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signify_v thereby_o that_o that_o which_o they_o speak_v of_o shall_v as_o certain_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o come_v the_o desolation_n and_o misery_n here_o prophesy_v of_o be_v that_o which_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o israel_n bring_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 28._o verse_n 5._o etc._n etc._n a_o question_n may_v here_o be_v ask_v why_o god_n say_v why_o shall_v you_o be_v strike_v any_o more_o you_o will_v revolt_v more_o and_o more_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o do_v strike_v they_o again_o answer_n when_o god_n tell_v they_o here_o that_o they_o wâ—ll_n revolt_v more_o and_o more_o if_o they_o be_v strike_v he_o do_v it_o for_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v not_o revolt_v and_o herein_o he_o imitate_v a_o careful_a father_n which_o ask_v a_o untoward_o son_n why_o he_o shall_v scourge_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v be_v never_o the_o better_a for_o scourge_v and_o this_o he_o do_v that_o his_o son_n may_v be_v the_o better_a for_o he_o scourge_v he_o for_o all_o that_o that_o he_o may_v reclaim_v he_o second_o though_o god_n do_v see_v the_o mean_n which_o he_o use_v will_v do_v but_o little_a good_a yet_o nevertheless_o he_o will_v use_v they_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o not_o he_o but_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o perdition_n three_o though_o the_o great_a part_n be_v like_a to_o revolt_v more_o and_o more_o upon_o the_o lord_n strike_v they_o again_o yet_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o some_o few_o of_o the_o best_a of_o they_o will_v return_v and_o repent_v and_o for_o these_o few_o sake_n the_o lord_n may_v strike_v they_o your_o city_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n here_o he_o put_v again_o a_o present_a or_o a_o preterperfect_a tense_n for_o a_o future_a and_o so_o he_o do_v throughout_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n your_o land_n stranger_n devour_v it_o q._n d._n your_o land_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v therein_o stranger_n shall_v devour_v note_v that_o the_o relative_n pronoune_n it_o be_v often_o redundant_fw-la as_o it_o be_v here_o in_o this_o place_n in_o your_o presence_n i._n e._n before_o your_o face_n which_o will_v cause_v the_o great_a grief_n and_o it_o be_v desolate_a as_o overthrow_v by_o stranger_n that_o desolation_n be_v the_o great_a which_o be_v make_v by_o stranger_n for_o stranger_n do_v more_o waste_v a_o country_n by_o war_n than_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n do_v for_o stranger_n have_v not_o that_o love_n of_o a_o country_n which_o the_o native_n and_o inhabitant_n thereof_o have_v neither_o do_v they_o hope_v for_o that_o good_a from_o it_o in_o time_n to_o come_v as_o the_o inhabitant_n do_v therefore_o they_o spoil_v it_o and_o devour_v it_o so_o that_o they_o may_v either_o enrich_v themselves_o for_o the_o present_a or_o hurt_v their_o enemy_n for_o the_o future_a 8._o and_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n zion_n be_v a_o famous_a hill_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n upon_o which_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v build_v and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n chap._n 5._o verse_n 7._o but_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n it_o be_v here_o take_v for_o jerusalem_n itself_o by_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n or_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v mean_v the_o city_n of_o zion_n or_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o we_o say_v the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o the_o hebrew_n do_v usual_o speak_v of_o a_o city_n as_o of_o a_o woman_n by_o a_o metaphor_n or_o prosopopeia_fw-la and_o because_o among_o the_o sex_n of_o woman_n the_o daughter_n that_o be_v the_o young_a maid_n and_o virgin_n be_v common_o the_o fair_a therefore_o they_o do_v call_v a_o city_n sometime_o a_o daughter_n sometime_o
company_n and_o thus_o may_v their_o judge_n be_v call_v companion_n of_o thief_n because_o they_o do_v take_v away_o other_o man_n good_n as_o thief_n do_v for_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v in_o their_o house_n chap._n 7._o verse_n 14._o again_o by_o thief_n may_v be_v mean_v not_o only_o thief_n but_o all_o kind_n of_o evil_a doer_n whatsoever_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n and_o these_o judge_n may_v be_v call_v companion_n of_o thief_n and_o of_o evil_a doer_n because_o thief_n and_o evil_a doer_n resort_v to_o they_o to_o bribe_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v acquit_v in_o judgement_n when_o they_o be_v appeal_v for_o their_o villainy_n and_o they_o themselves_o do_v privy_o resort_v to_o thief_n and_o evil_a doer_n again_o that_o they_o may_v make_v the_o better_a bargain_n with_o they_o and_o sell_v their_o absolution_n at_o the_o dear_a rate_n and_o thus_o thief_n be_v often_o in_o their_o company_n and_o they_o again_o often_o in_o the_o company_n of_o thief_n may_v be_v call_v the_o companion_n of_o thief_n or_o three_o they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o companion_n of_o thief_n because_o their_o companion_n presume_v of_o their_o favour_n and_o connivance_n become_v no_o better_a than_o thief_n in_o their_o action_n by_o defraud_v and_o oppress_v and_o take_v from_o other_o man_n every_o one_o supple_a of_o they_o loves_n gift_n and_o follow_v after_o reward_n by_o which_o gift_n and_o reward_n they_o be_v corrupt_v and_o draw_v to_o do_v injustice_n see_v ex._n 18.21_o and_o 23.8_o they_o judge_v not_o the_o fatherless_a i._n e._n they_o will_v not_o give_v the_o fatherless_a a_o day_n of_o hear_v nor_o judge_v their_o cause_n when_o it_o depend_v before_o they_o but_o delay_v it_o and_o put_v it_o off_o from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o day_n to_o day_n because_o they_o have_v no_o friend_n to_o make_v to_o they_o nor_o gift_n to_o give_v they_o see_v verse_n 17._o neither_o do_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o widow_n come_v unto_o they_o q._n d._n and_o the_o câ—use_n of_o the_o widow_n be_v keep_v off_o and_o can_v come_v unto_o they_o to_o be_v hear_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o great_a man_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o widow_n cause_n as_o of_o a_o person_n by_o a_o prosopopoâ—ia_n and_o put_v a_o indicative_a for_o a_o potential_a mood_n for_o the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o potential_a mood_n 24_o the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n which_o excel_v in_o strength_n might_n and_o power_n i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n i._n e._n i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o these_o rebellious_a prince_n and_o judge_n which_o be_v now_o a_o trouble_n to_o i_o and_o anger_v i_o he_o call_v these_o rebellious_a prince_n and_o judge_n his_o adversary_n because_o they_o refuse_v to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n rom._n 8._o verse_n 7._o but_o how_o will_v god_n ease_v himself_o of_o these_o his_o adversary_n answ_n by_o cut_v they_o off_o or_o destroy_v they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n for_o note_v that_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o revenge_n use_v to_o ease_v yea_o to_o be_v sweet_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o angry_a man_n and_o avenge_v i_o of_o my_o enemy_n this_o particle_n and_o may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o note_n of_o explication_n here_o and_o declare_v how_o god_n will_v ease_v himself_o of_o his_o adversary_n to_o wit_n by_o avenge_a himself_n of_o they_o 25._o and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o i._n e._n for_o i_o will_v take_v thou_o in_o hand_n o_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v put_v here_o for_o for_o a_o copulative_a for_o a_o causal_n note_v that_o because_o we_o must_v turn_v our_o hand_n to_o a_o thing_n before_o we_o can_v take_v that_o thing_n in_o hand_n hence_o by_o put_v the_o antecedent_n for_o the_o consequent_a turn_v the_o hand_n to_o a_o thing_n be_v put_v for_o take_v a_o thing_n in_o hand_n or_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o signify_v i_o will_v afflict_v thou_o or_o punish_v thou_o and_o that_o from_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n upon_o she_o and_o pure_o purge_v away_o thy_o dross_n i._n e._n and_o clean_o purge_v away_o the_o dross_n or_o purge_v away_o thy_o dross_n from_o thou_o so_o as_o that_o thy_o silver_n shall_v be_v pure_a silver_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o d_o sse_n see_v verse_n 22._o and_o take_v away_o all_o thy_o tinn_n tinn_n and_o dress_n signify_v here_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz_o unrighteousness_n yet_o tinn_n seem_v to_o signify_v unrighteousness_n as_o it_o be_v veil_v with_o a_o mask_n of_o righteousness_n for_o tinn_n show_v like_o silver_n though_o it_o be_v not_o silver_n the_o lord_n do_v purge_v away_o the_o drâ—sse_n and_o take_v aâ—ay_v the_o tinn_n that_o be_v the_o vnrighteousnessâ—â—hich_n â—hich_z be_v in_o hierusalâ—m_n either_o by_o destroy_v the_o unrighteous_a judge_n or_o amend_v they_o the_o question_n will_v here_o be_v how_o and_o when_o god_n do_v ease_v himself_o of_o these_o his_o adversary_n and_o avenge_v himself_o of_o these_o his_o enemy_n and_o purge_v away_o the_o drâ—sse_n etc._n etc._n answ_n he_o do_v it_o in_o thâ—_n day_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o hezekiah_n who_o as_o he_o reform_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o so_o do_v he_o no_o doubt_n reform_v the_o commonwealth_n also_o and_o do_v accordi_fw-la g_o to_o that_o say_n of_o his_o father_n david_n i_o will_v early_o destroy_v all_o the_o wickâ—d_n of_o the_o land_n that_o i_o may_v cut_v off_o all_o the_o wicked_a doer_n from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 101.8_o hezekiah_n therefore_o do_v cut_v off_o these_o wicked_a judge_n either_o by_o the_o sword_n which_o be_v a_o natural_a death_n or_o by_o banishment_n which_o be_v a_o civil_a death_n and_o they_o be_v banish_v and_o turn_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_n under_o sennacharib_n when_o they_o come_v against_o judah_n and_o hierulem_fw-la see_v notes_n cap._n 22._o verse_n 18._o 26._o and_o i_o will_v restore_v thy_o judgeâ—_n as_o at_o the_o first_o i._n e._n i_o will_v make_v thy_o judge_n such_o as_o the_o be_v heretofore_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n solomon_n asa_n and_o jehoshaphat_n note_v here_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n that_o all_o thâ—se_a judge_n which_o be_v corrupt_v shall_v become_v good_a for_o most_o of_o they_o be_v incorrigible_a and_o so_o destroy_v but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o many_o of_o they_o shall_v amend_v their_o fault_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o those_o which_o will_v not_o amend_v other_o which_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a shall_v be_v put_v â—or_a although_o these_o last_o be_v several_a person_n or_o individua_fw-la distinct_a from_o those_o into_o who_o place_n they_o be_v put_v yet_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o same_o man_n because_o they_o do_v succeed_v one_o another_o in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o judicature_n as_o in_o the_o beginning_n i._n e._n as_o heretofore_o a_o hyperbole_n thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o righteousness_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o righteous_a city_n the_o prophet_n use_v the_o word_n to_o be_v call_v for_o to_o be_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o jerusalem_n viz._n the_o righteous_a city_n but_o that_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v a_o righteous_a city_n and_o man_n may_v true_o so_o call_v it_o the_o like_a manner_n of_o speech_n he_o use_v cap_n 7.14_o and_o cap._n 9_o verse_n 6._o etc._n etc._n the_o city_n of_o righteousness_n i._n e._n the_o righteous_a city_n or_o city_n wherein_o justice_n be_v true_o administer_v he_o put_v a_o substantive_n of_o the_o genitive_a case_n for_o a_o adjective_n the_o faithful_a city_n see_v verse_n 21._o 27._o zion_n shall_v be_v redeem_v with_o judgement_n q._n d._n when_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v come_v under_o sennacharib_n against_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n shall_v be_v redeem_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n because_o of_o the_o judgement_n and_o righteous_a justice_n which_o shall_v be_v administer_v in_o she_o zion_n i._n e._n jerusalem_n see_v vers_fw-la 8._o and_o she_o convert_v i_o e._n and_o such_o of_o her_o judge_n and_o prince_n which_o be_v unrighteous_a but_o shall_v turn_v from_o their_o unrighteous_a deal_n with_o righteousness_n i._n e._n for_o their_o righteousness_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o judgement_n and_o righteousness_n see_v verse_n 21._o 28._o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o transgressor_n and_o of_o the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v together_o i._n e._n but_o the_o judge_n which_o have_v
of_o sennacherib_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v march_v towards_o jerusalem_n to_o besiege_v it_o or_o rather_o to_o strengthen_v the_o siege_n thereof_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o set_v forth_o the_o danger_n into_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v come_v and_o afterward_o show_v what_o a_o deliverance_n they_o shall_v have_v in_o be_v deliver_v from_o he_o he_o be_v pass_v to_o migron_n of_o migron_n we_o read_v 1_o sam._n 14.2_o that_o be_v also_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o gibeah_n this_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o another_o messenger_n or_o scout_n at_o michmash_n he_o have_v lay_v up_o his_o carriage_n supple_a that_o he_o may_v march_v with_o the_o more_o speed_n michmash_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n thereof_o near_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n this_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o another_o messenger_n or_o scout_n 29._o they_o be_v go_v over_o the_o passage_n by_o this_o passage_n be_v mean_v that_o passage_n which_o be_v call_v the_o passage_n of_o michmash_n of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v 1_o sam._n 13.23_o and_o 14._o v._o 4_o 5._o note_v the_o enallage_n here_o of_o the_o number_n he_o speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n here_o whereas_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o singular_a before_o because_o sennacherib_n march_v with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n in_o this_o march_n of_o he_o they_o have_v take_v up_o their_o lodging_n at_o geba_n i._n e_o they_o intend_v to_o quarter_v at_o geba_n this_o night_n geba_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamim_n not_o far_o from_o ramah_n as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v ramah_n be_v afraid_a i_o e._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o ramah_n be_v afraid_a supple_a because_o of_o the_o approach_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o the_o force_n which_o he_o have_v with_o he_o ramah_n be_v a_o city_n of_o benjamin_n josh_n 18._o v._n 25._o gibeah_n of_o saul_n be_v flee_v i._n e._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o gibeah_n of_o saul_n be_v flee_v for_o fear_n of_o sennacherib_n gibeah_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o be_v call_v gibeah_n of_o saul_n because_o saul_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n dwell_v there_o of_o this_o you_o may_v read_v 1_o sam._n cap._n 11._o v._n 4._o 30._o lift_v up_o thy_o voice_n o_o daughter_n of_o gallim_n q._n d._n cry_v aloud_o for_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n o_o you_o inhabitant_n of_o gallim_n because_o the_o assyrian_n be_v come_v so_o near_o you_o o_o daughter_n of_o gallim_n i._n e._n o_o city_n of_o gallim_n the_o hebrew_n call_v their_o city_n by_o the_o name_n of_o daughter_n see_v chap._n 1._o v._n 8_o the_o prophet_n put_v here_o the_o city_n themselves_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la subjecti_fw-la or_o continentis_fw-la cause_o it_o to_o be_v hear_v i._o e._n cause_v thy_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o mourning_n and_o lamentation_n this_o be_v speak_v not_o to_o gallim_n but_o to_o anathoth_n it_o be_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n but_o the_o antecedent_n may_v be_v understand_v from_o the_o former_a word_n unto_o laish_n some_o think_v that_o this_o laish_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n but_o other_o take_v it_o for_o that_o laish_n which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o which_o be_v the_o utmost_a city_n one_o of_o they_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n northward_o of_o which_o judg._n 18._o so_o that_o by_o bid_v they_o cry_v and_o cause_v their_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v to_o laish_n he_o bid_v they_o cry_v exceed_o loud_a o_o poor_a anathoth_n this_o city_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n jer._n 1.1_o he_o call_v it_o poor_a anathoth_o out_o of_o pity_n pity_v the_o case_n thereof_o because_o of_o the_o assyrian_n approach_v towards_o it_o 31._o madmenah_n be_v remove_v i._n e._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o madmenah_n have_v leave_v their_o city_n for_o fear_n of_o sennacherib_n madmenah_n be_v a_o city_n of_o benjamin_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o gebim_n gather_v themselves_o to_o fly_v supple_a for_o fear_v of_o the_o assyrian_n gebim_n be_v a_o city_n of_o benjamin_n 32._o as_o yet_o he_o shall_v remain_v at_o nob_n that_o day_n q_o d._n yet_o for_o all_o this_o his_o speed_n which_o he_o make_v to_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o shall_v come_v no_o far_o than_o nob_n there_o he_o shall_v remain_v and_o there_o he_o shall_v be_v that_o day_n supple_a in_o which_o he_o shall_v march_v from_o geba_n in_o which_o he_o lodge_v v._o 20._o these_o word_n be_v somewhat_o defective_a and_o have_v a_o ellepsis_n in_o they_o which_o i_o have_v make_v up_o note_v that_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o four_o former_a verse_n in_o the_o person_n of_o messenger_n and_o scout_n here_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o prophesi_v of_o the_o speedy_a destruction_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n which_o shall_v be_v before_o sennacherib_n can_v get_v himself_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o trench_v against_o it_o as_o yet_o i._n e._n yet_o for_o all_o this_o he._n that_o be_v sennacherib_n nob._n this_o nob_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n 1_o sam._n 22.19_o and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n that_o day_n he_o mean_v the_o day_n in_o which_o sennacherib_n remove_v from_o geba_n where_o he_o lodge_v v._o 29._o he_o shall_v shake_v his_o hand_n against_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n the_o hill_n of_o jerusalem_n i._n e._n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o nob_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v see_v jerusalem_n he_o shall_v shake_v his_o hand_n against_o jerusalem_n and_o threaten_v it_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o cast_v up_o any_o bank_n or_o raise_v up_o a_o fort_n against_o it_o note_v here_o that_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o though_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v by_o sennacherib_n army_n yet_o sennacherib_n be_v not_o there_o himself_o in_o person_n though_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o but_o that_o rabshake_n or_o some_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o sennacherib_n have_v the_o chief_a command_n of_o the_o siege_n till_o sennacherib_n himself_o shall_v come_v for_o it_o be_v say_v of_o sennacherib_n himself_o cap._n 37._o v._n 33._o and_o 2_o king_n 19.32_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v against_o jerusalem_n with_o shield_n nor_o cast_v a_o bank_n against_o it_o he_o shall_v shake_v his_o hand_n i._n e._n he_o shall_v if_o he_o will_v shake_v his_o hand_n shake_v his_o hand_n i._n e._n threaten_v they_o which_o threaten_v a_o man_n do_v usual_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o shake_v it_o against_o he_o who_o they_o threaten_v hence_o to_o shake_v the_o hand_n be_v put_v here_o for_o to_o threaten_v by_o a_o metonymy_n against_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n i._n e._n against_o mount_n zion_n whereon_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v build_v 1_o king_n 8.1_o and_o whereon_o be_v strong_a hold_n 2_o sam._n cap._n 5._o v._n 7._o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o the_o city_n of_o zion_n see_v chap._n 1._o v._n 8._o the_o hill_n of_o jerusalem_n i._n e._n mount_n zion_n which_o be_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n 33._o behold_v i._n e._n but_o behold_v shall_v lop_v the_o bough_n he_n put_v bough_n here_o collective_a for_o bough_n by_o the_o bough_n he_o mean_v the_o soldier_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n for_o here_o he_o compare_v sennacherib_n and_o his_o army_n to_o a_o tree_n whereof_o sennacherib_n be_v the_o body_n on_o which_o the_o bough_n depend_v and_o the_o soldier_n be_v the_o bough_n of_o that_o body_n yet_o note_n that_o some_o take_v the_o bough_n here_o simple_o and_o singular_o for_o some_o eminent_a bough_n and_o think_v that_o rabshake_n be_v mean_v thereby_o of_o who_o we_o read_v cap._n 36._o and_o 37._o who_o command_v in_o chief_a at_o this_o time_n in_o which_o the_o siege_n be_v lay_v against_o jerusalem_n with_o terror_n i._n e._n after_o a_o terrible_a manner_n and_o the_o high_a one_o of_o stature_n i._n e._n and_o the_o tall_a tree_n by_o which_o be_v metaphorical_o mean_v the_o captain_n and_o chief_a officer_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n see_v v._o 18._o in_o the_o former_a word_n he_o liken_v sennacherib_n to_o a_o tree_n and_o the_o soldier_n of_o his_o army_n to_o the_o bough_n of_o that_o tree_n the_o captain_n and_o chief-officer_n to_o the_o upper_a and_o the_o common_a soldier_n to_o the_o low_a bough_n but_o here_o he_o liken_v sennacherib_n army_n to_o a_o forest_n as_o he_o do_v also_o v._n 18._o and_o his_o captain_n and_o
