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fan--winnowed (compare Mt 3:12). whirlwind...scatter them--(Job 27:21; 30:22).
I spake also--translate, "And I spake," &c. Special application of the subject to Zedekiah.
consumed--as a distinct nation (Da 8:2-27). Fulfilled under Alexander and his successors.
In the time when...shall...shall--Now that thou art broken (wrecked)...thy merchandise...are fallen [Maurer].
This generation--not "this nation," as some interpret it, which, though admissible in itself, seems very unnatural here. It is rather as in Lu 9:27.
when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had attained their purpose--With such a wind they had every prospect of reaching their destination in a few hours.
altar of shittim wood--The dimensions of this altar which was placed at the entrance of the sanctuary were nearly three yards square, and a yard and a half in height. Under the wooden frame of this...
over the tribes of Israel: the ruler--This is a list of the hereditary chiefs or rulers of tribes at the time of David's numbering the people. Gad and Asher are not included; for what reason is...
For the Jews used one of the gestures (Mt 27:39) here mentioned, when taunting Him on the cross, and (Mt 27:43) reproached Him almost in the very, language of this passage. shoot out--or, "open." ...
Then Paul called one of the centurions--Though divinely assured of safety, he never allows this to interfere with the duty he owed to his own life and the work he had yet to do. (See on Ac...
(Job 8:14; 4:19). The transition is natural from "raiment" (Job 27:16) to the "house" of the "moth" in it, and of it, when in its larva state. The moth worm's house is broken whenever the "raiment"...
Phenice--"Phenix," now called Lutro. which lieth toward the southwest and northwest--If this means that it was open to the west, it would certainly not be good anchorage! It is thought therefore to...
knew the island was called Melita--(See on Ac 27:39). The opinion that this island was not Malta to the south of Sicily, but Meleda in the Gulf of Venice--which till lately had respectable support...
Jacob said, Esau my brother is a hairy man--It is remarkable that his scruples were founded, not on the evil of the act, but on the risk and consequences of deception.
pins--were designed to hold down the curtains at the bottom, lest the wind should waft them aside.
olive trees and the sycamore trees...in the low plains--that is, the Shephela, the rich, low-lying ground between the Mediterranean and the mountains of Judah.
(Job 6:28, 30). The "deceit" would be if he were to admit guilt against the witness of his conscience.
Rather, my "heart" (conscience) reproaches "not one of my days," that is, I do not repent of any of my days since I came into existence [Maurer].
These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Ps 3:7; 22:24; 27:9, &c.
dwelling-place--home (compare Eze 11:16), as a refuge (De 33:27).
rejoice the heart--the organ of perceiving what pleases the senses. sweetness...counsel--or, "wise counsel is also pleasing."
flocks--constituted the staple of wealth. It is only by care and diligence that the most solid possessions can be perpetuated (Pr23:5).
most proud--literally, "pride"; that is, man of pride; the king of Babylon. visit--punish (Jer 50:27).
The detailed enumeration implies the utter completeness of the ruin. and in all thy company--"even with all thy collected multitude" [Henderson].
lamentation--an elegy for the destruction coming on you. Compare Eze32:2, "take up," namely, as a mournful burden (Eze 19:1; 27:2).
many other things, &c.--such as we read in Joh 1:29, 33, 34;3:27-36. (Also see on Mt 3:12.)
Assurance that He is going from her in love, not in displeasure (Joh16:6, 7). all fair--still stronger than So 1:15; So 4:1. no spot--our privilege (Eph 5:27; Col 2:10); our duty (2Co 6:17; Jude23;...
He--Jehovah. Here the song of the Lord as to His vineyard (Isa 27:2-5) ends; and the prophet confirms the sentiment in the song, under the same image of a vine (compare Ps 92:13-15; Ho 14:5, 6). ...