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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And upon all the ships of Tarshish,.... Upon all the merchants and merchandises of Rome. The Targum is,
"and upon all that dwell in the islands of the sea.''
See Rev 16:20. Tarshish, as Vitringa…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Every high tower - Towers, or fortresses, were erected for defense and protection. They were made on the walls of cities, for places of observation (compare the note at Isa 21:5), or in places of…
The prophet here goes on to show what a desolation would be brought upon their land when God should have forsaken them. This may refer particularly to their destruction by the Chaldeans first, and…