v._o 5._o the_o howl_v thereof_o unto_o eglaim_n and_o the_o howl_n thereof_o unto_o beer-elim_n i._n e._n the_o cry_n and_o lamentation_n of_o moab_n be_v hear_v to_o eglaim_n it_o be_v hear_v to_o beer-elim_n these_o two_o toâ—â—es_n eglaim_n and_o beer-elim_n be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n thereof_o i._n e._n of_o moab_n i_o e._n of_o the_o moabite_n moab_n be_v put_v by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o moabite_n or_o child_n of_o moab_n 9_o for_o the_o water_n of_o dimon_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o blood_n the_o prophet_n allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o dimon_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o blood_n &_o signify_v bloody_a and_o say_v that_o dimon_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o moabite_n which_o shall_v be_v slay_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v think_v by_o compare_v this_o place_n with_o that_o of_o the_o second_o of_o king_n cap._n 3._o v._n 20._o etc._n etc._n that_o this_o dimon_n be_v that_o river_n which_o come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o edom_n into_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o elisha_n when_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n go_v together_o against_o moab_n to_o battle_n and_o they_o and_o their_o army_n be_v distress_v for_o want_v of_o water_n and_o that_o it_o be_v call_v dimon_n that_o be_v bloody_a first_o because_o the_o moabite_n when_o they_o see_v the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o the_o water_n as_o red_a as_o blood_n say_v this_o be_v blood_n second_o because_o the_o water_n of_o that_o river_n be_v colour_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o moabite_n which_o be_v slay_v there_o close_o by_o that_o river_n or_o those_o water_n at_o that_o time_n note_v that_o this_o sentence_n must_v be_v refer_v as_o the_o former_a be_v to_o those_o word_n my_o heart_n shall_v cry_v for_o moab_n v._o 5._o for_o i_o will_v bring_v more_o upon_o dimon_n i._n e._n for_o i_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v more_o stream_n of_o blood_n upon_o dimon_n q._n d._n when_o the_o three_o king_n of_o israel_n judah_n and_o edom_n war_v against_o moab_n the_o lord_n slay_v so_o many_o of_o the_o moabite_n as_o that_o whole_a stream_n of_o their_o blood_n run_v into_o dimon_n and_o raise_v the_o water_n thereof_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n do_v then_o so_o will_v he_o do_v now_o again_o he_o will_v slay_v so_o many_o of_o the_o moabite_n as_o that_o more_o stream_n of_o their_o blood_n shall_v run_v into_o dimon_n and_o increase_v the_o water_n thereof_o therewith_o note_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o person_n of_o god_n lion_n upon_o he_o that_o escape_v of_o moab_n i._n e._n i_o will_v also_o bring_v for_o these_o word_n be_v here_o to_o be_v repeat_v or_o understand_v lion_n upon_o that_o moabite_n which_o escape_v the_o sword_n and_o they_o shall_v devour_v he_o and_o upon_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o land_n i._n e._n and_o upon_o they_o that_o remain_v alive_a in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n after_o the_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o like_a judgement_n of_o this_o by_o lion_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n 17.25_o note_v that_o this_o prophecy_n and_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n be_v not_o deliver_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n but_o yet_o they_o concern_v one_o and_o the_o same_o judgement_n of_o the_o moabite_n for_o the_o prophet_n do_v often_o repeat_v one_o and_o the_o same_o prophecy_n as_o they_o be_v move_v thereunto_o concern_v the_o fulfil_n therefore_o of_o this_o prophecy_n we_o shall_v speak_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n isaiah_n chap._n xvi_o send_n you_o the_o lamb_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o place_n we_o must_v know_v that_o david_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o moabite_n and_o overcome_v they_o he_o put_v two_o part_n of_o they_o to_o the_o sword_n and_o one_o part_n of_o they_o he_o spare_v upon_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v become_v his_o servant_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o lord_n and_o pay_v he_o a_o yearly_a tribute_n 2_o sam._n 8.2_o this_o tribute_n be_v yearly_a to_o be_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o lamb_n and_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o ramm_v with_o the_o wool_n 2_o king_n 3.4_o now_o when_o the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n be_v rend_v in_o twain_o in_o the_o day_n of_o rehoboam_n his_o grandchild_n the_o moabite_n pay_v this_o tribute_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o have_v the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o divide_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o strong_a as_o they_o think_v and_o the_o payment_n thereof_o they_o continue_v until_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n 3.4_o but_o now_o the_o prophet_n advise_v they_o to_o pay_v this_o tribute_n to_o hezekiah_n as_o due_a to_o he_o he_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o david_n and_o his_o right_a heir_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v utter_o ruin_v by_o salmaneser_n but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v increase_v in_o power_n and_o strength_n and_o flourish_v under_o hezekiah_n send_v you_o the_o lamb._n q._n d._n o_o you_o moabite_n send_v you_o the_o tribute_n of_o lamb_n and_o of_o ramm_v which_o you_o owe_v to_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n he_o speak_v here_o to_o the_o moabite_n and_o by_o the_o lamb_n he_o mean_v the_o lamb_n put_v a_o singular_a number_n for_o a_o plural_a and_o by_o the_o lamb_n he_o mean_v the_o whole_a tribute_n of_o lamb_n and_o ramm_v which_o the_o moabite_n owe_v to_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n by_o part_n of_o the_o tribute_n understand_v the_o whole_a to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o land_n i._n e._n to_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o your_o land_n and_o so_o your_o lord_n by_o the_o land_n he_o mean_v the_o land_n in_o which_o they_o live_v that_o be_v the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o how_o can_v hezekiah_n be_v call_v the_o ruler_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n answer_v because_o he_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n of_o david_n for_o because_o he_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n of_o david_n he_o be_v by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n lord_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n for_o the_o moabite_n covenant_v with_o david_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o servant_n of_o his_o heir_n and_o lawful_a successor_n 2_o sam._n 8.2_o and_o if_o they_o covenant_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n than_o be_v he_o by_o consequence_n their_o lord_n from_o sala_n to_o the_o wilderness_n these_o word_n depend_v upon_o the_o pronoune_n you_o so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o order_n thereof_o be_v this_o o_o you_o moabite_n supple_a which_o dwell_v from_o sala_n to_o the_o wilderness_n send_v you_o the_o lamb_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o land_n sala_n be_v a_o city_n situate_a on_o the_o south_n and_o the_o wilderness_n here_o mention_v be_v a_o wilderness_n lie_v on_o the_o north_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n the_o west_n 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27_o 28_o 29._o be_v the_o same_o for_o sense_n with_o that_o which_o he_o say_v verse_n 24_o 25_o 26._o for_o as_o there_o he_o show_v that_o the_o husbandman_n work_n be_v not_o always_o the_o same_o but_o that_o he_o wrought_v sometime_o after_o this_o manner_n sometime_o after_o that_o so_o do_v he_o here_o and_o as_o he_o leave_v we_o there_o to_o understand_v that_o if_o god_n give_v man_n such_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n as_o to_o work_v various_o and_o to_o perform_v their_o work_n after_o different_a manner_n then_o much_o more_o do_v he_o himself_o know_v how_o to_o work_v various_o so_o do_v he_o here_o who_o be_v wonderful_a in_o counsel_n i._o e._n who_o be_v wonderful_a in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o invent_v or_o contrive_v business_n he_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o of_o a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d excellent_a in_o work_v i._n e._n excellent_a in_o his_o work_n isaiah_n chap._n xxix_o wo_n to_o ariel_n to_z ariel_z etc._n etc._n ariel_z signify_v by_o 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and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o he_o denounce_v this_o pprophecy_n against_o ariel_n at_o one_o of_o these_o feast_n at_o which_o time_n the_o people_n be_v full_a of_o mirth_n and_o joy_n not_o without_o confidence_n of_o their_o outward_a performance_n and_o observation_n of_o these_o feast_n though_o inward_o they_o be_v full_a of_o wickedness_n note_v that_o the_o prophet_n use_v a_o ironical_a concession_n in_o these_o word_n the_o like_a whereof_o you_o may_v read_v cap._n 50.11_o some_o interpret_v these_o word_n thus_o add_v you_o a_o year_n to_o a_o year_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o prophet_n intent_n to_o show_v that_o after_o a_o year_n and_o a_o year_n that_o be_v after_o two_o year_n the_o calamity_n which_o be_v here_o prophesy_v against_o ariel_n shall_v befall_v ariel_n let_v they_o kill_v sacrifice_n q._n d._n kill_v you_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o make_v you_o merry_a he_o speak_v especial_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n the_o flesh_n whereof_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v and_o to_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n deut._n 27.7_o note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n from_o the_o second_o to_o the_o three_o i_o will_v distress_n ariel_n i._o e._n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o what_o he_o speak_v here_o be_v fulfil_v when_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v by_o sennacherib_n host_n the_o prophet_n do_v often_o prophesy_v of_o this_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o sennacherib_n as_o he_o do_v also_o of_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v the_o more_o to_o show_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n supple_a in_o ariel_n that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o as_o ariel_n i._n e._n and_o i_o will_v make_v it_o as_o ariel_z by_o ariel_n may_v be_v mean_v here_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o reason_n give_v v._o 1._o and_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n may_v be_v this_o q._n d._n and_o as_o in_o a_o day_n of_o solemnity_n many_o carcase_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v lie_v dead_a upon_o the_o ground_n about_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n so_o shall_v many_o carcase_n and_o dead_a body_n of_o man_n lie_v about_o jerusalem_n many_o carcase_n of_o dead_a man_n may_v lie_v about_o jerusalem_n when_o it_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o assyrian_n because_o many_o of_o the_o hierusalomitan_n which_o be_v set_v to_o defend_v the_o wall_n may_v be_v slay_v with_o arrow_n and_o sling_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o wall_n and_o many_o again_o may_v be_v slay_v upon_o sally_n out_o of_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o enemy_n moreover_o many_o dead_a body_n may_v lie_v about_o jerusalem_n because_o many_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o town_n and_o village_n about_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o suburb_n thereof_o which_o be_v friend_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v now_o sacrifice_v and_o make_v merry_a at_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o assyrian_n in_o their_o several_a town_n and_o village_n about_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o suburb_n thereof_o who_o death_n may_v be_v as_o grievous_a to_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o death_n of_o their_o own_o citizen_n or_o by_o ariel_n we_o may_v understand_v a_o strong_a lion_n for_o so_o this_o word_n ariel_n signify_v by_o interpretation_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n may_v be_v this_o q._n d._n and_o as_o a_o strong_a lion_n when_o he_o be_v perceive_v to_o approach_v near_o to_o the_o sheepfold_a or_o pasture_n where_o cattle_n feed_v be_v compass_v about_o and_o set_v upon_o by_o a_o company_n of_o shepherd_n and_o countryman_n so_o shall_v jerusalem_n be_v encompass_v and_o environ_v by_o the_o assyrian_n who_o shall_v set_v upon_o it_o and_o besiege_v it_o that_o they_o may_v take_v it_o and_o this_o interpretation_n very_o well_o agree_v with_o what_o follow_v 3._o and_o i_o will_v camp_n against_o thou_o he_n use_v a_o apostrophe_n here_o to_o ariel_n that_o be_v to_o jerusalem_n round_o about_o i._n e._n on_o every_o side_n of_o thou_o and_o that_o so_o close_o as_o that_o none_o can_v escape_v out_o of_o thou_o with_o a_o mount_n i._n e._n with_o a_o bulwark_n or_o heap_n of_o earth_n cast_v out_o of_o a_o trench_n such_o as_o besieger_n use_v to_o cast_v up_o therewith_o to_o save_v themselves_o against_o the_o shot_n of_o the_o besiege_a and_o to_o hinder_v the_o besiege_v from_o fally_v out_o upon_o their_o quarter_n and_o from_o make_v a_o escape_n out_o of_o the_o place_n which_o they_o besiege_v god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v here_o what_o the_o assyrian_n do_v by_o his_o providence_n and_o guidance_n but_o it_o may_v be_v here_o object_v that_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o what_o be_v say_v cap._n 37.33_o for_o there_o the_o lord_n say_v concern_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o this_o city_n nor_o shoot_v a_o arrow_n there_o nor_o come_v before_o it_o with_o shield_n nor_o cast_v a_o bank_n against_o it_o and_o yet_o here_o he_o say_v i_o will_v camp_n against_o thou_o round_o about_o and_o will_v lay_v siege_n against_o thou_o with_o a_o mount_n etc._n etc._n which_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v by_o sennacherib_n host_n answer_n sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n send_v tartan_a rabsaris_n and_o rabshakeh_n from_o lackish_a to_o king_n hezekiah_n with_o a_o great_a army_n against_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o go_v up_o and_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n cap._n 36._o v._n 2._o and_o then_o do_v they_o camp_n against_o jerusalem_n round_o about_o and_o lay_v siege_n against_o she_o with_o a_o mount_n and_o raise_v fort_n against_o she_o and_o fulfil_v this_o prophecy_n but_o while_o these_o prince_n lay_v before_o jerusalom_n sennacherib_n himself_o be_v with_o another_o part_n of_o
cap._n 4.5_o and_o see_v cap._n 52._o v._n 12._o where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o jew_n the_o lord_n will_v go_v before_o you_o and_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n will_v be_v your_o rearward_n for_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o i._n e._n for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o who_o can_v lie_v and_o therefore_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o of_o a_o man_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la and_o put_v the_o mouth_n which_o be_v but_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a man_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n 3._o the_o voice_n of_o he_o that_o cry_v in_o the_o wilderness_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o these_o word_n as_o they_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n and_o as_o they_o concern_v the_o redemption_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o babylon_n you_o have_v hear_v now_o in_o the_o second_o and_o more_o sublime_a sense_n by_o the_o voice_n of_o he_o that_o cry_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o holy_a ghost_n mean_v john_n the_o baptist_n mat._n 3.3_o for_o as_o the_o crier_n here_o cry_v to_o the_o people_n to_o prepare_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o do_v john_n the_o baptist_n cry_v to_o the_o people_n of_o his_o time_n to_o repent_v and_o so_o to_o prepare_v a_o way_n for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o as_o the_o voice_n of_o this_o crier_n be_v hear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o lie_v between_o babylon_n and_o judea_n so_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o john_n hear_v in_o a_o wilderness_n too_o to_o wit_n the_o wilderness_n of_o judea_n matt._n 3.1_o where_o note_n that_o as_o by_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n be_v signify_v our_o spiritual_a captivity_n and_o misery_n under_o sin_n and_o satan_n so_o by_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o that_o their_o captivity_n be_v signify_v our_o spiritual_a redemption_n by_o christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o prophecy_n therefore_o of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n there_o be_v many_o passage_n which_o as_o in_o a_o first_o sense_n they_o concern_v thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o in_o a_o second_o sense_n they_o concern_v thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o redemption_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o christ_n jesus_n 6._o the_o voice_n say_v cry_v i._o e._n a_o voice_n say_v to_o i_o cry_n and_o he_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o cry_v i._o e._n and_o i_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o cry_v the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o himself_o here_o in_o a_o three_o person_n the_o like_a may_v you_o read_v of_o one_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n cap._n 21._o vers_fw-la 12._o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o all_o the_o goodliness_n thereof_o be_v as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n i._n e._n and_o the_o voice_n say_v unto_o i_o cry_z and_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n thus_o all_o flesh_n that_o be_v all_o man_n which_o be_v make_v of_o flesh_n be_v as_o the_o grass_n and_o all_o their_o glory_n and_o goodliness_n be_v as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n the_o note_n of_o similitude_n be_v here_o leave_v to_o be_v understand_v 7._o the_o grass_n wither_v and_o the_o flower_n fade_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n blow_v upon_o it_o as_o when_o a_o red_a burn_a wind_n blow_v upon_o the_o grass_n or_o upon_o the_o flower_n the_o grass_n wither_v and_o the_o flower_n fade_v because_o thereof_o even_o so_o for_o the_o apodosis_n be_v leave_v to_o be_v understand_v when_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o all_o or_o any_o kind_n of_o flesh_n that_o be_v when_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v he_o can_v easy_o consume_v they_o even_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o nostril_n and_o they_o shall_v perish_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v mean_v the_o wind_n which_o he_o bring_v out_o of_o his_o treasure_n when_o he_o will_v have_v it_o blow_v psal_n 13.7_o and_o yet_o not_o any_o wind_n but_o that_o which_o the_o countryman_n call_v a_o red_a wind_n which_o blit_v tree_n and_o herb_n and_o flower_n sure_o the_o people_n be_v grass_n q._n d._n sure_o therefore_o the_o people_n that_o thou_o be_v afraid_a of_o even_o the_o people_n of_o the_o babylonian_n be_v as_o grass_n 8._o but_o the_o word_n of_o our_o god_n shall_v stand_v for_o ever_o q._n d._n but_o the_o word_n of_o our_o god_n shall_v never_o fail_v and_o therefore_o the_o word_n whereby_o he_o have_v speak_v comfort_n to_o you_o and_o promise_v you_o deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n shall_v stand_v firm_a and_o come_v to_o pass_v maugre_o the_o babylonian_n you_o may_v gather_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v what_o coherence_n these_o three_o last_o verse_n have_v with_o the_o former_a the_o coherence_n be_v this_o in_o the_o five_o first_o verse_n the_o prophet_n prophecy_v to_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n but_o the_o jew_n be_v at_o this_o time_n sore_o oppress_v and_o see_v themselves_o weak_a and_o the_o babylonian_n strong_a and_o mighty_a in_o power_n be_v like_a to_o give_v but_o little_a credence_n to_o the_o prophet_n word_n and_o despair_v of_o ever_o be_v deliver_v that_o therefore_o they_o may_v lift_v up_o their_o head_n and_o hope_v for_o deliverance_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o may_v not_o fear_v the_o strength_n and_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o babylonian_n the_o lord_n do_v for_o their_o sake_n by_o way_n of_o prevention_n show_v the_o prophet_n a_o vision_n in_o which_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n bid_v the_o prophet_n to_o tell_v his_o countryman_n that_o all_o flesh_n and_o the_o babylonian_n as_o well_v as_o other_o be_v as_o grass_n therefore_o they_o need_v not_o fear_v they_o or_o any_o other_o man_n 9_o o_o zion_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n i._o e._n o_o jerusalem_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n to_o the_o other_o city_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o begin_v a_o new_a sermon_n zion_n be_v take_v here_o for_o jerusalem_n a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a and_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o material_a jerusalem_n as_o if_o she_o be_v a_o person_n indeed_o as_o he_o do_v often_o elsewhere_o by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la the_o good_a tiding_n which_o zion_n here_o bring_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o ten_o and_o eleven_o verse_n get_v thou_o up_o into_o the_o high_a mountain_n supple_a and_o there_o proclaim_v the_o good_a tiding_n which_o thou_o bring_v that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o father-head_n o_o jerusalem_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n with_o which_o repetition_n the_o prophet_n be_v much_o delight_v say_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n i._o e._n say_v unto_o other_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n as_o of_o woman_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la as_o he_o do_v of_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n behold_v your_o god_n i._n e._n behold_v your_o god_n come_v unto_o you_o see_v verse_n 3._o 10._o behold_v the_o lord_n will_v come_v with_o a_o strong_a hand_n behold_v the_o lord_n himself_o will_v come_v with_o a_o strong_a hand_n against_o the_o babylonian_n who_o hold_v we_o captive_a and_o will_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o his_o arm_n shall_v rule_v i._n e._n and_o he_o shall_v now_o rule_v he_o shall_v rule_v over_o we_o as_o a_o king_n over_o his_o subject_n though_o till_o now_o the_o babylonian_n have_v have_v dominion_n over_o we_o and_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o the_o babylonian_n as_o a_o lord_n over_o his_o vassal_n and_o a_o conqueror_n over_o his_o enemy_n though_o hitherto_o they_o have_v reign_v as_o conqueror_n and_o lord_n themselves_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o god_n as_o of_o man_n by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o put_v a_o part_n to_o wit_n the_o arm_n for_o the_o whole_a man_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n the_o arm_n i_o say_v wherein_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n be_v most_o see_v for_o he_o these_o word_n be_v redundant_fw-la by_o a_o hebrew_n elegancy_n behold_v his_o reward_n be_v with_o he_o supple_a to_o reward_v all_o such_o of_o his_o people_n as_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o and_o his_o work_n i._n e._n and_o his_o reward_n work_n be_v put_v here_o for_o the_o reward_n of_o a_o work_n by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n be_v before_o he_o i._n e._n be_v in_o a_o readiness_n see_v cap._n 62.11_o 11._o he_o shall_v feed_v his_o flock_n like_o a_o shepherd_n q._n d._n he_o shall_v bring_v his_o people_n out_o of_o babylon_n into_o their_o own_o city_n and_o while_o he_o bring_v they_o he_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o as_o a_o shepherd_n be_v to_o
