_Moreover, the word of the Lord_, &c. “The prophet goes on to show, that the same reason which would operate in favour of the Jews, would not operate in favour of the heathen; especially not in favour of the Jews' relations, the Edomites: for they showed no mercy, and therefore deserved to receive n... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate_ Hebrew, לשׁממה ושׁממה, _a desolation and a desolation_, or, _a desolation and an astonishment_, as Bishop Newton renders it, following the reading of several MSS. _And cut off from it him that passeth out_, &c. No travellers shall go forward or backward in... [ Continue Reading ]
_With your mouth ye have boasted against me_ As if I were not able to make good my promises toward my people, or to assert my right in Judea. _When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate_ When I shall restore other countries, conquered by the king of Babylon, to their former prosperity... [ Continue Reading ]