Isaiah 21:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Grievous

Psalm 60:3

Proverbs 13:15

The treacherous

Revelation 13:10

Go up

All the

General references

Jeremiah 50:22

Bible References

Grievous

You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

Good understanding gives favor. The way of transgressors is hard.

The treacherous

Listen to them as they sing to Jehovah from the ends of the earth: Glory and praise to the righteous one! But I say: My heart is heavy with grief. I am discouraged, for evil still prevails, and treachery is everywhere.

Woe to you who destroy for you have not been destroyed! Woe to you who betray for you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying you will be betrayed.

An old proverb says: 'Only evil people do evil things.' So I will not harm you.

I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make Bel spit out everything that it has swallowed. Nations will no longer stream to Babylon. Its walls will fall.

He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

Go up

Lift up a standard high on the mountain. Raise your voice to them. Shake the hand so they may enter the doors of the nobles.

Take up your positions around Babylon, all you archers with bows. Shoot at it and do not save any arrows. For the people of Babylon have sinned against Jehovah.

Early in the rule of King Zedekiah of Judah, Jehovah spoke his word to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam.

Jehovah has stirred up the kings of Media, because he intends to destroy Babylon. That is how he will take revenge for the destruction of his Temple. The attacking officers command: Sharpen your arrows! Get your shields ready!

PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

The ram that you saw that had the two horns symbolizes (represents) the kings of MEDIA and PERSIA.

All the

Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.

They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever. They will be forever free from sorrow and grief.

I was angry with my people. I profaned my heritage and gave them into your hand. You did not show mercy to them. You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.

Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will provide safety for those who long for it.

Let the groans of prisoners come into your presence. With your powerful arm (according to the greatness of your power) rescue those who are condemned to death.

By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and cried as we remembered Zion.

Jehovah will free the descendants of Jacob and reclaim them from those who are stronger than they are.

You said: I am so miserable! Jehovah has added grief to my pain. I am worn out from groaning. I cannot find any rest.

Do not give its soldiers time to shoot their arrows or to put on their armor. Do not spare the young men! Destroy the whole army!

Let all their badness come before you. Do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light to me.

And I am very angry with the nations that are at ease (secure). I was but a little angered and they caused my anger to grow into fury.'

General references

The noise of battle and great destruction fills the land.