God sends Isaiah a fierce vision which causes him great physical suffering and emotional terror. His heart falters, and his body trembles at what he witnesses.

The probable meaning is that suggested by Jerome, that God would bring to an end all the sighs and groans which Babylon had caused in a world suffering under ...

A grievous vision is declared unto me. The prophet; meaning the vision of Babylon's destruction, which was "hard", as the word signifies, and might seem ...

Isaiah 21:2 - A harsh vision has been shown to me; The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, Elam, lay siege, ...

The imagery emphasizes the catastrophic consequences that await a kingdom symbolizing human pride and rebellion against God.

They are an ominous introduction to the imperatives that follow. So our suggested translation is “Traitors will betray [others], destroyers will destroy [others] ...

Isaiah 21:2 presents a vision of turmoil and conflict, but also holds the promise of eventual resolution and peace.

In this chapter we have a prophecy of sad times coming, and heavy burdens, I. Upon Babylon, here called "the desert of the sea," that it should be.

David Guzik commentary on Isaiah 21 describes the burden against Babylon, who experiences Persia marching against it, and burdens against Edom and Arabia.

This chapter contains prophecies against Babylon, Idumea, and Arabia. The prophecy against Babylon is called "the burden of the desert of the sea"; whose ...