John Trapp on Isaiah 47:5
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Isaiah47:5
Ver. 5. Sit thou ſilent] Here he threatneth Babylon with loſs of her former fame: ſhe ſhall be buried in obſcurity and oblivion, as out of ſight, and out of mind: no longer called the Lady of Kingdoms, but a wretched drudge, ut de Hecuba tradunt Tragici.
For thou ſhalt no more be called] Heb. thou ſhalt not add to be called. Ocolampadius ſenſeth it thus, Thou waſt wont to be called the Lady of Kingdoms; now they ſhall call thee, Non adjicies, as deſperate and irrecoverable. And why?
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