take_v darkness_n for_o prison_n the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n be_v come_v you_o out_o of_o prison_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n which_o be_v dark_a and_o wherein_o no_o man_n can_v see_v you_o into_o the_o light_n where_o you_o may_v be_v see_v they_o shall_v feed_v in_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n between_o this_o and_o that_o which_o go_v immediate_o before_o we_o must_v understand_v these_o or_o the_o like_a word_n for_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v prisoner_n in_o babylon_n shall_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o their_o prison_n and_o they_o which_o be_v there_o in_o darkness_n shall_v show_v themselves_o and_o shall_v return_v into_o their_o own_o land_n to_o inherit_v the_o desolate_a heritage_n thereof_o and_o as_o they_o go_v they_o shall_v feed_v in_o the_o way_n homeward_o etc._n etc._n the_o prophet_n show_v here_o how_o plentiful_o the_o lord_n will_v provide_v for_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n into_o their_o own_o land_n see_v the_o like_a cap._n 48.21_o they_o shall_v feed_v i._o e._n they_o shall_v have_v abundance_n of_o food_n whereon_o to_o feed_v he_o allude_v here_o to_o the_o feed_n of_o sheep_n or_o cattle_n but_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o they_o shall_v feed_v in_o the_o way_n and_o if_o god_n provide_v food_n for_o they_o in_o the_o way_n they_o need_v not_o go_v out_o of_o their_o way_n nor_o slack_v their_o journey_n for_o want_v of_o food_n and_o their_o pasture_n shall_v be_v in_o all_o high_a place_n q._n d._n and_o though_o they_o travel_v over_o hill_n and_o mountain_n which_o be_v usual_o dry_a and_o barren_a yet_o shall_v all_o the_o hill_n and_o the_o mountain_n over_o which_o they_o travel_v yield_v they_o pasture_n in_o abundance_n he_o allude_v still_o to_o the_o feed_n of_o sheep_n or_o cattle_n 10._o they_o shall_v not_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n supple_a by_o the_o way_n which_o they_o go_v though_o their_o way_n be_v through_o the_o desert_n see_v cap._n 48.21_o neither_o shall_v the_o heat_n nor_o the_o sun_n smite_v they_o q._n d._n though_o they_o be_v to_o travel_v through_o a_o hot_a scorch_a wilderness_n as_o they_o travel_v from_o babylon_n to_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n yet_o shall_v not_o the_o heat_n nor_o the_o sun_n hurt_v they_o or_o offend_v they_o neither_o the_o heat_n nor_o the_o sun_n i._o e._n neither_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o that_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o shall_v lead_v they_o i._o e._n for_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o shall_v lead_v they_o supple_a as_o a_o careful_a and_o skilful_a shepherd_n lead_v his_o flock_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o thiâ—d_o person_n and_o allude_v to_o a_o shepherd_n lead_v his_o sheep_n for_o shepherd_n be_v wont_a not_o only_o to_o follow_v their_o sheep_n and_o drive_v they_o but_o also_o to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o lead_v they_o see_v psal_n 80.1_o even_o by_o the_o spring_n of_o water_n shall_v he_o guide_v they_o he_o persist_v still_o in_o the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o shepherd_n where_o spring_v of_o water_n be_v there_o be_v water_n enough_o to_o quench_v and_o keep_v from_o thirst_n there_o be_v pasture_n for_o food_n adjoin_v to_o the_o spring_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o moisture_n and_o there_o be_v vapour_n arise_v from_o the_o spring_n to_o allay_v the_o extremity_n of_o heat_n with_o their_o coolness_n and_o willow_n grow_v thereby_o to_o shadow_v from_o the_o scorch_a beam_n of_o the_o sun_n 11._o and_o i_o will_v make_v all_o my_o mountain_n a_o way_n i._o e._n and_o i_o will_v pull_v down_o all_o my_o mountain_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o go_v and_o make_v they_o low_o that_o i_o may_v make_v away_o over_o they_o yea_o a_o easy_a way_n for_o the_o jew_n to_o pass_v see_v cap._n 40.4_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v find_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v they_o in_o their_o way_n homeward_o no_o not_o in_o the_o mountainous_a wilderness_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o person_n though_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o verse_n before_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o himself_o as_o of_o a_o way-maker_n which_o make_v a_o way_n for_o a_o king_n and_o his_o court_n or_o for_o a_o general_n and_o his_o army_n whereas_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o before_o as_o of_o a_o shepherd_n and_o my_o highway_n shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o my_o highway_n or_o causeyway_n supple_a which_o lie_v through_o the_o valley_n shall_v be_v exalt_v that_o the_o mountain_n be_v pull_v down_o and_o the_o highway_n or_o causeyway_n of_o the_o valley_n exalt_v the_o whole_a way_n from_o babylon_n to_o judea_n may_v be_v plain_a and_o even_o without_o hill_n or_o dale_n in_o valley_n because_o the_o ground_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n moorish_a and_o rot_a they_o use_v to_o make_v a_o way_n of_o stone_n and_o the_o like_a high_a than_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o ground_n which_o therefore_o he_o call_v a_o highway_n and_o we_o usual_o a_o causey_n behold_v these_o shall_v come_v from_o far_o q._n d._n and_o moreover_o behold_v these_o jew_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o east_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o their_o own_o land_n by_o these_o he_o mean_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o the_o east_n after_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n be_v waste_v by_o the_o babylonian_n who_o he_o name_v not_o because_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v point_n at_o they_o with_o his_o finger_n from_o far_o i._o e._n from_o the_o east_n for_o so_o do_v the_o context_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v interpret_v it_o the_o prophet_n therefore_o use_v a_o synecdoche_n generis_fw-la and_o put_v a_o far_a place_n in_o general_n for_o the_o east_n in_o special_a and_o lo_o these_o from_o the_o north_n i._o e._n and_o lo_o these_o jew_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o north_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o north_n to_o their_o own_o land_n and_o from_o the_o west_n i._o e._n and_o these_o which_o be_v in_o the_o west_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o west_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o from_o the_o land_n of_o sinim_n i._n e._n and_o these_o which_o be_v in_o the_o south_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o south_n etc._n etc._n the_o land_n of_o sinim_n sinim_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o people_n which_o be_v also_o call_v sinites_n gen._n 10.17_o these_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n of_o judea_n about_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n wherefore_o their_o land_n in_o particular_a be_v put_v here_o for_o any_o southern_a land_n in_o general_n though_o when_o the_o babylonian_n invade_v judea_n they_o carry_v away_o most_o of_o they_o which_o escape_v the_o sword_n captive_n into_o babylon_n yet_o many_o escape_v into_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o live_v as_o exile_n until_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o delivery_n of_o their_o countryman_n out_o of_o babylon_n and_o of_o cyrus_n favour_n to_o they_o at_o the_o hear_n of_o which_o they_o also_o return_v to_o their_o own_o home_n again_o 13._o sing_v o_o heaven_n and_o be_v joyful_a o_o earth_n he_n speak_v to_o the_o material_a heaven_n and_o the_o material_a earth_n as_o though_o they_o have_v sense_n and_o reason_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la as_o he_o do_v cap._n 1.2_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o have_v show_v his_o authority_n from_o god_n and_o god_n respect_n to_o he_o in_o order_n to_o his_o ministry_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o do_v here_o begin_v to_o tell_v the_o message_n which_o god_n give_v he_o in_o charge_n to_o tell_v and_o which_o be_v part_n of_o his_o ministry_n for_o god_n have_v comfort_v his_o people_n i._o e._n for_o god_n will_v comfort_v his_o people_n the_o jew_n which_o have_v suffer_v much_o misery_n and_o sorrow_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o babylonian_n he_o put_v here_o a_o preterperfect_a for_o a_o future_a tense_n upon_o his_o afflict_a i._o e._n upon_o his_o afflict_a people_n the_o jew_n the_o comfort_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v here_o promise_v consist_v in_o bring_v the_o afflict_a jew_n home_n to_o their_o own_o land_n yea_o even_o to_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n 14._o but_o zion_n i._n e._n but_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o st._n paul_n intimate_v gal._n 4.25_o by_o zion_n be_v mean_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o material_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v bring_v here_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o woman_n yea_o of_o a_o mother_n speak_v and_o complain_v &c._n &c._n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la as_o cap._n 40.9_o and_o under_o the_o feign_a person_n of_o zion_n be_v show_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o time_n here_o speak_v of_o but_o zion_n say_v
land_n of_o thy_o destruction_n for_o thy_o land_n which_o be_v destroy_v put_v a_o substantive_n of_o the_o genitive_a case_n for_o a_o adjective_n or_o a_o participle_n after_o the_o hebrew_n manner_n even_o now_o i._n e._n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o to_o wit_n thy_o child_n which_o gather_v themselves_o together_o to_o come_v to_o thou_o shall_v be_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o they_o that_o swallow_v thou_o up_o i._n e._n and_o the_o babylonian_n which_o destroy_v thou_o and_o now_o dwell_v in_o thou_o etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 17._o he_o say_v swallow_v thou_o up_o for_o destroy_v thou_o by_o a_o metaphor_n from_o a_o lion_n or_o bear_n or_o some_o such_o ravenous_a beast_n or_o other_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o swallow_v down_o his_o prey_n and_o they_o that_o swallow_v thou_o up_o shall_v be_v far_o away_o read_n these_o word_n as_o with_o a_o parenthesis_n 20._o thy_o child_n which_o thou_o shall_v have_v i._n e._n these_o word_n have_v their_o immediate_a connexion_n with_o the_o foremost_a word_n of_o verse_n 19_o viz._n with_o those_o thy_o waist_n and_o thy_o desolate_a place_n and_o the_o land_n of_o thy_o destruction_n shall_v even_o now_o be_v too_o narrow_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o be_v for_o sense_n the_o same_o with_o they_o the_o child_n which_o thou_o shall_v have_v supple_a even_o now_o he_o speak_v as_o though_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n and_o disperse_v elsewhere_o be_v even_o now_o come_v to_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n their_o mother_n after_o thou_o have_v lose_v the_o other_o supple_a which_o thou_o have_v before_o the_o babylonian_n besiege_v thou_o who_o slay_v some_o and_o carry_v other_o of_o thy_o child_n away_o captive_a and_o make_v other_o to_o fly_v into_o foreign_a land_n shall_v say_v again_o in_o thy_o ear_n i._n e._n shall_v say_v again_o to_o thou_o or_o in_o thy_o hear_n again_o this_o relate_v to_o such_o time_n or_o time_n before_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n in_o which_o jerusalem_n be_v very_o populous_a so_o that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n thereof_o be_v fain_o to_o dwell_v in_o other_o city_n and_o village_n of_o judah_n for_o they_o which_o do_v so_o do_v in_o effect_n say_v the_o place_n be_v too_o straight_o for_o i_o the_o place_n be_v too_o straight_o for_o i_o i._n e._n the_o place_n wherein_o we_o dwell_v be_v too_o little_a for_o we_o we_o must_v seek_v we_o a_o dwell_n elsewhere_o for_o i_o i._n e._n for_o we_o for_o here_o be_v a_o enallage_n of_o the_o number_n the_o singular_a be_v put_v for_o the_o plural_a give_v place_n to_o i_o that_o i_o may_v dwell_v q.d._n give_v i_o a_o place_n elsewhere_o that_o i_o may_v have_v a_o place_n to_o dwell_v in_o 21._o then_o shall_v thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n i._n e._n then_o when_o thy_o child_n shall_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v straighten_v for_o want_v of_o room_n to_o dwell_v in_o thou_o thou_o shall_v wonder_v to_o see_v that_o they_o be_v so_o many_o and_o shall_v say_v within_o thyself_o who_o have_v beget_v i_o these_o i._o e._n by_o who_o have_v i_o these_o so_o many_o child_n see_v i_o have_v lose_v my_o child_n supple_a which_o i_o have_v she_o lose_v her_o child_n when_o the_o babylonian_n slay_v many_o of_o they_o make_v many_o to_o fly_v away_o for_o fear_n of_o their_o life_n and_o carry_v the_o rest_n away_o captive_a into_o babylon_n and_o be_o desolate_a i._n e._n and_o be_o without_o a_o husband_n the_o lord_n be_v her_o husband_n and_o have_v marry_v she_o but_o have_v put_v she_o away_o cap._n 50.1_o so_o that_o she_o be_v at_o this_o time_n desolate_a and_o without_o a_o husband_n a_o captive_n and_o remove_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o she_o which_o be_v a_o captive_a remove_n to_o and_o fro_o have_v but_o little_a propension_n to_o the_o procreation_n of_o child_n a_o captive_a supple_a to_o the_o babylonian_n remove_v to_o and_o fro_o conqueror_n use_v to_o hurry_v their_o captive_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o city_n to_o city_n at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o seldom_o suffer_v they_o to_o abide_v long_o in_o one_o place_n ob._n it_o may_v be_v here_o object_v that_o zion_n be_v a_o city_n can_v not_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o and_o fro_o ans_fw-fr what_o be_v say_v in_o this_o chapter_n of_o zion_n and_o attribute_v to_o she_o be_v speak_v of_o she_o and_o attribute_v to_o she_o by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la by_o which_o figure_n she_o may_v be_v make_v aswell_o to_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_z and_o fro_o as_o to_o speak_v but_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o zion_n in_o this_o chapter_n and_o attribute_v to_o she_o be_v speak_v of_o she_o and_o attribute_v to_o she_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o who_o have_v bring_v up_o these_o and_o who_o have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o all_o these_o behold_v i_o be_v leave_v alone_o supple_a without_o child_n and_o none_o of_o they_o all_o be_v with_o i_o therefore_o i_o can_v not_o nourish_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o up_o these_o where_o they_o have_v be_v q._n d._n where_o have_v all_o these_o be_v wheresoever_o they_o have_v be_v they_o have_v not_o be_v with_o i_o so_o that_o i_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o up_o 22._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentile_n q._n d._n moreover_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o 18_o 19_o 20_o verse_n the_o lord_n assure_v zion_n that_o her_o child_n shall_v come_v to_o she_o to_o comfort_v she_o here_o that_o he_o may_v yet_o further_o comfort_v she_o and_o show_v she_o how_o mindful_a he_o be_v of_o she_o she_o show_v the_o manner_n how_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o she_o and_o how_o happy_a she_o shall_v be_v when_o she_o have_v receive_v they_o i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentile_n i._n e._n i_o will_v call_v the_o gentile_n to_o i_o he_o allude_v to_o one_o man_n beckon_v to_o another_o with_o his_o hand_n to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o set_v up_o my_o standard_n to_o the_o people_n i._n e._n and_o i_o will_v gather_v the_o people_n or_o nation_n together_o for_o what_o end_n he_o will_v call_v the_o gentile_n to_o he_o and_o gather_v the_o nation_n together_o he_o show_v in_o the_o next_o follow_v word_n this_o phrase_n be_v the_o same_o for_o sense_n with_o that_o which_o go_v immediate_o before_o but_o he_o allude_v herein_o to_o a_o captain_n which_o set_v up_o his_o standard_n for_o his_o soldier_n to_o come_v together_o and_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n for_o what_o march_n or_o service_n he_o shall_v appoint_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v bring_v thy_o son_n in_o their_o arm_n i._n e._n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v thy_o son_n to_o thou_o in_o their_o arm_n as_o nurse_n use_v to_o carry_v their_o little_a one_o and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v carry_v upon_o their_o shoulder_n i._n e._n and_o they_o shall_v carry_v thy_o daughter_n to_o thou_o upon_o their_o shoulder_n supple_a on_o soft_a bed_n or_o pallate_n as_o they_o which_o be_v weak_a be_v wont_a to_o be_v carry_v mark_v 2.3_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v careful_o provide_v and_o accommodate_v the_o jew_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o convenient_a for_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o their_o own_o land_n how_o this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o part_n read_v ezra_n 1_o 23._o and_o king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_n father_n and_o queen_n thy_o nurse_v mother_n i._n e._n and_o after_o thy_o son_n and_o daughter_n be_v bring_v to_o thou_o king_n and_o queen_n shall_v be_v as_o careful_a to_o provide_v and_o show_v kindness_n to_o thou_o as_o nurse_v father_n and_o nurse_v mother_n be_v to_o their_o foster-children_n king_n shall_v be_v their_o nurse_n father_n this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o cyrus_n darius_n artaxerxes_n who_o good_a deed_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n and_o assuerus_n of_o who_o we_o read_v esther_n 8.7_o etc._n etc._n and_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o his_o successor_n and_o especial_o demetrius_n who_o josephus_n write_v of_o all_o which_o be_v exceed_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o many_o gift_n and_o privilege_n and_o thâ—ir_a queen_n thy_o nurse_v mother_n this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o queen_n of_o some_o of_o those_o forementioned_a king_n and_o particular_o in_o ester_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o book_n which_o bear_v her_o name_n they_o shall_v bow_v down_o to_o thou_o with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o
mother_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la thy_o god_n reign_v god_n be_v say_v to_o reign_v in_o general_n when_o he_o do_v show_v by_o any_o act_n worthy_a his_o greatness_n that_o he_o be_v king_n and_o in_o particular_a here_o he_o be_v say_v to_o reign_v because_o he_o show_v his_o kingly_a power_n in_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o people_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o babylonian_n that_o which_o isaiah_n speak_v here_o of_o a_o messenger_n bring_v good_a news_n of_o peace_n and_o salvation_n befall_v the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o minister_n of_o christ_n preach_v peace_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n and_o this_o may_v both_o do_v isaiah_n in_o the_o first_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o second_o and_o sublime_a sense_n for_o as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v as_o the_o temporal_a misery_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o their_o enemy_n be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o spiritual_a misery_n under_o sin_n and_o satan_n that_o grand_a 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jerusalem_n supple_a out_o of_o her_o captivity_n for_o she_o also_o be_v a_o captive_a vers_n 2._o and_o cap._n 49.21_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o of_o a_o captive_a he_o speak_v also_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v comfort_v his_o people_n and_o redeem_v jerusalem_n already_o at_o this_o time_n and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n often_o speak_v before_o the_o thing_n they_o speak_v of_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v to_o signify_v that_o it_o shall_v as_o sure_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o come_v 10._o the_o lord_n have_v make_v bare_a his_o holy_a arm_n i._o e._n the_o lord_n have_v show_v his_o peerless_a power_n viz._n in_o overthrow_v the_o babylonian_n who_o power_n be_v think_v invincible_a and_o in_o deliver_v and_o bring_v back_o again_o his_o people_n out_o of_o captivity_n note_v here_o that_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v put_v for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o put_v for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o 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the_o babylonian_n by_o cyrus_n 11._o depart_v you_o depart_v you_o this_n be_v speak_v in_o particular_a to_o the_o levite_n which_o be_v in_o babylon_n intimate_v that_o they_o may_v go_v free_o thence_o out_o of_o captivity_n and_o it_o be_v speak_v as_o if_o cyrus_n have_v already_o subdue_v babylon_n and_o vanquish_v the_o babylonian_n and_o give_v the_o jew_n leave_v to_o depart_v thence_o to_o their_o own_o land_n go_v you_o out_o from_o thence_o i._o e._n go_v you_o out_o from_o babylon_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n q._n d._n touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n thereby_o to_o defile_v yourselves_o and_o make_v yourselves_o unclean_a the_o unclean_a thing_n here_o mention_v be_v such_o as_o cause_v legal_a uncleanness_n in_o those_o that_o touch_v they_o or_o such_o as_o those_o be_v which_o we_o read_v of_o levit._n 11.24_o 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o leu._n 22.4_o etc._n etc._n which_o 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and_o malice_n do_v put_v he_o to_o death_n isaiah_n chap._n liv._o sing_v o_o barren_a thou_o that_o do_v not_o bear_v i._o e._n sing_v for_o joy_n o_o zion_n or_o o_o jerusalem_n thou_o which_o have_v be_v like_o a_o barren_a woman_n and_o bear_v no_o child_n he_o prophecy_v here_o of_o the_o joyful_a deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n as_o he_o do_v cap._n 49.51_o 52._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o material_a city_n of_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n as_o to_o a_o woman_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la