Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 14:29
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Isaiah14:29
29. Palestina--literally, "the land of sojourners."
rod ... broken--The yoke imposed by Uzziah (2Ch 26:6) was thrown off under Ahaz (2Ch 28:18).
serpent's root--the stock of Jesse (Is 11:1). Uzziah was doubtless regarded by the Philistines as a biting "serpent." But though the effects of his bite have been got rid of, a more deadly viper, or "cockatrice" (literally, "viper's offspring," as Philistia would regard him), namely, Hezekiah awaits you (2Ki 18:8).
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