Verse 1. Sent, after Nabuchodonosor had returned from Egypt. A. 3415. This consultation should be placed after Calmet. 37. Calmet.—Phassur, specified above, and Calmet. 38:1. ( Calmet.) or a different person. Saint Jerome Pisc.—Sophonias, the second priest, (Calmet. 37:3 and 52:24) of the 24th class, (1 Chronicles 24:18) who was slain at Reblatha. Calmet.—Jeremias threatens the great ones to Calmet. 29 and is persecuted. He spoke this when Nabuchodonosor invaded the country. Worthington.
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Verse 4. City. The people shall turn their arms against each other; or rather the Chaldees shall use their weapons to destroy them. Calmet.
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Verse 6. Pestilence. Septuagint “death;” the sword, and various diseases. Bible.
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Verse 7. To them. This was verified, Calmet. 52 and 4 Kennicott. 24.
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Verse 8. Death; the former if they submit, the latter if they fight, verse 9. Calmet.—God’s grace is ever ready, that sinners may be converted. Worthington.
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Verse 9. Spoil. He shall be happy to escape naked. Calmet. 38:3. Calmet.
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Verse 13. Valley. He speaks to Jerusalem, confiding in the strength of her situation, upon rocks, surrounded with a deep valley. Challoner.—Lit. “valley, solid and in a plain.” Bible.—Isaias (22:1) styles it ironically, “the valley of vision.” Calmet.—Jerusalem was situated on many rocks. Jos. Bel. vi. 6.
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Verse 14. Doings. Hebrew “studies.” So “Your studious pursuits” occurs, verse 12, in many Hebrew MSS. though the printed copy have, “their;” and “spoiled” for apprised. Kennicott.—Forest, the temple, which is called Libanus, (Zechariah 11:2) and the houses built of cedar-wood, (4 Kennicott. 25:9. Calmet.) particularly the royal palace of the forest. 3 Kennicott. 7. Bible.