_Ammon. These nations were punished five years after the Jews, chap. xxi. 19., and Jeremias xxvii. 3. (Calmet) --- "Egypt, Syria, Ph\'9cnicia, and Arabia," were conquered. (Berosus) --- Hast. God saw their dispositions, which they manifested afterwards. (Calmet) --- They rejoiced most, and were ther... [ Continue Reading ]
_East; the Chaldeans, (Sanctius) who conquered them, (Haydock) though the Scenite Arabs, who occupied the country after the inhabitants were removed, or the Armenians and Agarens, are rather meant than the Chaldeans. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Rabbath, the capital city of the Ammonites: it was afterwards called Philadelphia. (Challoner) --- Flocks. These constituted the riches of those Arabians._... [ Continue Reading ]
Lord, and that it was not through impotence that my people became a prey. Ammon and Moab returned after some time, ver. 10., and chap. xvi. 53., and Jeremias xlix. 6.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seir; Idumea. --- Nations, whose gods could not defend them. (Calmet) --- Thus they blasphemed the Lord. (Theodoret)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shoulder; reduce to slavery, (Haydock) or take the strong places, (Jeremias xlviii. 7.; Calmet) or cities and strength of Moab. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_With, or "like thee." Moab (ver. 11.) shall be treated like Ammon. (Haydock) --- Hebrew, "As for the," &c. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Revenge; exhorting the Chaldeans to destroy utterly, (Psalm cxxxvi. 7.) and seizing every opportunity of injuring the Jews, 2 Paralipomenon xxviii. 18., and Amos i. 11._... [ Continue Reading ]
_South. Hebrew, "Theman," a city at one extremity. The Chaldeans laid waste the country, (chap. xxxii. 29.) but did not remove the people, who seized the southern parts of Juda, till they were forced to submit to the Machabees._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Enmities. They also watched every moment to injure the Jews, Amos i. 5. But Nabuchodonosor was irritated, because they had assisted Tyre, Jeremias xlvii. 4._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Killers. Hebrew, "Ceretheans." David's guards were of this nation, 2 Kings viii. 18. They came originally from Crete; and the Septuagint have here, "Cretans;" (Calmet) as Grabe substitutes for "Judges of Sidon." (Haydock) --- Chaldean, "archers." --- Remnant. They deserve not the name of a nation,... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXV.... [ Continue Reading ]