' Notes
They come - That is, ‘Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation’ - the collected armies come. The prophet sees these assembled armies with Yahweh, as their leader, at their head. From a far country -…
The general title of this book was, The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, Isa 1:1. Here we have that which Isaiah saw, which was represented to his mind as clearly and fully as if he had seen it with…
Cambridge Bible
The host is now seen in motion, advancing under the guidance of Jehovah to its appointed goal.
the whole land Rather, the whole earth. The judgment is directed against the Babylonian Empire, which…
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