Isaiah 21:2

"The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land."

Key Reflection

This passage describes a prophetic vision where a calamitous event, symbolized by "whirlwinds in the South," sweeps through from the wilderness and the "awesome land," likely representing distant and threatening forces. The imagery evokes a sense of judgment or impending crisis, reflecting the broader themes of divine retribution and spiritual desolation found throughout Isaiah's prophecies.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

A grievous vision -Margin, as in Hebrew ‘Hard.’ On the word ‘vision,’ see the note atIsaiah 1:1. The sense here is, that the vision which the prophet saw was one that indicated great calamityIsaiah 21:3-4. Is declared unto me -That is, is caused to pass before me, and its meaning is made known to me. The treacherous dealer -(חבוגדchabôgēd). The perfidious, unfaithful people. This is the usual signification of the word; but the connection here does not seem to require the signification of treachery or perfidy, but of “violence.” The word has this meaning inHabakkuk 2:5, and inProverbs 11:3,Proverbs 11:6.

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