who_o he_o call_v barren_a and_o one_o that_o do_v not_o bear_v because_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n she_o be_v empty_a of_o jew_n which_o be_v to_o she_o as_o child_n for_o they_o be_v all_o carry_v away_o into_o babylon_n and_o there_o be_v none_o leave_v in_o she_o to_o increase_v the_o nation_n see_v cap._n 49.21_o cry_v aloud_o supple_a for_o joy_v thou_o that_o do_v not_o travel_v with_o child_n this_n 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may_v be_v call_v her_o husband_n as_o in_o other_o regard_n so_o in_o this_o that_o while_o he_o have_v a_o favour_n to_o she_o he_o do_v increase_v her_o child_n within_o she_o as_o a_o woman_n multipli_v her_o child_n by_o her_o husband_n then_o the_o child_n of_o the_o marry_a wife_n i._n e._n then_o thy_o child_n be_v when_o thou_o have_v a_o husband_n any_o time_n heretofore_o and_o waste_v a_o marry_a wife_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o jerusalem_n though_o she_o have_v be_v afflict_v and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n by_o the_o babylonian_n and_o have_v her_o child_n or_o citizen_n carry_v away_o from_o she_o yet_o now_o she_o shall_v be_v more_o populous_a than_o ever_o she_o be_v at_o any_o time_n before_o that_o her_o captivity_n note_v that_o when_o he_o say_v more_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o desolate_a than_o the_o child_n of_o the_o marry_a woman_n he_o speak_v as_o though_o he_o speak_v of_o two_o several_a person_n but_o he_o speak_v but_o of_o two_o several_a state_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o same_o person_n so_o we_o say_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v change_v from_o what_o he_o be_v that_o he_o be_v another_o man_n though_o not_o his_o substance_n but_o his_o condition_n only_o be_v change_v this_o which_o i_o have_v give_v be_v the_o first_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n but_o zion_n here_o as_o she_o become_v fruitful_a after_o her_o widowhood_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o in_o the_o second_o and_o sublime_a sense_n this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o will_v appear_v gal._n 4.27_o for_o as_o zion_n while_o god_n have_v put_v she_o away_o from_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o have_v give_v she_o over_o to_o be_v spoil_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n be_v barren_a and_o bring_v forth_o no_o child_n but_o when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o he_o to_o wife_n again_o she_o increase_v in_o child_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n so_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n while_o she_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o bed_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v without_o the_o seed_n of_o his_o word_n that_o be_v while_o all_o nation_n be_v suffer_v to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n act_n 14.16_o and_o be_v give_v over_o to_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v blind_v by_o he_o act_v 17.30_o bring_v forth_o no_o child_n unto_o god_n but_o when_o christ_n take_v she_o to_o his_o bed_n joh._n 3.29_o and_o redeem_v she_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n and_o give_v she_o the_o seed_n of_o his_o word_n she_o so_o increase_v in_o child_n as_o that_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o her_o issue_n so_o that_o she_o far_o exceed_v the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o it_o be_v most_o populous_a note_v here_o that_o zion_n as_o she_o be_v consider_v before_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o as_o she_o be_v consider_v after_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o therefore_o zion_n be_v more_o populous_a after_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n than_o ever_o she_o be_v before_o so_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n more_o populous_a then_o ever_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v wonder_v not_o that_o i_o make_v zion_n a_o type_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o same_o zion_n a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o divers_a consideration_n for_o saint_n paul_n make_v she_o a_o type_n of_o the_o synagogue_n gal._n 4.25_o and_o a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n rom._n 9.33_o it_o may_v be_v object_v here_o that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o church_n
king_n 14.9_o psal_n 22.12_o ezech._n 31.3_o shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o i._n e._n shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o thou_o for_o what_o purpose_n the_o cedar_n shall_v be_v bring_v he_o tell_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n note_v that_o this_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v stand_v open_a continual_o and_o hereby_o be_v intimate_v also_o that_o the_o syrian_n which_o possess_v mount_v lebanon_n shall_v be_v subdue_v by_o the_o jew_n or_o at_o least_o shall_v so_o far_o either_o stand_n in_o fear_n of_o they_o or_o respect_v they_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v furnish_v they_o with_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o their_o country_n can_v afford_v for_o it_o must_v be_v either_o by_o the_o good_a will_n or_o by_o a_o conquest_n of_o this_o people_n that_o the_o jew_n can_v have_v these_o tree_n bring_v to_o jerusalem_n but_o strabo_n relate_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v subdue_v this_o people_n by_o the_o sword_n to_o beautify_v the_o place_n of_o my_o sanctuary_n i._n e._n to_o adorn_v my_o temple_n for_o the_o temple_n be_v adorn_v by_o the_o wood_n of_o these_o tree_n be_v curious_o wrought_v and_o i_o will_v make_v the_o place_n of_o my_o foot_n glorious_a i._n e._n for_o i_o will_v make_v my_o temple_n glorious_a the_o place_n of_o my_o foot_n by_o the_o place_n of_o god_n foot_n be_v mean_v the_o ark_n then_o by_o the_o ark_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la be_v mean_v the_o temple_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la contenti_fw-la the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o place_n of_o god_n foot_n as_o appear_v 1_o chron._n 28.2_o and_o therefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o place_n of_o god_n foot_n because_o in_o the_o two_o end_n of_o the_o mercy_n seat_n which_o cover_v the_o ark_n there_o be_v two_o cherubin_n of_o gold_n look_v one_o towards_o another_o and_o spread_v out_o their_o wing_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o by_o the_o spread_a out_o of_o their_o wing_n make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o seat_n to_o sit_v upon_o upon_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o cherubin_n so_o stretch_v out_o be_v the_o lord_n suppose_v to_o sit_v in_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n and_o to_o rest_v his_o foot_n upon_o the_o ark_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o ark_n call_v the_o place_n of_o his_o foot_n see_v exod._n cap._n 25._o v._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 14._o the_o son_n also_o of_o they_o which_o afflict_v thou_o shall_v come_v bend_v unto_o thou_o q._n d._n so_o glorious_a also_o shall_v thou_o be_v that_o not_o only_o they_o which_o be_v thy_o friend_n but_o they_o also_o which_o afflict_v thou_o as_o enemy_n shall_v be_v move_v with_o thy_o glory_n and_o come_v and_o honour_n and_o reverence_v thou_o if_o not_o for_o love_v yet_o for_o fear_n and_o sâ—e_v to_o thou_o for_o thy_o favour_n and_o for_o thy_o friendship_n this_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v stand_v open_a continual_o to_o wit_n because_o the_o son_n of_o they_o that_o have_v afflict_v zion_n shall_v come_v bend_v to_o thou_o the_o son_n of_o they_o which_o afflict_v thou_o i._n e._n the_o child_n of_o those_o that_o afflict_a thou_o or_o they_o themselves_o which_v afflict_v thou_o o_o zion_n for_o the_o hebrew_n put_v the_o son_n of_o such_o and_o such_o for_z such_o and_o such_o themselves_o shall_v come_v bend_v unto_o thou_o supple_a in_o token_n of_o honour_n and_o reverence_n towards_o thou_o see_v this_o fulfil_v in_o part_n ezra_n 4._o v._o 1.2_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o at_o the_o sole_n of_o thy_o foot_n i._n e._n shall_v bow_v themselves_o down_o even_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o most_o humble_a manner_n in_o sign_n of_o the_o great_a respect_n to_o thou_o and_o they_o shall_v call_v thou_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n q._n d._n and_o when_o they_o speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o call_v thou_o they_o shall_v say_v o_o thou_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o they_o shall_v say_v to_o show_v the_o great_a esteem_n which_o they_o have_v of_o thou_o and_o that_o they_o great_o reverence_v thou_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n aswell_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o love_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v to_o she_o as_o of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v situate_a in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n house_n the_o zion_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e._n the_o zion_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n 15._o forsake_a supple_a of_o i_o as_o of_o thy_o husband_n and_o of_o thy_o child_n thinâ—_n inhabitant_n during_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n anâ—_n hate_v supple_a of_o i_o as_o of_o thy_o husband_n against_o who_o thou_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n and_o of_o the_o babylonian_n as_o of_o my_o instrument_n which_o i_o call_v to_o punish_v thou_o who_o out_o of_o hatred_n to_o thou_o have_v lay_v thou_o waste_v and_o desolate_a so_o that_o no_o man_n go_v through_o thou_o i._n e._n so_o that_o no_o man_n go_v through_o thy_o street_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o eternal_a excellence_n i._n e._n i_o will_v make_v thou_o most_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a for_o a_o long_a time_n to_o come_v the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o will_v signify_v a_o thing_n in_o the_o superlative_a degree_n they_o use_v a_o abstract_n for_o a_o concrete_a so_o here_o when_o the_o prophet_n will_v signify_v that_o zion_n shall_v be_v most_o excellent_a say_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v a_o excellency_n a_o eternal_a excellency_n i._n e._n most_o excellent_a a_o long_a time_n the_o hebrew_n be_v somewhat_o hyperbolical_a in_o their_o expression_n of_o time_n and_o duration_n and_o that_o that_o shall_v be_v eternal_a and_o everlasting_a which_o shall_v last_v only_o a_o long_a time_n a_o joy_n of_o many_o generation_n i._n e._n such_o a_o one_o as_o in_o which_o many_o generation_n successive_o shall_v rejoice_v note_v that_o joy_n be_v put_v here_o per_fw-la metonymium_fw-la objecti_fw-la for_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o we_o joy_v and_o many_o generation_n for_o the_o man_n of_o many_o generation_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la efficientis_fw-la when_o the_o lord_n make_v jerusalem_n a_o eternal_a excellency_n and_o a_o joy_n of_o many_o generation_n than_o do_v all_o man_n flock_v to_o she_o and_o tread_v her_o street_n though_o none_o go_v through_o she_o before_o thou_o shall_v also_o suck_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o gentile_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v draw_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o thyself_o and_o be_v enrich_v by_o they_o he_o use_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o a_o suck_a child_n milk_v his_o nurse_n breast_n and_o resemble_v riches_n to_o the_o milk_n which_o he_o draw_v by_o suck_v and_o shall_v suck_v the_o breast_n of_o king_n he_o persist_v in_o the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o suck_a child_n in_o the_o 49_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 27._o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o king_n shall_v be_v their_o i._n e._n the_o jew_n nurse_v father_n and_o that_o the_o same_o with_o this_o thou_o shall_v suck_v the_o breast_n of_o king_n when_o he_o say_v the_o breast_n of_o king_n his_o metaphor_n be_v catachresticall_a for_o child_n use_v to_o suck_v not_o the_o breast_n of_o man_n but_o of_o woman_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v i._n e._n for_o thou_o shall_v know_v and_o that_o by_o experience_n and_o be_v put_v here_o for_o for_z thy_o saviour_n and_o thy_o redeemer_n supple_a which_o will_v save_v thou_o and_o redeem_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e._n the_o mighty_a god_n who_o israel_n worship_v and_o who_o love_v israel_n by_o israel_n may_v be_v here_o mean_v either_o jacob_n himself_o who_o be_v name_v israel_n gen._n 32.28_o or_o the_o jew_n â—he_v child_n of_o jacob._n the_o lord_n add_v this_o viz._n the_o mighty_a god_n of_o israel_n to_o show_v that_o what_o he_o have_v say_v here_o shall_v sure_o be_v effect_v for_o there_o be_v but_o two_o thing_n require_v to_o bring_v any_o thing_n to_o pass_v a_o power_n and_o a_o will_v to_o do_v god_n show_v his_o power_n in_o that_o he_o call_v himself_o the_o mighty_a one_o his_o will_n in_o that_o he_o call_v himself_o the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o by_o that_o he_o show_v his_o love_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 17._o for_o brass_n i_o will_v bring_v gold_n etc._n etc._n q._n d._n whereas_o now_o thou_o be_v poor_a i_o will_v make_v thou_o exceed_o rich_a so_o as_o gold_n shall_v be_v as_o plentiful_a with_o thou_o then_o as_o brass_n be_v now_o etc._n etc._n thus_o rich_a god_n make_v zion_n by_o the_o gentile_n who_o he_o make_v as_o conduit-pipe_n to_o convey_v these_o his_o favour_n to_o they_o so_o as_o these_o word_n be_v a_o explication_n of_o those_o thou_o shall_v
our_o potter_n i._n e._n and_o thou_o be_v the_o potter_n which_o make_v we_o thy_o vessel_n we_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n we_o be_v the_o clay_n and_o thou_o our_o potter_n we_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n supple_a therefore_o forsake_v we_o not_o forsake_v not_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n psal_n 138.8_o be_v not_o wroth_a supple_a with_o we_o neither_o remember_v iniquity_n for_o ever_o i._n e._n neither_o remember_v our_o iniquity_n supple_a to_o punish_v we_o for_o it_o for_o ever_o we_o be_v all_o thy_o people_n save_v we_o therefore_o we_o beseech_v thou_o save_o thy_o people_n and_o lift_v they_o up_o for_o ever_o psal_n 28.9_o thy_o holy_a city_n be_v a_o wilderness_n i._n e._n thy_o city_n even_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v the_o land_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n be_v make_v as_o a_o wilderness_n by_o the_o babylonian_n who_o have_v cast_v they_o down_o and_o leave_v none_o to_o build_v they_o up_o again_o and_o inhabit_v they_o he_o call_v the_o city_n of_o judah_n the_o holy_a city_n because_o they_o be_v the_o city_n stand_v upon_o god_n own_o inheritance_n for_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n be_v god_n inheritance_n cap._n 63.17_o or_o because_o they_o be_v city_n appertain_v to_o god_n people_n the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n deut._n 7.6_o or_o because_o there_o be_v synagogue_n therein_o erect_v for_o god_n service_n psal_n 74.8_o zion_n be_v a_o wilderness_n by_o zion_n be_v mean_v the_o city_n of_o david_n which_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o hill_n zion_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o upper_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n a_o desolation_n i._n e._n jerusalem_n be_v utter_o desolate_a he_o put_v desolation_n for_o utter_o desolate_a a_o abstract_n for_o a_o concrete_a and_o by_o jerusalem_n he_o mean_v that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o lie_v under_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n in_o the_o valley_n and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o low_a city_n note_v that_o he_o make_v particular_a mention_n of_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n here_o because_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o holy_a of_o all_o the_o city_n and_o note_v that_o be_v not_o a_o unusual_a figure_n in_o rhetoric_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v special_a mention_n of_o one_o particular_a among_o the_o rest_n even_o then_o when_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o all_o in_o general_a as_o strabo_n note_v lib._n 8._o 11._o our_o holy_a and_o our_o beautiful_a house_n where_o our_o father_n praise_v thou_o be_v burn_v up_o with_o fire_n q._n d._n thy_o beautiful_a temple_n which_o be_v the_o place_n to_o which_o we_o and_o our_o father_n resort_v to_o worship_v thou_o be_v burn_v up_o with_o fire_n all_o our_o pleasant_a thing_n be_v lay_v waste_v by_o pleasant_a thing_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o king_n palace_n and_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o noble_n with_o all_o other_o the_o stately_a house_n of_o their_o great_a man_n and_o the_o orchard_n garden_n and_o place_n of_o delight_n thereunto_o appertain_v or_o by_o their_o pleasant_a thing_n may_v be_v mean_v those_o rare_a piece_n of_o workmanship_n which_o be_v about_o the_o temple_n or_o else_o thereby_o may_v be_v mean_v their_o synagogue_n wherein_o their_o father_n delight_v to_o meet_v for_o god_n service_n 12._o will_v thou_o refrain_v thyself_o for_o these_o thing_n q._n d._n and_o they_o which_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v the_o babylonian_n will_v thou_o therefore_o refrain_v thyself_o from_o take_v vengeance_n of_o the_o babylonian_n for_o do_v these_o thing_n will_v thou_o hold_v thy_o peace_n q._n d._n will_v thou_o hold_v thy_o peace_n at_o the_o babylonian_n which_o do_v these_o thing_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o rebuke_v they_o and_o afflict_v we_o very_o sore_o q._n d._n and_o will_v thou_o afflict_v we_o very_o sore_o who_o have_v not_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o be_v but_o suffer_v all_o this_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n he_o lay_v open_v the_o sin_n and_o outrage_n of_o the_o babylonian_n that_o he_o may_v provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v they_o because_o by_o their_o punishment_n the_o jew_n be_v like_a to_o speed_v the_o better_a as_o the_o event_n show_v for_o when_o god_n punish_v the_o babylonian_n by_o cyrus_n the_o jew_n obtain_v their_o freedom_n again_o isaiah_n chap._n lxv_o i_o be_o seek_v of_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o for_o i_o this_n have_v good_a connexion_n with_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o this_o verse_n contain_v the_o gracious_a answer_n of_o god_n to_o that_o prayer_n which_o be_v there_o make_v to_o he_o in_o person_n of_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o captivity_n for_o here_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v they_o that_o shall_v do_v all_o his_o pleasure_n in_o punish_v the_o babylonian_n and_o in_o redeem_v his_o people_n the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a subject_n of_o that_o prayer_n i_o be_o seek_v of_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o for_o i_o i._o e._n they_o have_v light_n upon_o my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n to_o do_v it_o that_o never_o inquire_v after_o it_o as_o if_o they_o have_v inquire_v after_o it_o note_n first_o that_o god_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o when_o we_o say_v abraham_n obey_v god_n for_o abraham_n obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n note_n second_o that_o he_o say_v i_o be_o seek_v for_o i_o be_o find_v out_o or_o my_o will_n be_v find_v out_o or_o they_o have_v light_n upon_o will_n and_o pleasure_n as_o if_o they_o have_v seek_v for_o it_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la antecedentis_fw-la for_o seek_v go_v before_o find_v out_o so_o be_v this_o word_n seek_v also_o take_v for_o to_o get_v eccles_n 3.6_o by_o the_o same_o figure_n now_o if_o you_o ask_v who_o they_o be_v which_o seek_v that_o be_v which_o find_v out_o and_o light_n upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o if_o they_o have_v seek_v it_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v cyrus_n and_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n under_o he_o for_o thus_o do_v god_n say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n cap._n 44.28_o if_o you_o ask_v what_o this_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n be_v the_o answer_n be_v that_o it_o be_v that_o cyrus_n shall_v tread_v down_o the_o babylonian_n isai_n 41.25_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v redeem_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o captivity_n cap._n 45.4_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v build_v up_o the_o temple_n cap._n 44.28_o if_o you_o ask_v whether_o cyrus_n know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o determinate_a will_n of_o god_n or_o no_o when_o he_o light_n upon_o it_o i_o answer_v at_o first_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o but_o before_o he_o have_v perform_v all_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n he_o do_v as_o appear_v 2_o chron._n 36.23_o ezra_n 1.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o josephus_n in_o the_o eleven_o book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n cap._n 1._o report_n that_o cyrus_n read_v what_o be_v write_v of_o he_o in_o isaiah_n cap._n 45._o whereby_o cyrus_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o perform_v the_o lord_n will_v in_o subdue_a babylon_n redeem_v the_o jew_n and_o build_v the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n that_o ask_v not_o after_o i_o i._o e._n that_o inquire_v not_o what_o my_o will_n be_v cyrus_n and_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n under_o he_o which_o do_v perform_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n do_v not_o ask_v what_o the_o pleasure_n and_o will_n of_o god_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v perform_v it_o for_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o know_v god_n at_o the_o first_o isai_n 45.4_o and_o afterward_o when_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n acquaint_v cyrus_n with_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v he_o they_o do_v it_o without_o his_o ask_n for_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n i_o be_o find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v i_o not_o this_n be_v a_o illustration_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n as_o also_o a_o repetition_n thereof_o with_o which_o kind_n of_o repetition_n our_o prophet_n be_v much_o delight_v i_o say_v behold_v i_o behold_v i_o to_o a_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o call_v by_o my_o name_n q._n d._n i_o say_v to_o a_o nation_n that_o i_o own_v not_o and_o take_v not_o for_o a_o peculiar_a people_n as_o i_o do_v the_o jew_n behold_v i_o supple_a for_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o make_v thy_o way_n prosperous_a behold_v i_o supple_a for_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o make_v thy_o way_n prosperous_a the_o nation_n or_o nation_n here_o speak_v of_o for_o nation_n may_v be_v put_v for_o nation_n collectiuè_fw-la be_v they_o which_o serve_v cyrus_n in_o his_o expedition_n against_o babylon_n who_o god_n bless_v
