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Isaiah 21:7

Isaiah 21:7
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen,.... The drivers of it, or the riders in it; perhaps meaning Cyrus and Darius:

a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; by the former may be meant…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen - This passage is very obscure from the ambiguity of the word רכב rekeb - ‘chariot.’ Gesenius contends that it should be rendered ‘cavalry,’ and that it…

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

The verse reads: And if he see a troop, horsemen in pairs (1Ki 9:25), a troop of asses, a troop of camels, then let him hearken, hearken hard. This apparently is the expected sign that great events…

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