Isaiah 34

Isaiah 34:2

ALL nations] that are enemies to the Church Delivered them] by way of a curse, Levit 27. 28.

Isaiah 34:4

All the host] hyperbolicall tearms, to describe the horror of Gods particular judgements by a representation of the dissolving of the frame of the world, which shall happen at the last judgement, see Psal. 102. 26. Ezech. 32. 7. Joel 2. 31. and 3: 15 Matth. 24. 29. 2 Peter 3:10. Revel 6. 12, 13. Shall be rolled] shewing its stars nor its brightnesse no more, and being as it were a roll rolled up together, as your ancient books were, that one cannot see what is written within side.

Isaiah 34:5

In heaven] where God resideth, and from whence he executeth his judgements upon the world, Romans 1:18. Upon Idumea] namely, upon all the Churches deadly enemies, such as the Idumeans were to the Jews, see Isaiah 63:1.

Isaiah 34:6

Of lambs] by these small beasts are meant the inferiour people, as by the Unicornes and Bulls, &c vers. 7. are meant the Princes and great ones A sacrifice] that is to say, a great slaughter for to appease his wrath Bozrah] one of the principall cities of Idumea.

Isaiah 34:7

With them] namely, with those lambs and other small beasts, vers. 6.

Isaiah 34:9

Thereof] namely, of Bozrah, or of Idumea. Now he describes the destruction of the Churches enemies, by the example of Sodom and Gomorrahs destruction, see Revel. 19. 20. and 20. 10.

Isaiah 34:11

The cormorant] the Italian, the pelican; a figurative and poeticall description of an extream desolation, as Isaiah 14:23. Zephaniah 2:14. Stretch out] that is to say he shall demolish, and destroy it quite, see 2 King. 21. 13. Lamentations 2:8.

Isaiah 34:12

Shall call, &c. the Italian, The Kingdome shall call the Nobles thereof, and there shall, &c. it shall call upon thom, for to have some conduct or defence from them.

Isaiah 34:13

An habitation] see Isaiah 13:21.

Isaiah 34:14

The Satyre] the Italian, A divell] see Isaiah 13:21. For Owles] a kind of night-fowle which hath a hideous kind of cry.

Isaiah 34:16

Seeke ye ont] a kind of exaggeration of this desolation, as if one should say, all these ominous fowles shall be as it were mustered up there.