5.14_o hell_n have_v enlarge_v herself_o where_o he_o say_v hell_n have_v enlarge_v herself_o for_o hell_n have_v enlarge_v she_o paunch_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o hell_n as_o of_o a_o devour_a beast_n and_o cap._n 13.11_o i_o will_v punish_v the_o world_n for_o their_o evil_n where_o by_o the_o world_n be_v mean_v the_o babylonian_n which_o be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o cap._n 57.8_o thou_o have_v discover_v thyself_o to_o another_o than_o i_o where_o he_o say_v thyself_o for_o thy_o nakedness_n or_o thy_o secret_a part_n synecdoche_n partis_fw-la or_o membri_fw-la be_v a_o figure_n whereby_o a_o member_n or_o part_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v put_v fâ—â—_n the_o whole_a a_o example_n of_o this_o we_o have_v isaiah_n cap._n 1_o 26._o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o and_o cap._n 3._o verse_n 9_o woe_n unto_o their_o soul_n that_o be_v we_o unto_o they_o and_o cap._n 13.18_o their_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v child_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o spare_v child_n trajectio_fw-la see_v hyperbaton_n transpositio_fw-la see_v hyperbaton_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v when_o that_o sentence_n which_o shall_v be_v last_o of_o the_o two_o be_v put-first_a a_o example_n of_o this_o we_o have_v isaiah_n cap._n 50._o verse_n 2._o their_o fish_n stink_v because_o there_o be_v no_o water_n and_o die_v with_o thirst_n where_o he_o say_v their_o fish_n stink_v before_o he_o say_v it_o die_v whereas_o it_o stink_v not_o before_o it_o be_v dead_a to_o these_o take_v good_a reader_n the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n and_o character_n follow_v supple_a supple_a signify_v as_o much_o as_o add._n and_o i_o use_v this_o word_n often_o when_o i_o add_v somewhat_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n by_o way_n of_o exposition_n to_o make_v the_o sense_n thereof_o the_o plain_a as_o cap._n 1._o verse_n 3._o but_o israel_n do_v not_o know_v supple_a his_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o cap._n 6._o verse_n 1._o and_o his_o train_n fill_v the_o temple_n supple_a in_o which_o he_o see_v the_o throne_n erect_v e._n g._n e._n g._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o exempli_fw-la gratia_n and_o signify_v for_o example_n sake_n or_o as_o for_o example_n i._o e._n i._o e._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o id_fw-la est_fw-la and_o signify_v that_o be_v or_o that_o be_v to_o say_v q._n d._n q._n d._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o quasi_fw-la diceres_fw-la or_o quasi_fw-la diceret_fw-la and_o signify_v as_o if_o thou_o shall_v say_v or_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v scil._n scil._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o scilicet_fw-la which_o signify_v to_o wit_n v._o g._n v.g._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o verbi_fw-la gratia_n and_o signify_v for_o example_n sake_n or_o as_o for_o example_n viz._n viz._n be_v the_o abbreviation_n of_o videlicet_fw-la and_o signify_v to_o wit_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n isaiah_n chap._n i._n the_o vision_n of_o isaiah_n the_o word_n vision_n be_v take_v here_o for_o the_o object_n or_o thing_n see_v by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o so_o it_o be_v most_o frequent_o take_v in_o scripture_n so_o that_o if_o you_o ask_v what_o a_o vision_n be_v in_o the_o most_o frequent_a usage_n of_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v certain_a image_n or_o idea_n represent_v by_o god_n to_o the_o fancy_n or_o understanding_n of_o man_n in_o a_o trance_n the_o meaning_n whereof_o the_o lord_n do_v make_v know_v to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v make_v it_o know_v to_o other_o between_o a_o vision_n and_o a_o dream_n i_o mean_v a_o dream_n send_v of_o god_n there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n but_o only_o in_o this_o that_o a_o dream_n be_v send_v to_o a_o man_n while_o he_o be_v in_o a_o sleep_n as_o gen._n 37._o verse_n 5_o 6._o but_o a_o vision_n while_o he_o be_v awake_a as_o numb_a 24._o verse_n 15_o 16._o note_v that_o a_o vision_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n be_v put_v here_o for_o vision_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n for_o it_o be_v not_o one_o vision_n only_o which_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o but_o many_o note_v also_o that_o because_o god_n do_v not_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o his_o prophet_n by_o vision_n only_o but_o also_o by_o other_o mean_n hence_o may_v a_o vision_n be_v put_v to_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v reveal_v as_o well_o by_o other_o mean_n as_o by_o vision_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n isaiah_n the_o son_n of_o amos_n this_o amos_n which_o be_v the_o father_n of_o isaiah_n be_v not_o that_o amos_n which_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n but_o one_o amos_n which_o as_o the_o hebrew_n say_v be_v the_o brother_n of_o amasiah_n king_n of_o judah_n so_o that_o isaiah_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a which_o he_o see_v what_o he_o here_o see_v he_o see_v not_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o body_n but_o of_o his_o soul_n viz._n his_o fancy_n or_o understanding_n and_o from_o this_o kind_n of_o see_v be_v a_o prophet_n of_o old_a call_v a_o seer_n 1_o sam._n 9_o verse_n 9_o concern_v judah_n by_o judah_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o tribe_n or_o child_n of_o judah_n which_o judah_n be_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.8_o and_o that_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la efficientis_fw-la and_o per_fw-la synecdochen_n membri_fw-la not_o only_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n also_o for_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n revolt_v from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n their_o king_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n stick_v to_o it_o and_o become_v one_o people_n and_o one_o kingdom_n which_o from_o the_o noble_a tribe_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o king_n be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n i._n e._n and_o the_o man_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n and_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n in_o which_o be_v seat_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n this_o vzziah_n be_v call_v azariah_n 2_o king_n 15.1_o this_o first_o verse_n be_v as_o the_o title_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o though_o isaiah_n prophesi_v in_o this_o book_n of_o matter_n concern_v the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o yet_o be_v that_o his_o prophecy_n be_v for_o the_o great_a part_n concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n this_o book_n may_v have_v its_o title_n from_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o content_n thereof_o and_o yet_o that_o which_o isaiah_n prophesy_v concern_v the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o do_v some_o way_n or_o other_o concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o this_o whole_a book_n may_v be_v well_o style_v the_o vision_n of_o isaiah_n the_o son_n of_o amos_n concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 2._o hear_v o_o heaven_n and_o give_v ear_n o_o earth_n he_o speak_v to_o the_o heaven_n and_o to_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v insensible_a creature_n as_o though_o they_o have_v sense_n and_o understanding_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la the_o lord_n i._n e._n god_n who_o he_o call_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o general_a by_o right_a of_o creation_n for_o he_o create_v all_o thing_n exod._n 20._o verse_n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o hebrew_n in_o special_a by_o right_a of_o redemption_n for_o he_o redeem_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n exod._n 20._o ver_fw-la 2._o have_v speak_v supple_a say_v i_o have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o child_n by_o these_o child_n he_o mean_v the_o jew_n that_o be_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n which_o make_v one_o people_n which_o be_v call_v the_o jew_n who_o with_o other_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n be_v child_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n deut._n 14._o vers_fw-la 1_o these_o child_n of_o his_o do_v god_n nourish_v while_o they_o be_v in_o egypt_n by_o joseph_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o after_o that_o with_o milk_n and_o honey_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n yea_o at_o all_o time_n he_o provide_v for_o they_o all_o thing_n necessary_a as_o a_o careful_a father_n do_v for_o his_o child_n and_o thâ—y_o have_v rebel_v against_o i_o i._n e._n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o have_v rebel_v against_o i_o they_o be_v say_v to_o rebel_v against_o god_n which_o refuse_v to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n see_v for_o 19_o 20._o especial_o if_o they_o follow_v after_o strange_a god_n 3._o the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n q._n d._n the_o
burrow_n with_o we_o call_v alâ—er-men_n quasi_fw-la elderman_n yet_o he_o call_v these_o same_o man_n child_n verse_n 12._o but_o it_o be_v not_o from_o their_o year_n or_o from_o their_o place_n but_o from_o their_o ignorance_n and_o their_o carriage_n that_o he_o call_v they_o child_n in_o that_o place_n for_o you_o have_v eat_v up_o the_o vine-yard_n by_o the_o vine-yard_n he_o mean_v the_o poor_a of_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v as_o great_a a_o care_n as_o a_o master_n of_o a_o vine-yard_n have_v of_o his_o vine-yard_n see_v chap._n 5._o vers_fw-la 7._o man_n eat_v only_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o vine-yard_n but_o the_o beast_n eat_v the_o vine_n themselves_o to_o such_o therefore_o may_v these_o man_n be_v here_o compare_v except_o you_o take_v the_o vine-yard_n by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o vine-yard_n by_o eat_v up_o the_o vineyard_n be_v mean_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o their_o money_n and_o good_n by_o oppression_n and_o wonder_v not_o that_o this_o shall_v so_o signify_v when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n they_o eat_v up_o my_o people_n as_o they_o eat_v bread_n psal_n 14_o v._n 4._o note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n how_o he_o pass_v from_o the_o three_o to_o the_o second_o person_n the_o spoil_n of_o the_o poor_a i._n e._n the_o good_n which_o you_o have_v spoil_v the_o poor_a of_o or_o which_o you_o have_v wring_v from_o the_o poor_a by_o oppression_n and_o extortion_n what_o mean_v you_o that_o you_o beat_v my_o people_n by_o my_o people_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o poor_a for_o the_o lord_n do_v often_o call_v the_o poor_a his_o people_n because_o of_o the_o care_n which_o he_o have_v of_o they_o as_o psal_n 14.4_o and_o james_n 2.5_o 15._o what_o mean_v you_o that_o you_o beat_v my_o people_n to_o piece_n and_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a q._n d._n what_o reason_n have_v you_o thus_o to_o oppress_v my_o people_n to_o wit_n the_o poor_a and_o to_o get_v their_o mean_n and_o 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his_o mean_n be_v not_o the_o same_o to_o a_o man_n as_o the_o flower_n be_v to_o the_o wheat_n or_o the_o juice_n be_v to_o the_o grape_n answer_v nor_o need_v they_o be_v to_o make_v the_o metaphor_n good_a for_o similitude_n run_v not_o upon_o four_o foot_n yet_o the_o scripture_n often_o speak_v in_o this_o case_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n money_n and_o good_n as_o if_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o man_n yea_o the_o man_n himself_o see_v micah_n 3._o v._o 2.3_o job_n 29._o v._o 17._o prov._n 30._o v._o 14._o psal_n 14._o v._n 4._o and_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a i._n e._n and_o grind_v the_o poor_a he_o use_v here_o a_o synecdoche_n of_o the_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a and_o put_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o poor_a themselves_o and_o the_o face_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o part_n in_o this_o place_n because_o this_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a do_v show_v itself_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a when_o they_o go_v heavy_a and_o sorrowful_a 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the_o eastern_a woman_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v jewel_n in_o their_o nose_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o ear_n by_o bore_v a_o hole_n in_o their_o nose_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o ear_n and_o that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o such_o jewel_n or_o ring_n 22._o the_o changeable_a suit_n of_o apparel_n changeable_n suit_n of_o apparel_n be_v many_o suit_n of_o apparel_n whereof_o they_o wear_v one_o one_o day_n and_o another_o another_o and_o another_o a_o three_o day_n which_o change_n and_o variety_n of_o suit_n and_o of_o apparel_n be_v account_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o luxury_n of_o those_o time_n and_o the_o mantle_n they_o be_v wont_a
it_o seem_v to_o use_v and_o wear_v mantle_n about_o their_o shoulder_n especial_o in_o cold_a weather_n and_o in_o journey_n as_o many_o eastern_a woman_n do_v at_o this_o day_n and_o the_o crisp_a pin_n with_o which_o they_o use_v to_o crisp_v and_o curl_v their_o hair_n 23._o the_o glass_n i._n e._n the_o looking-glass_n wherein_o they_o do_v contemplate_v and_o behold_v their_o beauty_n and_o dress_v and_o prank_v themselves_o 24._o instead_o of_o sweet_a smell_n cause_v by_o the_o spice_n and_o perfume_n which_o they_o carry_v about_o they_o there_o shall_v be_v stink_n cause_v by_o noisome_a scab_n and_o putrify_a sore_n or_o rather_o through_o want_n of_o change_n of_o clothing_n and_o good_a lodging_n for_o from_o the_o body_n of_o such_o proceed_v a_o noisome_a and_o stink_a smell_n instead_o of_o a_o girdle_n a_o rent_n observe_v the_o antithesis_fw-la here_o a_o girdle_n be_v a_o ornament_n add_v to_o and_o the_o above_o the_o whole_a and_o complete_a garment_n a_o rent_n be_v a_o deformity_n and_o take_v from_o the_o garment_n which_o be_v whole_a and_o complete_a well-set_a hair_n i._n e._n hair_n set_v orderly_a and_o trim_o by_o trim_a dress_n baldness_n this_o baldness_n may_v be_v cause_v either_o by_o some_o disease_n or_o scab_n which_o god_n may_v bring_v upon_o they_o or_o by_o themselves_o tear_v their_o hair_n off_o of_o their_o head_n through_o grief_n and_o impatience_n or_o by_o the_o babylonian_n their_o enemy_n if_o at_o least_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o shave_v those_o which_o they_o conquer_v and_o make_v captive_n as_o the_o roman_n do_v or_o by_o the_o servile_a work_n and_o the_o burden_n which_o they_o bear_v on_o their_o head_n in_o their_o captivity_n of_o which_o see_v ezek._n 29._o v._o 18._o a_o stomacher_n which_o use_v to_o be_v more_o precious_a and_o costly_a than_o any_o part_n of_o the_o garment_n beside_o a_o gird_v of_o sackcloth_n i_o e._n sackcloth_n gird_v upon_o their_o stomach_n sackcloth_n as_o it_o be_v the_o 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he_o speak_v in_o the_o 25._o verse_n in_o the_o second_o person_n her_o gate_n shall_v lament_v and_o morun_v he_o use_v a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la or_o a_o metaphor_n here_o attribute_v that_o to_o inanimate_a creature_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n note_v that_o within_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n not_o of_o jerusalem_n only_o but_o of_o other_o city_n also_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v large_a and_o fair_a room_n where_o public_a assembly_n of_o the_o citizen_n use_v to_o be_v keep_v for_o matter_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v for_o justice_n and_o judgement_n and_o the_o like_a gen._n 34.20_o deut._n 17.5_o and_o 22.15_o and_o 25.7_o ruth_n 4.1_o 11_o etc._n etc._n now_o because_o the_o gate_n be_v destinate_a and_o appoint_v for_o these_o assembly_n will_v have_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v when_o they_o be_v frequent_v by_o they_o but_o lament_v and_o mourn_v at_o the_o slaughter_n and_o carry_v they_o away_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o assemble_v there_o if_o they_o 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that_o day_n supple_a in_o which_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o desolation_n as_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n this_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o the_o prophet_n here_o show_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o few_o man_n leave_v after_o the_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n there_o speak_v of_o as_o that_o many_o woman_n shall_v scarce_o be_v able_a to_o get_v one_o man_n to_o be_v their_o husband_n seven_o woman_n i._n e._n many_o woman_n he_o put_v a_o certain_a number_n for_o a_o uncertain_a shall_v take_v hold_v of_o one_o man_n as_o have_v a_o earnest_a suit_n or_o request_n to_o he_o and_o as_o though_o they_o will_v not_o let_v he_o go_v until_o he_o have_v condescend_v to_o their_o request_n the_o request_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v to_o he_o be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o husband_n and_o marry_v they_o we_o will_v eat_v our_o own_o bread_n and_o wear_v our_o own_o apparel_n the_o husband_n be_v to_o find_v his_o wife_n with_o food_n and_o raiment_n exod._n 21.10_o lest_o therefore_o this_o man_n shall_v deny_v their_o request_n and_o put_v they_o off_o with_o this_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o find_v food_n and_o raiment_n for_o they_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o be_v their_o husband_n they_o prevent_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o will_v not_o put_v he_o to_o that_o trouble_n and_o charge_n but_o will_v find_v their_o own_o food_n and_o their_o own_o apparel_n only_o let_v we_o be_v call_v by_o thy_o name_n i._n e._n only_o let_v we_o be_v thou_o that_o be_v thy_o wife_n to_o be_v call_v by_o a_o man_n name_n or_o to_o have_v a_o man_n name_n call_v on_o a_o thing_n signify_v to_o be_v a_o man_n own_o for_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v own_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o owner_n as_o david_n wife_n s_z son_n paul_n cloak_n to_o take_v away_o our_o reproach_n â—t_a be_v a_o reproach_n and_o a_o shame_n among_o the_o hebrew_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v of_o ripe_a year_n and_o not_o to_o be_v marry_v so_o also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o issue_n luke_n 1.25_o gen._n 30_o 23._o this_o reproach_n be_v one_o part_n of_o it_o certain_o take_v away_o and_o the_o other_o likely_a to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o marriage_n 2._o in_o that_o day_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n but_o what_o day_n he_o speak_v of_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o four_o verse_n it_o be_v the_o day_n or_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n use_v shall_v have_v purge_v away_o the_o blood_n of_o hierâ—â—â—â—â—â—_n and_o so_o shall_v bring_v the_o residue_n of_o his_o peâ—_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n here_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v of_o joyful_a thing_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o those_o which_o be_v righteous_a after_o those_o grievous_a thing_n which_o he_o foretell_v for_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o wicked_a here_o shall_v this_o four_o chapter_n have_v begin_v shall_v the_o 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their_o own_o conceit_n than_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o rely_v more_o upon_o their_o own_o judgement_n than_o upon_o what_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v and_o so_o follow_v their_o own_o fond_a conceit_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n in_o their_o own_o eye_n i._n e._n in_o their_o own_o judgement_n or_o in_o their_o own_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n a_o metaphor_n translate_v from_o the_o body_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o prudent_a in_o their_o own_o fight_n these_o repeat_v the_o former_a word_n 22._o woe_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v mighty_a to_o drink_v wine_n q._n d._n woe_n to_o they_o which_o boast_v of_o their_o might_n and_o of_o their_o strength_n which_o they_o show_v not_o in_o feat_n of_o valour_n and_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n but_o in_o drink_v and_o bear_v wine_n and_o man_n of_o strength_n to_o mingle_v strong_a drink_n this_n be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o he_o say_v to_o mingle_v strong_a drink_n be_v put_v here_o for_o to_o drink_v 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against_o corrupt_a judge_n and_o take_v away_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a from_o he_o i._n e._n and_o which_o do_v condemn_v he_o in_o judgement_n who_o be_v righteous_a and_o who_o cause_n be_v just_a and_o good_a the_o scripture_n do_v often_o compare_v righteousness_n to_o a_o cloak_n a_o garment_n a_o girdle_n and_o to_o these_o or_o one_o of_o these_o do_v the_o prophet_n seem_v here_o to_o allude_v when_o he_o say_v and_o take_v away_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a from_o he_o the_o prophet_n do_v here_o tax_v judge_n for_o their_o unrighteousness_n and_o corruptness_n as_o he_o do_v the_o drunkard_n for_o their_o drink_n v._o 22._o but_o you_o will_v say_v that_o he_o tax_v the_o judge_n before_o for_o their_o unrighteousness_n v._o 7._o and_o he_o do_v tax_v the_o drunkard_n before_o for_o their_o drink_n vers_n 11_o 12._o how_o then_o do_v he_o come_v to_o tax_v they_o for_o these_o thing_n here_o again_o answer_v because_o these_o sin_n of_o injustice_n and_o drunkenness_n be_v most_o rife_o among_o this_o people_n therefore_o do_v he_o use_v the_o more_o frequent_a reprehension_n against_o they_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o repress_v they_o second_o though_o he_o tax_v these_o sin_n before_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o tax_v they_o with_o the_o same_o circumstance_n as_o he_o do_v here_o for_o he_o tax_v the_o oppression_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o judge_n under_o the_o commination_n or_o threaten_v of_o a_o woe_n here_o which_o he_o do_v not_o do_v before_o and_o he_o tax_v the_o drunkard_n here_o as_o glory_v in_o their_o might_n and_o