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Isaiah 21:4

Isaiah 21:4
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

My heart panted,.... Fluttered about, and could hardly keep its place: or, "my mind wandered" (r); like a person in distraction and confusion, that knew not what to think say or do:

fearfulness…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

My heart panted - Margin, ‘My mind wandered.’ The Hebrew word rendered ‘panted’ (תעה tâ‛âh) means to wander about; to stagger; to be giddy; and is applied often to one that staggers by being…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 21:1-10

We had one burden of Babylon before (ch. 13); here we have another prediction of its fall. God saw fit thus to possess his people with the belief of this event by line upon line, because Babylon…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

My heart panted lit. strayeth; as we should say "my reason reels." "Heart," as often, is used of the intellect. fearfulness R.V. horror.

the night of my pleasure i.e. "my pleasant evening hours,"…