ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 21:1
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Isa 21:1

21:1 oracle. See note 13:1.

wilderness of the sea. This is probably a sarcastic parody. Babylon’s southern region on the Persian Gulf, known as “Land of the Sea,” will become a wilderness or as good as a wilderness to anyone looking for salvation from there.