strength_n which_o they_o show_v in_o their_o drink_n which_o he_o do_v not_o do_v before_o 24._o therefore_o as_o the_o fire_n devour_v the_o stubble_n and_o the_o flame_n consume_v the_o chaff_n and_o this_o the_o fire_n and_o flame_n do_v sudden_o and_o utter_o and_o turn_v the_o stubble_n and_o the_o chaff_n to_o dust_n and_o ash_n which_o the_o wind_n drive_v up_o and_o down_o so_o their_o root_n shall_v be_v rottenness_n and_o their_o blossom_n shall_v go_v up_o as_o dust_n i._n e._n so_o shall_v they_o be_v utter_o and_o sudden_o consume_v the_o prophet_n in_o this_o apodosis_n or_o application_n of_o the_o similitude_n allude_v to_o that_o which_o he_o say_v v._n 7._o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n his_o pleasant_a plant._n for_o he_o speak_v of_o this_o people_n as_o of_o a_o tree_n or_o plant_n which_o be_v ordinary_o consume_v with_o rottenness_n their_o root_n shall_v be_v rottenness_n i._n e._n their_o root_n shall_v be_v rot_v or_o rot_v away_o and_o if_o that_o root_n be_v rot_v the_o stock_n and_o branch_n must_v decay_v he_o use_v here_o a_o abstract_n for_o a_o concrete_a and_o their_o blossom_n shall_v go_v up_o as_o dust_n i._n e._n their_o blossom_n be_v resolve_v into_o dust_n by_o reason_n of_o putrefaction_n and_o rottenness_n shall_v fly_v up_o into_o the_o air_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o so_o be_v disperse_v the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o hyperbolical_o when_o he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v thus_o utter_o consume_v and_o persi_v in_o his_o metaphor_n because_o they_o have_v cast_v away_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n contemn_v it_o as_o a_o vain_a unprofitable_a thing_n and_o as_o a_o thing_n of_o no_o worth_n and_o prefer_v their_o own_o conceit_n before_o it_o 25._o and_o he_o have_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o they_o he_o speak_v of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o though_o what_o god_n do_v here_o he_o do_v by_o instrument_n yet_o you_o see_v the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o god_n as_o though_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o do_v this_o thing_n himself_o see_v note_n in_o cap._n 2._o v._n 10._o and_o have_v smite_v they_o i._n e._n and_o will_v smite_v they_o that_o which_o the_o prophet_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n 16._o v._o 5._o 2_o chron._n 28._o v._o 6._o etc._n etc._n though_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o take_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n and_o so_o the_o carcase_n of_o the_o man_n thereof_o be_v not_o tear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o street_n thereof_o yet_o other_o city_n of_o judah_n do_v not_o escape_v so_o but_o suffer_v that_o which_o the_o prophet_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o the_o hill_n do_v tremble_v i._n e._n and_o the_o hill_n shall_v tremble_v for_o fear_n and_o dread_n when_o these_o judgement_n shall_v be_v execute_v the_o scripture_n do_v often_o speak_v of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o part_n thereof_o as_o of_o sensible_a yea_o intelligible_a creature_n and_o as_o if_o they_o be_v apprehensive_a of_o the_o great_a work_n which_o be_v wrought_v therein_o and_o as_o if_o they_o be_v move_v and_o affect_v according_a to_o those_o work_n see_v note_n cap._n 2._o v._n 19_o judaea_n be_v a_o mountainous_a place_n in_o which_o be_v many_o hill_n and_o their_o carcase_n the_o carcase_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v tear_a i._o e._n shall_v be_v tear_v by_o their_o enemy_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o street_n though_o not_o of_o jerusalem_n yet_o of_o other_o city_n and_o town_n of_o judah_n for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o q._n d._n although_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v his_o people_n after_o this_o grievous_a manner_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o therefore_o may_v seem_v now_o to_o be_v appease_v when_o he_o have_v do_v this_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v as_o yet_o appease_v but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o as_o ready_a to_o smite_v they_o again_o i_o e._n but_o he_o will_v smite_v his_o people_n yet_o more_o 26._o and_o he_o will_v lift_v up_o a_o ensign_n i._n e._n for_o he_o will_v lift_v up_o a_o ensign_n and_o be_v put_v here_o for_o for_o for_o he_o show_v here_o that_o the_o lord_n hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o to_o smite_v they_o and_o will_v smite_v they_o again_o he_o will_v lift_v up_o a_o ensign_n to_o the_o nation_n i._n e._n he_o will_v bring_v the_o nation_n together_o into_o a_o army_n to_o fight_v against_o judah_n by_o these_o nation_n he_o mean_v the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o many_o nation_n which_o be_v in_o their_o army_n who_o invade_v and_o subdue_v judah_n under_o sennacharib_n the_o prophet_n allude_v here_o to_o a_o captain_n in_o war_n who_o command_v his_o ensign_n or_o colour_n to_o be_v set_v up_o and_o display_v for_o his_o soldier_n to_o repair_v to_o they_o when_o he_o will_v have_v they_o meet_v to_o march_v or_o to_o go_v upon_o any_o service_n from_o far_o i._n e._n which_o shall_v come_v from_o far_o and_o will_v hiss_v unto_o they_o viz
neither_o his_o proper_a name_n nor_o his_o title_n of_o king_n here_o but_o call_v he_o only_o the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n who_o be_v but_o a_o private_a man_n out_o of_o contempt_n 5._o because_o syria_n etc._n etc._n note_v that_o this_o relate_v not_o to_o what_o go_v before_o but_o to_o what_o follow_v after_o q._n d._n because_o syria_n ephraim_n and_o remaliah_n son_n have_v do_v this_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n ephraim_n i._n e._n the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n see_v v._o 2._o have_v take_v evil_a counsel_n against_o thou_o i._n e._n have_v take_v counsel_n and_o consult_v together_o to_o destroy_v thou_o he_o call_v it_o evil_a counsel_n because_o they_o intend_v evil_a and_o mischief_n against_o judah_n to_o destroy_v he_o utter_o and_o take_v counsel_n together_o according_o 6._o let_v we_o go_v up_o against_o judah_n i._n e._n let_v we_o war_n together_o against_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o vex_v it_o i._n e._n and_o vex_v jerusalem_n the_o chief_a city_n thereof_o with_o a_o close_a siege_n or_o a_o fierce_a storm_n this_o relative_n it_o be_v put_v here_o without_o a_o antecedent_n as_o the_o hebrew_n often_o put_v it_o but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v to_o wit_n jerusalem_n let_v we_o make_v a_o breach_n therein_o i._n e._n let_v we_o make_v a_o breach_n in_o the_o wall_n thereof_o and_o so_o force_v our_o way_n into_o it_o for_o we_o i._n e._n for_o we_o to_o enter_v the_o city_n and_o set_v a_o king_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o i._n e._n and_o when_o we_o have_v take_v it_o let_v we_o depose_v or_o destroy_v ahaz_n and_o set_v up_o a_o king_n of_o our_o own_o in_o it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o i._n e._n in_o it_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o the_o son_n of_o tabeal_n tabeal_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o some_o syrian_a and_o this_o man_n they_o will_v make_v as_o viceroy_n or_o as_o a_o tributary_n to_o themselves_o 7._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n q._n d._n therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n it_o shall_v not_o stand_v i._n e._n the_o evil_a counsel_n which_o they_o have_v take_v against_o thou_o shall_v not_o stand_v for_o i_o will_v overthrow_v it_o neither_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v q._n d._n neither_o shall_v it_o take_v effect_n 8._o for_o the_o head_n of_o syria_n be_v damascus_n and_o the_o head_n of_o damascus_n be_v rezin_n q._n d._n for_o the_o chief_a city_n and_o metropolis_n of_o syria_n be_v damascus_n and_o the_o king_n of_o damascus_n be_v rezin_n supple_a let_v rezin_n therefore_o content_v himself_o with_o this_o that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o kingdom_n thereunto_o belong_v for_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o be_v king_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o bear_v rule_n there_o here_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o within_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n shall_v ephraim_n be_v break_v that_o it_o shall_v no_o more_o a_o people_n in_o the_o five_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o syria_n ephraim_n and_o the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n have_v take_v evil_a counsel_n against_o ahaz_n and_o in_o the_o same_o order_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o that_o place_n do_v he_o prophesy_v against_o they_o in_o this_o first_o against_o syria_n in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n then_o against_o ephraim_n in_o these_o present_a word_n and_o then_o against_o the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n within_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n this_o must_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v as_o though_o the_o prophet_n will_v have_v the_o account_n of_o this_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n to_o begin_v at_o that_o time_n in_o which_o he_o thus_o speak_v but_o the_o account_n must_v begin_v as_o interpreter_n either_o general_o or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n agree_v from_o the_o time_n that_o amos_n do_v foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n who_o foretell_v the_o ruin_n thereof_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n before_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o sense_n therefore_o of_o this_o place_n be_v this_o q._n d._n within_o threescore_o and_o five_o year_n which_o threescore_n and_o five_o year_n begin_v long_o since_o even_o when_o amos_n first_o prophesy_v of_o the_o total_a destruction_n of_o ephraim_n and_o which_o be_v since_o well_o nigh_o expire_v shall_v ephraim_n be_v break_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o people_n ephraim_n i._n e._n the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n as_o vers_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o people_n so_o that_o their_o state_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v this_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o salmanasser_n 2_o king_n 17.6_o joseph_n lib._n 9_o antiq._n cap._n 14._o 9_o and_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n be_v samaria_n and_o the_o head_n of_o samaria_n be_v remaliah_n be_v son_n q._n d._n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o chief_a city_n or_o metropolis_n of_o israel_n be_v samaria_n and_o the_o king_n of_o samaria_n be_v remaliahs_n son_n supple_a let_v remaliah_n son_n therefore_o content_v himself_o with_o this_o that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o samaria_n and_o the_o kingdom_n thereunto_o appertain_v for_o he_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n and_o be_v king_n over_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n or_o rule_v there_o here_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o before_o if_o you_o will_v not_o believe_v supple_a the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o rely_v on_o he_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v establish_v i._n e._n you_o shall_v not_o be_v free_a from_o fear_n nor_o settle_v in_o your_o mind_n but_o your_o heart_n shall_v be_v still_o move_v as_o the_o tree_n be_v move_v with_o the_o wind_n the_o establishment_n which_o he_o here_o speak_v of_o be_v oppose_v to_o that_o motion_n proceed_v from_o fear_n or_o that_o tremble_a which_o he_o speak_v of_o v._o 2._o 11._o ask_v thou_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n supple_a for_o confirmation_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v to_o thou_o in_o his_o name_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o and_o he_o will_v give_v it_o thou_o ask_v it_o either_o in_o the_o depth_n i._n e._n ask_v this_o sign_n to_o be_v show_v or_o give_v thou_o either_o in_o the_o earth_n the_o earth_n be_v call_v here_o the_o depth_n because_o it_o be_v deep_a that_o be_v low_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o in_o the_o height_n above_o or_o in_o the_o heaven_n which_o be_v above_o the_o earth_n as_o verse_n 9_o that_o the_o sun_n shall_v stand_v still_o as_o it_o do_v it_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n etc._n etc._n the_o heaven_n be_v call_v the_o height_n here_o because_o they_o be_v high_a above_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o depth_n and_o the_o height_n that_o be_v by_o heaven_n and_o earth_n we_o may_v understand_v all_o other_o place_n as_o well_o as_o they_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n 12._o i_o will_v not_o ask_v supple_a a_o sign_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o tempt_v the_o lord_n q_o d._n for_o i_o will_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v offend_v he_o for_o that_o be_v forbid_v deut._n 6_o v._o 16._o then_o do_v we_o tempt_v god_n when_o we_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v save_v we_o or_o help_v we_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n except_o he_o show_v we_o a_o miracle_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o exod._n 17._o v._o 2._o and_o 7._o and_o luke_n 11._o v._n 16._o but_o the_o case_n may_v be_v such_o as_o that_o we_o may_v desire_v a_o sign_n and_o not_o tempt_v god_n as_o appear_v by_o gideon_n judg._n 6._o v._o 36_o 37._o and_o by_o ezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20._o v._o 8._o and_o they_o tempt_v not_o he_o who_o ask_v a_o sign_n with_o his_o leave_n or_o at_o his_o bid_n as_o ahaz_n may_v have_v ask_v a_o sign_n here_o wherefore_o this_o seem_a honest_a and_o godly_a answer_n which_o ahaz_n here_o give_v do_v not_o proceed_v out_o of_o piety_n and_o religion_n towar_n god_n but_o out_o of_o hypocrisy_n for_o if_o ahaz_n have_v mind_v piety_n and_o religion_n towards_o god_n he_o will_v have_v trust_v in_o god_n and_o not_o have_v trust_v in_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n for_o help_v as_o he_o do_v for_o he_o send_v to_o tiglath-piless_a for_o help_v 2_o king_n 16._o v._o 7._o ahaz_n therefore_o desire_v rather_o to_o seem_v godly_a than_o to_o be_v godly_a 13._o hear_v you_o now_o o_o house_n of_o david_n i._n e._n hear_v you_o now_o o_o ahaz_n the_o king_n and_o you_o noble_n which_o be_v descend_v from_o david_n he_o show_v here_o that_o not_o only_a ahaz_n but_o the_o noble_n the_o kinsman_n of_o ahaz_n do_v distrust_n god_n as_o well_o as_o ahaz_n and_o approve_v of_o the_o
place_n the_o word_n fire_n be_v as_o needless_a as_o a_o man_n pen_n be_v here_o and_o be_v sufficient_o intimate_v in_o the_o word_n burn_v concern_v maher-shalal-hash-baz_a q._n d._n that_o which_o i_o shall_v tell_v thou_o concern_v maher-shalal-hash-baz_a as_o v._o g._n who_o shall_v be_v his_o mother_n that_o shall_v bear_v he_o and_o who_o his_o father_n that_o shall_v beget_v he_o and_o what_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v and_o what_o his_o name_n shall_v signify_v and_o portend_v etc._n etc._n he_o call_v he_o here_o maher-shalal-hash-baz_a by_o a_o prolepsis_n for_o as_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o name_v as_o appear_v v._o 3._o 2._o and_o i_o take_v unto_o i_o faithful_a witness_n to_o record_v q._n d._n and_o according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v and_o command_v by_o god_n in_o that_o roul_n i_o marry_v the_o prophetess_n who_o god_n will_v have_v i_o to_o marry_v and_o when_o i_o marry_v she_o i_o take_v faithful_a witness_n to_o record_v or_o bear_v witness_n of_o my_o marriage_n here_o the_o prophet_n comprehend_v a_o great_a deal_n in_o few_o word_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o context_n note_v that_o matrimony_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v celebrate_v before_o less_o than_o ten_o witness_n uriah_n the_o priest_n and_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeberechiah_n this_o vriah_n be_v high_a priest_n of_o who_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n 16.10_o and_o zachariah_n be_v a_o prophet_n of_o who_o we_o read_v 2_o chron._n 29.13_o note_v that_o these_o be_v not_o all_o the_o witness_n which_o isaiah_n take_v to_o record_v or_o bear_v witness_n of_o his_o marriage_n but_o only_o two_o of_o they_o which_o two_o be_v here_o name_v because_o they_o be_v man_n of_o great_a authority_n to_o show_v that_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n he_o will_v take_v witness_n suitable_a 3._o and_o i_o go_v unto_o the_o prophetess_n i._n e._n and_o i_o lay_v with_o the_o prophetess_n which_o be_v now_o my_o wife_n the_o prophetess_n some_o think_v that_o this_o woman_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o therefore_o call_v a_o prophetess_n other_o think_v that_o she_o be_v here_o call_v a_o prophetess_n only_o because_o she_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o a_o prophet_n viz._n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n as_o we_o use_v to_o call_v the_o wife_n of_o a_o major_n majoress_n call_v his_o name_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a this_o name_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a be_v interpret_v be_v in_o make_v to_o the_o spoil_n he_o hasten_v the_o prey_n or_o make_v speed_n to_o the_o spoil_n hasten_v the_o prey_n and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o child_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v come_v speedy_o and_o take_v a_o great_a prey_n from_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n 4._o before_o the_o child_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n to_o cry_v my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n i._n e._n before_o the_o child_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a shall_v come_v to_o so_o much_o knowledge_n as_o to_o know_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n and_o call_v they_o by_o their_o name_n the_o riches_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o samaria_n shâ—ll_v be_v take_v before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n i._n e._n the_o riches_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v take_v and_o carry_v away_o by_o the_o assyrian_n we_o read_v of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o 2_o king_n 15.29_o and_o 2_o king_n 16.9_o and_o it_o be_v fulfil_v by_o tiglath-pilese_a damascus_n be_v the_o head_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o syria_n chap._n 7.8_o as_o samaria_n be_v the_o head_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o these_o two_o city_n be_v here_o put_v to_o signify_v the_o several_a kingdom_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n i._n e._n before_o the_o face_n of_o tiglath-piless_a king_n of_o assyria_n by_o his_o soldier_n and_o at_o his_o command_n 5._o the_o lord_n speak_v also_o unto_o i_o again_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n speak_v here_o contain_v his_o threat_n against_o the_o jew_n for_o that_o they_o believe_v not_o what_o he_o speak_v against_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n but_o do_v for_o all_o that_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n and_o remaliah_n son_n 6._o forasmuch_o as_o this_o people_n by_o this_o people_n be_v mean_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n where_o note_n that_o all_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n do_v not_o refuse_v the_o water_n of_o siloah_n yet_o what_o some_o of_o they_o only_o do_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o whole_a people_n because_o of_o the_o communion_n which_o be_v between_o a_o part_n and_o the_o whole_a refuse_v the_o water_n of_o siloah_n that_o go_v soft_o siloah_n be_v a_o soft_a and_o gentle_a stream_n which_o arise_v out_o of_o mount_n siâ—n_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o thence_o glide_v gentle_o and_o soft_o along_o into_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o by_o the_o water_n of_o this_o soft_a gentle_a stream_n the_o prophet_n do_v here_o metaphorical_o mean_v the_o house_n of_o david_n that_o be_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o royal_a seed_n thereof_o which_o descend_v from_o david_n who_o he_o liken_v to_o the_o water_n of_o siloah_n because_o as_o the_o water_n of_o siloah_n be_v but_o low_o and_o the_o current_n thereof_o but_o weak_a so_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v but_o weak_a in_o strength_n and_o in_o a_o mean_a and_o low_a condition_n in_o respect_n of_o any_o humane_a power_n it_o have_v though_o it_o be_v uphold_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n at_o this_o time_n he_o take_v his_o metaphor_n from_o siloah_n because_o siloah_n be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v and_o because_o siloah_n spring_v out_o of_o zion_n which_o be_v a_o hill_n in_o jerusalem_n the_o head_n city_n of_o judah_n upon_o which_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v build_v from_o this_o place_n it_o appear_v that_o many_o of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n do_v despise_v the_o house_n of_o david_n to_o who_o the_o sceptre_n and_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v belong_v because_o it_o be_v weak_a and_o destitute_a of_o humane_a power_n at_o this_o time_n and_o do_v wish_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o the_o syrian_n think_v by_o these_o mean_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o afflict_a as_o they_o have_v be_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o by_o the_o syrian_n and_o this_o they_o do_v because_o they_o hear_v that_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v make_v a_o league_n together_o and_o will_v join_v their_o force_n to_o invade_v judah_n and_o that_o they_o think_v that_o judah_n will_v never_o have_v be_v able_a to_o resist_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o people_n refuse_v at_o least_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o in_o their_o private_a practice_n the_o water_n of_o siloah_n which_o go_v soft_o i._n e._n the_o house_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v low_a and_o destitute_a of_o humane_a power_n and_o not_o sufficient_a in_o itself_o to_o resist_v rezin_n and_o pekah_n and_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n and_o remaliak_n son_n i._n e._n and_o wish_v that_o rezin_n king_n of_o assyria_n and_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v join_v together_o in_o league_n be_v lord_n of_o judah_n instead_o of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n to_o rejoice_v be_v put_v here_o for_o to_o desire_v and_o wish_v for_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la because_o we_o rejoice_v in_o that_o which_o we_o desire_v and_o wish_v for_o when_o we_o have_v obtain_v it_o 7._o the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o they_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n which_o refuse_v the_o water_n of_o siloah_n and_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n and_o remaliah_n son_n because_o water_n lie_v low_a than_o the_o top_n and_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o use_v here_o the_o metaphor_n of_o water_n therefore_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n bring_v up_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n bring_v up_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n will_v bring_v up_o a_o present_a be_v put_v for_o a_o future_a tense_n the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n strong_a and_o many_a by_o the_o river_n be_v here_o mean_v euphrates_n which_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a river_n and_o a_o river_n which_o run_v with_o a_o very_a strong_a and_o mighty_a stream_n and_o current_n by_o the_o river_n euphrates_n be_v mean_v metaphorical_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o he_o signify_v by_o this_o river_n rather_o than_o by_o any_o other_o river_n because_o as_o euphrates_n be_v a_o great_a and_o a_o strong_a mighty_a river_n so_o be_v
