Isa 13:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. faint ... melt-- So ; compare . Babylon was taken by surprise on the night of Belshazzar's impious feast ( ). Hence the sudden fainting and melting of hearts.

‏ Isaiah 13:7

7. faint ... melt--So Jr 50:43; compare Jos 7:5. Babylon was taken by surprise on the night of Belshazzar's impious feast (Da 5:30). Hence the sudden fainting and melting of hearts.