Isa 47:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. reason for God's vengeance on Babylon: in executing God's will against His people, she had done so with wanton cruelty ( ). polluted my inheritance — ( ). the ancient —Even old age was disregarded by the Chaldeans, who treated all alike with cruelty ( ) [ROSENMULLER ]. Or, "the ancient" means Israel, worn out with calamities in the latter period of its history ( ), as its earlier stage of history is called its "youth" ( ).

Isaiah 47:6

6. reason for God's vengeance on Babylon: in executing God's will against His people, she had done so with wanton cruelty (Isa 10:5, &c.; Jer 50:17; 51:33; Zec 1:15).

polluted my inheritance— (Isa 43:28).

the ancient—Even old age was disregarded by the Chaldeans, who treated all alike with cruelty (La 4:16; 5:12) [ROSENMULLER]. Or, "the ancient" means Israel, worn out with calamities in the latter period of its history (Isa 46:4), as its earlier stage of history is called its "youth" (Isa 54:6; Eze 16:60).