Isaiah 14:31 meaning and explanation

Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

Isaiah 14:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 14 is a series of oracles against proud nations, and verse 31 comes from a prophecy received in the year King Ahaz died (verse 28). The Philistines are told not to celebrate the death of a king who had oppressed them, because a worse threat is coming.

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