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Isaiah 14:31

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 14:31

Verse 31 of 32

Scripture focus

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.

Isaiah 14:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 14:31

Theological / Devotional

Whole Palestina. The prophet looked forward to a time when Philistia (see on v. 29) would be no more. The entire nation would be destroyed. As a smoke coming out of the north, some judgment would fall upon Philistia. Babylonian invaders approached Palestine from the north to bring judgments upon the land (Jer. 1:14; 4:6; 6:1, 22; Eze. 1:4). Compare Jer. 47:2, where judgment from the north is again foretold against Philistia, a century later.

A smoke. Probably the smoke of burning towns and villages set afire by an advancing army.

None shall be alone. The entire clause reads literally, “no separateness in his appointments,” meaning in this context, “no straggler in his ranks.” The enemy would descend together as a unit, without stragglers, and as one man they would fall upon their victim, Philistia.

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