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Isaiah 34:7

Isaiah 34:7
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the unicorns shall come down with them,.... With the lambs, goats, and rams; that is, either the rhinoceros, as some, there being no such creature as the unicorn; or the buffaloes, as (m) others;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And the unicorns - Margin, ‘Rhinoceros’ (ראמים re'ēmı̂ym from ראם re'êm). This was evidently an animal well known in Palestine, since it is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament (Num 23:22; Deu…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 34:1-8

Here we have a prophecy, as elsewhere we have a history, of the wars of the Lord, which we are sure are all both righteous and successful. This world, as it is his creature, he does good to; but as it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

For unicornsrender with R.V. wild oxen.

come down sc. to the place of slaughter, Jer 48:15, &c.