Chapter 14 – FAMILIA MUNDIAL
1 [4-21] This taunt-song, or satire, is one of the finest in the Bible.
2 [12] Morning star: the king of Babylon. The Vulgate has «Lucifer,» a name applied by the Church Fathers to Satan.
3 [13] Recesses of the North: see note on ⇒ Psalm 48:3.
4 [⇒ 8:21-22] He . . . clouds: The two verses have been transposed from Isaiah 8.
5 [28] The year that King Ahaz died: 715 B.C.
6 [29] Rod: an Assyrian oppressor whose identity is uncertain. Flying saraph: a poisonous serpent, distinguished by its speedy movement; cf note on ⇒ Numbers 21:6.