Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Isaiah 14

^{1 a} He sheweth why God will hast to destroy his enemies: to wit, because he wil deliure his Church.

^{1 b} Meaning, that the Gentiles shalbe joyned with the Churche and worship God.

^{1 !} The returne of the people from captiuitie.

^{2 c} Signifying that the Jewes shuld be superiours to the Gentiles, & that thei shulde be broght vnder the service of Christ by the preaching of the Apostles, whereby all are broght to the subjection of Chirst, {2 Co 10,5}.

^{4 !} The derision of the King of Babylon.

^{6 d} That is, he suffred all violence and injuries to be done.

^{7 e} Meaning, that when tyrants reigne, there can be no rest nor quietnes, and also how detestable a thing tyranie is, seing, the insensible creatures haue occasion to rejoyce at their destruction.

^{9 f} As thogh thei feared lest thou shuldest trouble the dead, as you didest the lyuing: and here he derideth the proude tyrannie of the wicked, which knowe not that all creatures wish their destruction that they maie rejoyce.

^{11 g} In stead of thy costly carpets and couerings.

^{11 !} The death of the King.

^{12 h} Thou that thoghtest thy self most glorious, and as it were, placed in the heauen: for the morning starre, that goeth before the sunne, is called lucifer to whome Nebuchadnezzar is compared.

^{13 i} Meaning Jerusalem, whereof the Temple was on the North side, as {Psal. 48, 2}, whereby he meaneth that tyrants fight against God when thei persecute his Church, and wolde set themsleues in his place.

^{16 k} In marveling at thee.

^{17 l} To set them at libertie: noting his cruelitie.

^{19 m} Thou wast not buryed in the sepulchre of thy fathers thy tyrannie was so abhorred.

^{21 n} He calleth to the Medes and Persians and all those that shulde execute Gods vengeance.

^{23 /} Or, tortes.

^{25 o} As I haue begone to destroy the Assyrians in Saneherib, so wil I countinue, & destroye them wholy. when I shal deliuer you from Babylon.

^{25 p} From the Jewes.

^{28 q} Read {Chap. 13,1}.

^{29 !} The destruction of the Philistines.

^{29 r} He willeth the Philistims not to rejoyce because the Jewes are diminished in their power: for their strength shal be greater then euer is was.

^{30 s} The Israelites, which were broght to moste extreme miserie.

^{30 t} To wit, my people.

^{31 u} That is, from the Jewes, or Assyrians: for they were bothe North from Palestina.

^{31 x} But they shalbe all ready, and joine together.

^{32 y} Which shal come to enquire of the state of the Church.

^{32 z} Thei shal answer, that the Lord doeth defend his Church, & them that joyne them selves thereunto.