Isa 13:10, Mat 24:29 | JFB | STEP | 10. stars, &c.—figuratively for anarchy, distress, and revolutions of kingdoms ( ). There may be a literal fulfilment finally, shadowed forth under this imagery ( ). constellations — Hebrew, "a fool," or "impious one"; applied to the constellation Orion, which was represented as an impious giant (Nimrod deified, the founder of Babylon) chained to the sky. See on .

Isaiah 13:10

10. stars, &c.—figuratively for anarchy, distress, and revolutions of kingdoms (Isa 34:4; Joe 2:10; Eze 32:7, 8; Am 8:9; Re 6:12-14). There may be a literal fulfilment finally, shadowed forth under this imagery (Re 21:1).

constellations—Hebrew, "a fool," or "impious one"; applied to the constellation Orion, which was represented as an impious giant (Nimrod deified, the founder of Babylon) chained to the sky. See on Job 38:31.

Isaiah 13:10

Matthew 24:29