2. dealeth treacherously —referring to the military stratagem employed by Cyrus in taking Babylon. It may be translated, "is repaid with treachery"; then the subject of the verb is Babylon. She is repaid in her own coin; Isaiah 33:1 ; Habakkuk 2:8 , favor this. Go up —Isaiah abruptly recites the order which he hears God giving to the Persians, the instruments of His vengeance ( Isaiah 13:3 ; Isaiah 13:17 ). Elam —a province of Persia, the original place of their settlement ( Isaiah 13:17- : ), east of the Euphrates. The name "Persia" was not in use until the captivity; it means a "horseman"; Cyrus first trained the Persians in horsemanship. It is a mark of authenticity that the name is not found before Daniel and Ezekiel [BOCHART]. thereof —the "sighing" caused by Babylon ( Isaiah 14:7 ; Isaiah 14:8 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
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