“Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, following one in the middle, eating pig’s meat, abominable things, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together,” says the LORD.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 17. Within the court, or gardens, where they purified themselves, foolishly supposing that this would remove their crimes, as the pagans did. Saint Jerome Tert. Bapt. v.—Instead of gate, S. Jerom wrote unam, “one,” moon or Hecate, which is obviously derived from Hebrew Achat. Calmet. 57:8 and 65:11. Chal. Syr. and so forth “gardens, one after another with those who eat,” and so forth—Mouse, or “field-rat,” (Bochart) all declared unclean; (Leviticus 11:7. 29. Calmet.) or, “the dor-mouse,” (Saint Jerome) which was looked upon as a delicacy by the Romans. Varro iii. 15. Pliny xxxvi. 1.