And the (k) land shall mourn, every family (l) apart; the family of the (m) house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

(k) That is, in all places where the Jews will remain.

(l) Signifying, that this mourning or repentance would not be a vain ceremony: but every one touched with his own griefs will lament.

(m) Under these certain families he includes all the tribes, and shows that both the kings and the priests had by their sins pierced Christ.

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