Isa 14:21 | JFB | STEP | 21. Prepare, &c.-- charge to the Medes and Persians, as if they were God's conscious instruments. his children-- Belshazzar's ( ). rise-- to occupy the places of their fathers. fill ... with cities-- Maurer translates, "enemies," as the Hebrew means in ; ; namely, lest they inundate the world with their armies. Vitringa translates, "disturbers." In English Version the meaning is, "lest they fill the land with such cities" of pride as Babylon was.

‏ Isaiah 14:21

Is 14:21-23. God's Determination to Destroy Babylon.

21. Prepare, &c.--charge to the Medes and Persians, as if they were God's conscious instruments.

his children--Belshazzar's (Ex 20:5).

rise--to occupy the places of their fathers.

fill ... with cities--Maurer translates, "enemies," as the Hebrew means in 1Sa 28:16; Psa 139:20; namely, lest they inundate the world with their armies. Vitringa translates, "disturbers." In English Version the meaning is, "lest they fill the land with such cities" of pride as Babylon was.