CRITICAL NOTES.] Idol worshippers brought their judgments now; they
must call upon Jehovah. ASK] He will give _rain: i.e._ all temporal
and spiritual blessings. CLOUDS] Lightnings, precursors of rain.
SHOWERS] Lit. rain of heavy rain: _i.e._ plentiful (Job 37:6). GRASS]
for cattle, and _corn_ for ma... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZECHARIAH 10:8. HISS] Whistle as bee-keepers call back swarms to the
hive. The extraordinary increase of Jews after this is a familiar fact
of history (cf. Josephus’ _Wars_, Bk. 3 ch. 3. § 2).
ZECHARIAH 10:9. SOW] broadcast, with a design to multiply (Hosea 2:2;
Jeremiah 31:27). R... [ Continue Reading ]