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“A vision against Babylon... Set up a sign on the fuller mountain” (Is. 13:1–2), that is, among the Elamites and Medes.
“I command in My sanctuary” (Is. 13:3), which has been trampled upon by you since the time of Zedekiah. “The voice... of confusion on the mountains, - that is, the voice of the kingdoms of Elamite and Media, preparing battle - the Lord and His armored warriors... are coming from afar: from Media and from Elam, from the very bottom of the heavens, the Lord" (Is. 13: 4-5), that is, from Jerusalem or, better said, from heaven itself.
“For the stars of heaven... and all the adornment of heaven will not give their light.” The Prophet either likens the Babylonians themselves to dimmed stars, or understands that the stars themselves do not shine for the Babylonians. “The shining sun will be darkened” (Is. 13:10). This depicts the arrogance of the Babylonians, who dreamed that they had conquered the sky itself.
“And a commandment to the whole evil world” (Is. 13:11), that is, to Babylon.
“And a man will be honest rather than gold” (Is. 13:12), that is, it will be more expensive for a Mede to kill a Babylonian than Babylonian gold.
“And they will be... like running roes” (Is. 13:14). The chamois are likened to those who were called giants, the strongest of mortals.
“If anyone is found, he will be smitten” (Is. 13:15), that is, everyone who is found in Babylon will be slain, and everyone who joins him will fall by the sword.
“And their children will be broken before them,” that is, they will be cut with a sword that suddenly strikes. And their houses will be taken captive, and their wives will understand (Is. 13:16). As they did with the sons of their neighbors, with their houses and wives, so it will be done with them.
“And the Syrians will sleep there, and the demons there will sing... and the houses will be filled with noise” (Is. 13:21). Instead of the shepherds who lived there, Strufocamyls and Sirins (mythical birds), beasts of prey will rest there, and the abandoned houses will be filled with terrible screams.
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