israel_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o house_n or_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o house_n or_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n for_o a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v by_o a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v be_v mean_v a_o stumble_a block_n or_o stone_n at_o which_o a_o man_n stumble_v a_o substantive_n of_o the_o genitive_a case_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o hebraisme_n for_o a_o adjective_n now_o because_o a_o man_n which_o run_v and_o in_o his_o run_n stumble_v at_o a_o stone_n come_v thereby_o to_o a_o great_a fall_n and_o if_o he_o fly_v before_o his_o enemy_n he_o do_v not_o only_o come_v to_o a_o great_a fall_n but_o also_o be_v overtake_v with_o his_o enemy_n and_o slay_v so_o that_o the_o stone_n be_v to_o he_o a_o cause_n of_o hurt_n by_o his_o fall_n and_o a_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n in_o that_o by_o his_o fall_n his_o enemy_n overtake_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o to_o be_v a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v be_v put_v metaphorical_o for_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o evil_a to_o a_o man_n or_o to_o bring_v evil_a upon_o a_o man_n yea_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o destruction_n to_o he_o or_o to_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o he_o and_o for_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n by_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n be_v mean_v a_o rock_n against_o which_o a_o man_n do_v offend_v that_o be_v strike_v or_o hit_v his_o foot_n and_o so_o stumble_v note_v that_o this_o be_v but_o the_o former_a sentence_n repeat_v and_o that_o a_o rock_n here_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o a_o stone_n there_o which_o be_v call_v a_o rock_n not_o because_o of_o the_o greatness_n but_o rather_o because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o it_o it_o be_v no_o great_a stone_n with_o which_o zipporah_n circumcise_v her_o child_n exod._n 4._o v._o 25._o yet_o it_o be_v there_o call_v petra_n that_o be_v a_o rock_n to_o both_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n to_o both_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n viz._n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o two_o viz._n judah_n and_o benjamin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v call_v israel_n when_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n revolt_v from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n in_o the_o day_n of_o rehoboam_n these_o continue_v their_o obedience_n 2_o chron._n 11.12_o hence_o we_o read_v these_o two_o tribe_n often_o join_v together_o as_o 2_o chron._n 14.8_o and_o 15.2_o etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v both_o these_o two_o tribe_n go_v often_o under_o the_o name_n of_o judah_n only_o as_o chap._n 1._o v._n 1._o for_o reason_n there_o give_v for_o a_o gin_n and_o for_o a_o snare_n a_o gin_n be_v a_o instrument_n or_o decive_v to_o catch_v bird_n and_o a_o snare_n be_v a_o instrument_n or_o device_n make_v and_o lay_v to_o catch_v beast_n now_o because_o these_o bird_n which_o be_v take_v in_o the_o gin_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o fowler_n and_o those_o beast_n which_o be_v take_v in_o the_o snare_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o hunter_n therefore_o to_o be_v for_o a_o gin_fw-mi and_o for_o a_o snare_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o metaphor_n for_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o destruction_n or_o to_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o man_n so_o that_o to_o be_v for_o a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o for_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n for_o a_o gin_n and_o for_o a_o snare_n sgnifi_v to_o afflict_v and_o to_o destroy_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n note_v here_o that_o both_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v put_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o those_o of_o both_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o will_v not_o fear_v the_o lord_n but_o fear_v rezin_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n or_o confederacy_n against_o their_o own_o king_n that_o they_o may_v curry_v favour_n with_o they_o for_o a_o snâ—re_n and_o for_o a_o gin_fw-mi to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v that_o jerusalem_n be_v preserve_v both_o when_o rezin_n and_o pekah_n come_v against_o it_o and_o also_o when_o sennacherib_n invade_v judah_n it_o may_v be_v ask_v how_o any_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n can_v be_v destroy_v answ_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n here_o speak_v of_o as_o they_o think_v ahaz_n too_o weak_a to_o withstand_v rezin_n and_o pekah_n so_o may_v they_o think_v hezekiah_n too_o weak_a to_o withstand_v sennacherib_n and_o so_o not_o trust_v themselves_o in_o the_o city_n when_o the_o army_n of_o the_o enemy_n come_v against_o judah_n they_o may_v get_v out_o and_o perhaps_o join_v with_o sennacherib_n man_n and_o so_o perish_v either_o by_o they_o or_o with_o they_o if_o they_o perish_v not_o before_o 15._o shall_v stumble_v and_o fall_v and_o be_v break_v i._n e._n shall_v be_v afflict_v and_o bring_v to_o misery_n a_o metaphor_n from_o a_o man_n which_o run_v stumble_v at_o a_o stone_n in_o his_o way_n and_o fall_v and_o so_o come_v to_o hurt_v and_o be_v break_v he_o allude_v to_o those_o which_o in_o their_o run_n stumble_v at_o a_o stone_n and_o fall_v and_o so_o break_v their_o face_n or_o knee_n or_o arm_n or_o leg_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v snare_v and_o be_v take_v i._n e._n and_o shall_v be_v destroy_v he_o allude_v to_o bird_n and_o beast_n which_o be_v take_v in_o gin_n and_o snare_n and_o so_o kill_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hunter_n or_o fowler_n bound_v up_o the_o testimony_n i._n e._n bound_v up_o the_o roul_n in_o which_o thou_o have_v write_v that_o which_o i_o have_v tell_v thou_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o rezin_n and_o pekah_n and_o the_o instruction_n which_o i_o give_v thou_o concern_v my_o people_n whereby_o they_o may_v know_v how_o to_o carry_v themselves_o at_o that_o time_n and_o wherein_o thou_o have_v write_v the_o calamity_n which_o shall_v befall_v they_o which_o revolt_n from_o their_o own_o natural_a king_n to_o stranger_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o prophet_n whether_o these_o thing_n be_v write_v in_o the_o same_o roul_n which_o be_v mention_v v._o 1._o or_o no_o it_o matter_n not_o only_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o prophet_n write_v these_o thing_n in_o a_o roul_n and_o expose_v the_o roul_n to_o the_o open_a view_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v by_o that_o they_o may_v read_v they_o he_o call_v this_o roul_n the_o testimony_n because_o it_o testify_v what_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n be_v in_o these_o particular_n this_o testimony_n isaiah_n have_v enroul_v or_o write_v in_o a_o roul_n or_o parchment_n both_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o preserve_v it_o and_o that_o he_o may_v expose_v it_o to_o all_o man_n to_o read_v and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v here_o to_o he_o bound_v it_o up_o q._n d._n roul_n up_o this_o testimony_n which_o thou_o have_v engross_v in_o parchment_n and_o expose_v to_o all_o man_n to_o read_v and_o when_o thou_o have_v roll_v it_o up_o bound_v it_o that_o it_o unroul_v not_o this_o testimony_n that_o be_v this_o revelation_n and_o instruction_n so_o write_v and_o enroul_v god_n have_v command_v as_o it_o 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according_a to_o it_o seal_v the_o law_n among_o my_o disciple_n q._n d._n seal_v the_o law_n and_o keep_v it_o close_o from_o these_o man_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o and_o lay_v it_o open_v among_o my_o disciple_n viz._n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o testimony_n that_o thou_o do_v warn_v these_o traitor_n in_o my_o name_n and_o that_o my_o disciple_n may_v have_v my_o word_n near_o they_o to_o rule_v themselves_o according_a to_o they_o the_o speech_n be_v elleipticall_a seal_v the_o law_n i_o e._n keep_v the_o law_n close_o to_o wit_n from_o these_o traitor_n to_o seal_v signify_v to_o keep_v close_o by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o the_o
say_v in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n thou_o shall_v say_v i_o e._n thou_o which_o be_v deliver_v and_o thou_o which_o be_v bring_v home_o again_o to_o thy_o own_o country_n for_o to_o such_o the_o prophet_n make_v this_o apostrophe_n shall_v say_v i_o will_v praise_v thou_o supple_a for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n show_v to_o i_o though_o thou_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o supple_a when_o thou_o do_v afflict_v i_o or_o carry_v i_o away_o or_o make_v i_o fly_v into_o a_o strange_a land_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o assyrian_n 2._o god_n be_v my_o salvation_n i._n e._n god_n be_v my_o saviour_n which_o save_v i_o from_o destruction_n salvation_n be_v put_v here_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la for_o a_o saviour_n i_o will_v trust_v supple_a in_o he_o and_o not_o be_v afraid_a supple_a of_o the_o assyrian_n or_o any_o other_o man_n for_o what_o they_o can_v do_v unto_o i_o be_v my_o strength_n i._n e._n do_v strengthen_v i_o and_o make_v i_o able_a to_o withstand_v whatsoever_o any_o man_n can_v do_v to_o i_o he_o say_v he_o be_v my_o strength_n for_o he_o do_v strengthen_v i_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la and_o my_o song_n i._n e._n and_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o song_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o be_v his_o deliverer_n for_o when_o god_n deliver_v any_o of_o his_o people_n out_o of_o any_o great_a affliction_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v and_o to_o sing_v song_n in_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o their_o delivery_n he_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n i._n e._n he_o be_v become_v my_o saviour_n 3._o therefore_o with_o joy_n shall_v you_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o the_o well_n of_o sâ—lvation_n q._n d._n and_o because_o god_n be_v become_v my_o salvation_n all_o you_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o be_v assure_v and_o confident_a of_o his_o salvation_n in_o your_o distress_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o save_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v receive_v salvation_n from_o he_o in_o a_o plenitfull_a manner_n in_o this_o epiphonema_n he_o encourage_v by_o this_o example_n those_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o break_v off_o their_o trust_n but_o still_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o for_o he_o will_v save_v they_o at_o length_n which_o trust_v in_o he_o shall_v you_o i._n e._n you_o which_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o rely_v on_o he_o for_o to_o such_o do_v the_o singer_n here_o make_v a_o apostrophe_n in_o this_o his_o song_n note_v that_o he_o put_v a_o relative_n here_o without_o a_o antecedent_n a_o thing_n usual_a with_o the_o hebrew_n with_o joy_n shall_v you_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o the_o well_n of_o salvation_n in_o this_o metaphor_n he_o compare_v god_n our_o saviour_n to_o a_o well_o and_o the_o salvation_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o his_o servant_n to_o the_o water_n of_o that_o well_o the_o well_n of_o salvation_n he_o say_v well_n in_o the_o plural_a for_o the_o well_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n because_o god_n be_v as_o many_o well_n unexhaustible_a 4._o and_o in_o that_o day_n i._n e._n moreover_o in_o that_o day_n the_o day_n which_o he_o mean_v be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o he_o mention_v verse_n 1._o and_o he_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o moreover_o shall_v you_o say_v he_o change_v his_o number_n here_o for_o in_o ver_fw-la 1._o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v say_v and_o here_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v say_v though_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o the_o prophet_n use_v often_o the_o like_a enallage_n call_v upon_o his_o name_n i._n e._n call_v upon_o he_o the_o hebrew_n often_o put_v the_o name_n of_o god_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la for_o god_n himself_o to_o call_v upon_o god_n be_v put_v here_o for_o to_o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n for_o we_o call_v upon_o god_n aswell_o when_o we_o give_v thanks_n to_o he_o as_o when_o we_o ask_v any_o thing_n at_o his_o hand_n matt._n 11.25_o dan._n 2.23_o 1_o chron._n 29.13_o note_v here_o that_o they_o which_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o goodness_n which_o god_n have_v show_v unto_o they_o and_o be_v glad_a thereof_o think_v their_o own_o thanks_n and_o praise_n not_o sufficient_a for_o so_o good_a a_o god_n and_o therefore_o they_o invite_v other_o to_o praise_n god_n also_o in_o their_o behalf_n declare_v his_o do_n among_o the_o people_n i._n e._n declare_v among_o the_o heathen_a as_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v what_o wonderful_a thing_n he_o have_v do_v for_o we_o that_o the_o heathen_a may_v take_v notice_n of_o they_o make_v mention_n that_o his_o name_n be_v exalt_v q._n d._n tell_v abroad_o that_o he_o have_v do_v marvellous_a matter_n for_o which_o he_o be_v exalt_v of_o we_o jew_n he_o say_v his_o name_n be_v exalt_v for_o he_o be_v exalt_v put_v his_o name_n for_o he_o as_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v he_o be_v exalt_v for_o he_o have_v do_v marvellous_a matter_n for_o which_o he_o be_v exalt_v per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la for_o he_o that_o do_v marvellous_a matter_n be_v exalt_v and_o praise_v for_o his_o do_v and_o get_v himself_o renown_n thereby_o 5._o this_o be_v know_v i._n e._n this_o that_o he_o have_v do_v excellent_a thing_n for_o we_o be_v know_v in_o all_o the_o earth_n a_o hyperbole_n 6._o cry_v out_o and_o shout_n supple_a for_o joy_n thou_o inhabitant_n of_o zion_n zion_n be_v a_o hill_n within_o jerusalem_n and_o here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o all_o jerusalem_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n jerusalem_n i_o say_v which_o the_o lord_n preserve_v from_o sennacherib_n fury_n and_o therefore_o be_v here_o particular_o call_v upon_o to_o cry_v out_o and_o shout_n for_o joy_n for_o great_a be_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e._n for_o the_o lord_n be_v great_a and_o have_v show_v himself_o great_a by_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e._n god_n even_o the_o god_n which_o israel_n worship_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o i._n e._n which_o dwell_v with_o thou_o or_o in_o thou_o the_o hebrew_n use_v often_o to_o say_v the_o midst_n of_o thou_o for_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o zion_n not_o only_o because_o of_o his_o especial_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o in_o his_o temple_n there_o but_o also_o because_o he_o be_v at_o hand_n with_o his_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o ready_a at_o all_o time_n to_o they_o see_v psal_n 46.5_o isaiah_n chap._n xiii_o the_o burden_n of_o babylon_n the_o grievous_a misery_n and_o affliction_n which_o shall_v befall_v babylon_n or_o the_o vision_n of_o that_o grievous_a misery_n and_o affliction_n which_o shall_v befall_v babylon_n note_v that_o this_o word_n burden_n be_v here_o put_v metaphorical_o by_o the_o prophet_n for_o a_o great_a and_o heavy_a misery_n and_o affliction_n which_o affliction_n and_o misery_n he_o call_v a_o burden_n because_o it_o be_v grievous_a to_o he_o who_o it_o do_v befall_v as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n be_v to_o he_o that_o bear_v it_o yea_o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o vision_n of_o that_o grievous_a misery_n and_o affliction_n by_o a_o metaphorical_a metonymy_n isaiah_n the_o son_n of_o amos._n see_v chap._n 1._o v._n 1._o saw_n supple_a in_o a_o trance_n note_v that_o this_o verse_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o title_n of_o the_o whole_a chapter_n josephus_n in_o the_o ten_o book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n &_o chapter_n 3._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o assyrian_n be_v break_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o mede_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n not_o long_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n before_o jerusalem_n and_o sure_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v this_o prophecy_n fullfil_v against_o babylon_n for_o babylon_n according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n v._o 17._o and_o babylon_n be_v at_o this_o time_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n 17.24_o and_o be_v it_o be_v a_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o assyrian_n it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o the_o mede_n if_o it_o do_v not_o yield_v to_o they_o the_o soon_o and_o to_o suffer_v deep_o if_o it_o be_v take_v by_o storm_n and_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o it_o yield_v not_o but_o be_v take_v by_o storm_n and_o so_o suffer_v deep_o almost_o to_o a_o utter_a ruin_n at_o this_o time_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v v._o 20._o add_v to_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o long_a time_n to_o be_v between_o the_o manifestation_n of_o this_o prophecy_n and_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o as_o appear_v verse_n 22._o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fullfil_v at_o this_o time_n we_o now_o speak_v off_o to_o wit_n when_o the_o mede_n break_v the_o assyrian_a empire_n as_o josephus_n tell_v 2._o lift_v you_o up_o a_o banner_n these_o word_n be_v speak_v
of_o those_o jew_n which_o dwell_v out_o of_o jerusaem_n for_o they_o be_v always_o most_o distrustful_a of_o god_n and_o seek_v for_o help_v from_o the_o arm_n of_o man._n they_o be_v no_o doubt_n afraid_a of_o sennacherib_n and_o his_o army_n before_o this_o but_o now_o their_o fear_n be_v much_o increase_v and_o ashamed_a of_o ethiopia_n i._n e._n and_o ashamed_a that_o they_o rely_v upon_o the_o ethiopian_n for_o help_n note_v that_o these_o word_n of_o ethiopia_n relate_v not_o to_o those_o word_n shall_v be_v afraid_a but_o only_o to_o these_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a when_o we_o expect_v and_o hope_n for_o great_a matter_n from_o any_o and_o come_v short_a of_o our_o hope_n and_o expectation_n we_o wax_v ashamed_a ethiopia_n their_o expectation_n i._n e._n ethiopia_n from_o which_o they_o expect_v aid_n against_o sennacherib_n and_o his_o army_n he_o put_v expectation_n for_o they_o from_o who_o they_o expect_v aid_v the_o act_n of_o the_o object_n by_o a_o metonymy_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o unbelieved_a and_o distrust_v jew_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o sennacherib_n expedition_n against_o judah_n send_v to_o ethiopia_n for_o aid_n aswell_o as_o to_o egypt_n or_o that_o when_o they_o hear_v that_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n come_v up_o to_o war_n against_o assyria_n cap._n 37.2_o they_o expect_v that_o his_o make_a war_n against_o the_o assyrian_n will_v prove_v their_o peace_n and_o sennacherib_n overthrow_v and_o of_o egypt_n their_o glory_n i._o e._n and_o of_o the_o egyptian_n of_o who_o friendship_n and_o aid_n they_o glory_v or_o boast_v he_o put_v glory_n here_o for_o the_o object_n in_o which_o they_o glory_v that_o the_o unbelieved_a or_o distrust_v jew_n send_v for_o aid_n to_o egypt_n against_o the_o assyrian_n see_v cap._n 30._o and_o 31._o 6._o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o isle_n i._n e._n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n viz._n jerusalem_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v at_o this_o time_n put_v more_o confidence_n in_o god_n and_o build_v more_o upon_o his_o promise_n then_o the_o other_o jew_n do_v the_o inhabitant_n he_n put_v the_o inhabitant_n collective_a for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o isle_n i._o e._n of_o this_o city_n to_o wit_n jerusalem_n a_o isle_n or_o island_n as_o it_o be_v most_o common_o take_v signify_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n environ_v on_o every_o side_n with_o water_n yet_o the_o hebrew_n do_v call_v not_o only_o such_o land_n island_n but_o even_o such_o also_o as_o lie_v upon_o the_o seacoast_n though_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o continent_n yea_o they_o call_v any_o country_n in_o general_a a_o isle_n or_o island_n as_o cap._n 41._o v._n 1_o 5._o etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v not_o near_o to_o any_o sea_n or_o water_n and_o that_o because_o as_o isle_n or_o island_n be_v sever_v from_o the_o continent_n by_o water_n so_o be_v every_o particular_a country_n and_o land_n sever_v from_o other_o land_n and_o country_n by_o the_o peculiar_a law_n and_o custom_n which_o it_o have_v and_o not_o only_a country_n and_o land_n but_o a_o single_a house_n also_o which_o stand_v alone_o disjoined_n and_o separate_v from_o other_o house_n and_o have_v a_o empty_a space_n of_o ground_n about_o it_o on_o every_o side_n whereon_o no_o building_n stand_v be_v call_v insula_n that_o be_v a_o isle_n or_o a_o island_n because_o such_o a_o house_n be_v like_o a_o island_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o sea_n or_o in_o some_o lake_n and_o be_v encompass_v with_o water_n and_o by_o they_o sever_v from_o other_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o for_o this_o reason_n a_o lone_a house_n may_v be_v call_v a_o isle_n or_o island_n much_o more_o may_v a_o city_n but_o another_o reason_n there_o be_v for_o which_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v