Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
reason for God's vengeance on Babylon: in executing God's will against His people, she had done so with wanton cruelty (Isaiah 10:5, etc.; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 51:33; Zechariah 1:15).
polluted my inheritance— (Isaiah 43:28).
the ancient—Even old age was disregarded by the Chaldeans, who treated all alike with cruelty (Lamentations 4:16; Lamentations 5:12) [ROSENMULLER]. Or, "the ancient" means Israel, worn out with calamities in the latter period of its history (Isaiah 46:4), as its earlier stage of history is called its "youth" (Isaiah 54:6; Ezekiel 16:60).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 47:6:
Isaiah 13:9
Isaiah 46:4
Jeremiah 50:11
Zechariah 1:15
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