call_v a_o isle_n here_o to_o wit_n because_o god_n be_v to_o it_o at_o this_o time_n a_o place_n of_o broad_a river_n and_o stream_n cap._n 33._o verse_n 21._o and_o do_v encompass_v it_o so_o that_o none_o can_v approach_v to_o it_o on_o any_o side_n because_o of_o those_o river_n and_o stream_n and_o that_o which_o be_v so_o encompass_v with_o river_n and_o stream_n may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o isle_n shall_v say_v supple_a in_o derision_n of_o they_o which_o trust_v in_o egypt_n and_o ethiopia_n in_o that_o day_n supple_a in_o which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n shall_v lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captive_n and_o in_o which_o they_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n shall_v be_v afraid_a and_o ashamed_a of_o ethiopia_n their_o expectation_n and_o egypt_n their_o glory_n such_o be_v our_o expectation_n what_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o trust_v in_o god_n more_o than_o in_o man_n say_v here_o they_o say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o those_o which_o trust_v in_o man_n more_o than_o in_o god_n by_o a_o mimesis_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o deride_v they_o such_o be_v our_o expectation_n i._n e._n such_o be_v they_o become_v from_o who_o we_o expect_v aid_v viz._n prisoner_n and_o captive_n etc._n etc._n whither_o we_o flee_v for_o help_v i._o e._n to_o which_o or_o to_o who_o we_o flee_v for_o hâ—lp_v at_o this_o time_n to_o be_v deliver_v i._o e._n for_o this_o end_n that_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o how_o shall_v we_o escape_v i._o e._n and_o how_o shall_v we_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n when_o as_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o egyptian_n which_o be_v strong_a than_o we_o and_o on_o who_o we_o rely_v can_v not_o escape_v it_o we_o have_v interpret_v this_o speech_n as_o speak_v sarcotical_o and_o in_o derision_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v also_o as_o speak_v in_o grief_n and_o in_o earnest_n for_o though_o god_n promise_v to_o defend_v jerusalem_n at_o this_o time_n and_o many_o godly_a man_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n do_v believe_v that_o promise_n and_o rely_v upon_o it_o yet_o there_o be_v many_o ungodly_a man_n also_o in_o jerusalem_n at_o this_o time_n cap._n 22.13_o which_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o rely_v more_o upon_o the_o help_n of_o man_n such_o as_o be_v the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o of_o these_o may_v this_o place_n be_v understand_v as_o speak_v by_o they_o there_o be_v that_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o isle_n understand_v those_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o ashdod_n who_o be_v besiege_v at_o this_o time_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o there_o be_v some_o probability_n for_o this_o their_o opinion_n because_o the_o prophet_n make_v special_a mention_n of_o the_o assyrian_n fight_v against_o ashdod_n verse_n 1_o and_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o ashdod_n may_v be_v call_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o isle_n as_o the_o word_n isle_n signify_v the_o sea-coast_n for_o ashdod_n stand_v on_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o isle_n because_o the_o prophet_n may_v point_v as_o it_o be_v at_o ashdod_n when_o he_o say_v this_o isle_n isaiah_n chap._n xxi_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n i._o e._n the_o heavy_a calamity_n and_o affliction_n which_o shall_v befall_v those_o people_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v by_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o i_o by_o a_o vision_n he_o put_v the_o desert_n for_o the_o people_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o by_o the_o sea_n he_o mean_v the_o red_a sea_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n by_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n therefore_o be_v mean_v the_o edomite_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n or_o wilderness_n of_o sur_n or_o etham_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o whirlwind_n in_o the_o south_n pass_v through_o i._n e._n as_o whirlwind_n which_o arise_v in_o the_o south_n pass_v through_o the_o wilderness_n from_o the_o one_o end_n thereof_o to_o another_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o south_n in_o respect_n of_o judah_n where_o he_o live_v where_o be_v great_a desert_n and_o wilderness_n without_o wood_n or_o tree_n to_o break_v or_o hinder_v the_o force_n of_o the_o wind_n there_o therefore_o a_o high_a and_o great_a wind_n must_v needs_o be_v speedy_a and_o rush_v with_o a_o mighty_a force_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v or_o break_v the_o force_n thereof_o so_o it_o come_v i._n e._n so_o a_o heavy_a calamity_n or_o destruction_n or_o declaration_n shall_v come_v upon_o those_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n it_o shall_v come_v speedy_o and_o with_o a_o mighty_a force_n from_o the_o desert_n by_o the_o desert_n here_o he_o mean_v not_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n or_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n which_o be_v by_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o
to_o make_v provision_n for_o themselves_o 16._o for_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o i._o e_o moreover_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o for_o be_v put_v here_o for_o moreover_o as_o verse_n 6._o within_o a_o year_n according_a to_o the_o year_n of_o a_o hireling_n i._n e._n within_o one_o precise_a year_n see_v cap._n 16._o v._n 14._o from_o what_o time_n this_o year_n shall_v begin_v whether_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prophet_n deliver_v this_o prophecy_n or_o whether_o from_o the_o time_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o he_o prophesy_v against_o arabia_n petraea_n be_v doubtful_a i_o think_v it_o probable_a that_o it_o take_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o assyrian_n invade_v arabia_n petraea_n and_o lay_v it_o waste_v for_o within_o a_o year_n after_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o ethiopian_n do_v wage_v war_n upon_o and_o destroy_v the_o kedarens_n so_o that_o within_o a_o year_n be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v within_o a_o year_n after_o this_o and_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o kedar_n shall_v fail_v i._o e._n all_o the_o glory_n of_o kedar_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o the_o particle_n and_o be_v here_o redundant_fw-la as_o it_o be_v also_o in_o cap._n 16.14_o the_o glory_n i._n e._n the_o great_a multitude_n in_o which_o they_o glory_v metonymy_fw-la effecti_fw-la of_o kedar_n i._n e._n of_o the_o kedarens_n the_o child_n of_o kedar_n kedar_n be_v the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 25.13_o who_o posterity_n from_o he_o be_v call_v kedarens_n these_o kedarens_n dwell_v in_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la and_o dwell_v in_o tent_n psal_n 120.5_o and_o they_o may_v be_v take_v here_o for_o all_o the_o arabian_n of_o that_o arabia_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n 17._o and_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o number_n of_o archer_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o these_o kedarens_n have_v most_o of_o their_o soldier_n slay_v before_o the_o time_n here_o prophesy_v of_o but_o by_o who_o they_o be_v slay_v it_o be_v not_o certain_a yet_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o assyrian_n which_o waste_v arabia_n petraea_n while_o they_o follow_v those_o arabian_n into_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la who_o yet_o destroy_v not_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la but_o have_v great_a employment_n elsewhere_o admit_v of_o their_o submission_n and_o yield_v themselves_o and_o so_o depart_v for_o which_o submission_n and_o yield_n of_o themselves_o to_o the_o assyrian_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o the_o ethiopian_n set_v upon_o the_o kedarens_n or_o arabian_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o march_v against_o assyria_n and_o that_o by_o they_o be_v this_o pprophecy_n fulfil_v of_o archer_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o kedaâ—ens_n or_o arabian_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la consist_v in_o their_o bowman_n or_o archer_n shall_v be_v diminish_v viz._n by_o the_o ethiopian_n as_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n march_v against_o assyria_n 2_o king_n 19.9_o isaiah_n chap._n xxii_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o valley_n of_o vision_n i._o e._n the_o misery_n or_o a_o prophecy_n of_o that_o misery_n which_o shall_v befall_v jerusalem_n jerusalem_n be_v here_o call_v the_o valley_n of_o vision_n because_o it_o do_v abound_v with_o vision_n which_o the_o lord_n send_v to_o it_o by_o his_o prophet_n though_o few_o do_v regard_v those_o vision_n as_o a_o fruitful_a valley_n abound_v with_o corn_n he_o put_v vision_n here_o for_o vision_n a_o singular_a for_o a_o plural_a number_n or_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o valley_n because_o jerusalem_n be_v situate_a in_o a_o valley_n at_o least_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v situate_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n zion_n and_o the_o psalmist_n say_v that_o the_o mountain_n stand_v round_o about_o jerusalem_n psal_n 125.2_o and_o therefore_o the_o valley_n of_o vision_n because_o it_o abound_v with_o vision_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v say_v before_o what_o ail_v thou_o now_o i._n e._n what_o be_v the_o matter_n with_o thou_o now_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n himself_o though_o in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o city_n consist_v of_o many_o of_o all_o age_n yet_o he_o speak_v to_o it_o here_o as_o one_o single_a person_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la what_o ail_v now_o the_o prophet_n see_v in_o a_o vision_n all_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v and_o wail_v upon_o their_o house_n top_n about_o the_o time_n that_o salmaneser_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v such_o havoc_n of_o the_o people_n thereof_o and_o see_v they_o so_o to_o weep_v and_o wail_v upon_o their_o housetop_n he_o expostulate_v with_o they_o in_o a_o vision_n to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o their_o weep_n and_o when_o they_o tell_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o weep_n he_o take_v occasion_n from_o their_o answer_n prophesi_v that_o they_o 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to_o weep_v god_n call_v they_o to_o weep_v at_o that_o time_n by_o his_o prophet_n who_o he_o send_v opportune_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o bewail_v their_o sin_n when_o his_o judgement_n be_v upon_o they_o yea_o when_o he_o send_v his_o judgement_n upon_o a_o people_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o call_v they_o to_o weep_v by_o his_o very_a judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v to_o humble_v we_o and_o make_v we_o sorry_a for_o our_o offence_n to_o baldness_n i._n e._n to_o shave_v their_o head_n to_o shave_v the_o head_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o great_a sorrow_n and_o use_v in_o the_o day_n of_o public_a calamity_n but_o you_o will_v say_v that_o god_n do_v forbid_v his_o people_n to_o shave_v their_o head_n levit._n 19_o vers_fw-la 27._o and_o deut._n 14.1_o answer_n god_n do_v forbid_v his_o people_n to_o shave_v their_o head_n and_o to_o make_v themselves_o bald_a for_o the_o dead_a as_o those_o allege_a place_n testify_v but_o he_o do_v not_o utter_o forbid_v they_o so_o 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the_o son_n of_o jacob._n and_o who_o have_v thou_o here_o i._o e._n and_o who_o have_v thou_o here_o of_o kin_n to_o thou_o q._n d._n thou_o have_v no_o inheritance_n here_o nor_o have_v thou_o any_o kindred_n here_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n as_o doeg_n be_v 1_o sam._n 21.7_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v make_v thou_o such_o a_o magnificent_a sepulchre_n here_o as_o thou_o have_v make_v it_o seem_v that_o shebna_n be_v of_o great_a honour_n in_o the_o king_n court_n in_o his_o life-time_n be_v desirous_a of_o a_o glorious_a and_o magnificent_a monument_n in_o or_o near_o to_o jerusalem_n after_o his_o death_n but_o know_v that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o so_o punctual_o perform_v as_o they_o intend_v will_v make_v himself_o such_o a_o monument_n while_o he_o himself_o be_v live_v a_o monument_n too_o too_o glorious_a and_o magnificent_a for_o he_o consider_v what_o he_o be_v by_o birth_n a_o stranger_n and_o a_o stranger_n of_o base_a parentage_n 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sennacherib_n army_n for_o they_o be_v all_o king_n cap._n 10.8_o these_o god_n punish_v by_o his_o angel_n 2_o king_n 19_o vers_fw-la 35._o note_v here_o that_o these_o two_o title_n the_o high_a one_o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v such_o ambiguous_a title_n as_o may_v belong_v each_o of_o they_o both_o to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o star_n and_o also_o to_o the_o king_n which_o serve_v sennacherib_n for_o those_o king_n may_v be_v call_v high_a one_o because_o of_o their_o high_a place_n and_o dignity_n and_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n may_v be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n according_a to_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o assyrian_n which_o account_v they_o as_o god_n for_o god_n be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n psal_n 47.7_o to_o distinguish_v therefore_o the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n which_o the_o assyrian_n account_v as_o god_n he_o call_v they_o the_o high_a one_o which_o be_v on_o high_a and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o prince_n which_o serve_v sennacherib_n he_o say_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o earth_n 22._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v gather_v together_o as_o prisoner_n be_v gather_v in_o the_o pit_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v gather_v and_o shut_v up_o in_o jerusalem_n as_o prisoner_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o shut_v up_o in_o a_o prison_n or_o in_o a_o dungeon_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o approach_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n they_o shall_v run_v every_o one_o to_o his_o home_n and_o then_o as_o prisoner_n can_v go_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n or_o dungeon_n in_o which_o they_o be_v imprison_v so_o shall_v not_o they_o go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n again_o because_o of_o the_o assyrian_n who_o shall_v encompass_v they_o besiege_v they_o and_o block_n they_o up_o note_v that_o this_o conjunction_n and_o do_v not_o relate_v to_o the_o word_n which_o go_v immediate_o before_o but_o to_o the_o twenty_o verse_n and_o when_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v gather_v together_o etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o point_v at_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o pit_n i._o e._n in_o the_o prison_n the_o pit_n be_v that_o part_n of_o a_o prison_n which_o they_o call_v the_o dungeon_n which_o be_v a_o deep_a place_n under_o ground_n and_o it_o be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o whole_a prison_n itself_o and_o shall_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o prison_n i._o e._n and_o shall_v be_v shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o after_o many_o day_n i._n e._n after_o they_o have_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o prison_n that_o be_v after_o they_o have_v be_v besiege_v many_o day_n shall_v they_o be_v visit_v i._n e._n the_o lord_n shall_v visit_v they_o in_o favour_n and_o mercy_n and_o deliver_v they_o by_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o destroy_v the_o assyrian_n which_o besiege_v they_o which_o be_v fulfil_v 2_o king_n 19.35_o this_o i_o do_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n and_o that_o as_o the_o prophet_n do_v prophecy_n against_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n vers_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o comfort_v they_o again_o with_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o enemy_n vers_fw-la 21._o so_o do_v he_o here_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n prophecy_n against_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n thereof_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n comfort_v they_o again_o the_o only_a objection_n which_o can_v be_v make_v against_o this_o exposition_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n here_o of_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o nominative_a case_n to_o these_o verb_n but_o what_o be_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o prophet_n may_v point_v as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o finger_n at_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o and_o so_o he_o need_v not_o to_o name_v they_o his_o pointing_z at_o they_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o signify_v who_o he_o mean_v again_o as_o he_o do_v often_o put_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n and_o leave_v the_o antecedent_n to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n so_o may_v he_o leave_v the_o nominative_a case_n which_o shall_v go_v before_o the_o verb_n to_o be_v understand_v example_n whereof_o we_o have_v cap._n 9.3_o and_o 23.5_o mark_v 8.22_o and_o 4.36_o etc._n etc._n 23._o then_o the_o moon_n shall_v be_v confound_v and_o the_o sun_n ashamed_a by_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n some_o understand_v the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o
to_o the_o heat_n and_o god_n to_o a_o shadow_n for_o as_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o cloud_n or_o a_o house_n or_o tent_n or_o tree_n do_v defend_v a_o traveller_n from_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o hot_a country_n so_o do_v god_n defend_v the_o jew_n in_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o fierce_a anger_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o assyrian_n when_o the_o blast_n of_o the_o terrible_a onâ—s_z i._n e._n when_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o assyrians_n etc._n etc._n the_o assyrian_n be_v at_o this_o time_n terrible_a to_o all_o that_o dwell_v about_o they_o especial_o to_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n who_o fury_n and_o anger_n against_o they_o and_o their_o city_n he_o compare_v to_o a_o blast_n of_o wind_n which_o be_v violent_a for_o the_o time_n bâ—t_v yet_o it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o blaâ—t_n and_o for_o a_o time_n because_o god_n soon_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o end_n as_o a_o storm_n i._n e._n be_v as_o a_o violent_a and_o fierce_a storm_n for_o a_o storm_n though_o it_o be_v there_o yet_o it_o be_v fierce_a and_o violent_a be_v for_o was._n against_o the_o wall_n i._n e._n against_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o city_n to_o wit_n jerusalem_n which_o thâ—_n assyrian_n desire_v to_o ruin_v he_o say_v wall_z for_o wall_n a_o singular_a for_o a_o plural_a number_n 5._o thou_o shall_v bring_v down_o the_o noise_n of_o stranger_n i._n e._n for_o thou_o shall_v pull_v down_o and_o abate_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o assyrian_n by_o a_o noise_n he_o mean_v wrath_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la for_o angry_a man_n brawl_v and_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n and_o stir_v in_o their_o passion_n wherefore_o this_o be_v give_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o meek_a man_n that_o he_o do_v not_o cry_v nor_o lift_v up_o nor_o cause_v his_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o street_n cap._n 42.2_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o and_o that_o which_o follow_v be_v not_o part_n of_o the_o song_n but_o that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v this_o by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n to_o show_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o that_o day_n may_v just_o and_o true_o sing_v that_o song_n or_o that_o part_n of_o the_o song_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o four_o verse_n for_o the_o matter_n thereof_o shall_v prove_v true_a and_o therefore_o i_o understand_v that_o causal_n particle_n for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n but_o if_o this_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o part_n of_o the_o song_n then_o be_v a_o future_a tense_n put_v here_o for_o a_o preterperfect_a tense_n and_o the_o tense_n be_v here_o much_o confound_v of_o stranger_n they_o be_v account_v all_o stranger_n to_o the_o hebrew_n which_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o he_o mean_v not_o here_o any_o stranger_n in_o general_a but_o the_o assyrian_n in_o particular_a per_fw-la synecdochen_n generis_fw-la and_o the_o assyrian_n be_v such_o stranger_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o that_o the_o jew_n understand_v not_o their_o language_n cap._n 28.11_o cap._n 33.19_o as_o the_o heat_n in_o a_o dry_a place_n supple_a be_v abate_v and_o bring_v down_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o if_o it_o be_v excessive_a be_v grievous_a in_o all_o place_n but_o especial_o in_o a_o place_n of_o drought_n even_o the_o heat_n supple_a in_o a_o dry_a place_n by_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o cloud_n i._n e._n by_o a_o shadow_n cause_v by_o a_o cloud_n he_o show_v here_o how_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v abate_v or_o bring_v down_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o terrible_a one_o i._o e._n the_o branch_n of_o the_o assyrian_n he_o put_v branch_n for_o branch_n a_o singular_a for_o a_o plural_a number_n and_o by_o the_o terrible_a one_o he_o mean_v the_o assyrian_n as_o verse_n 4._o this_o genitive_a case_n be_v a_o genitive_a of_o identity_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o say_v the_o branch_n or_o branch_n of_o the_o assyrian_n it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o assyrian_n which_o i_o call_v branch_n because_o i_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o branch_n of_o a_o tree_n see_v cap._n 10.33_o where_o he_o have_v the_o same_o comparison_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_a i._o e._n shall_v be_v cut_v down_o 6._o and_o in_o this_o mountain_n shall_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n make_v unto_o all_o people_n a_o feast_n of_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o mountain_n here_o mean_v be_v mount_n zion_n in_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n where_o god_n dwell_v what_o a_o mighty_a slaughter_n the_o lord_n make_v of_o the_o assyrians_n whâ—n_n they_o besiege_v jerusalem_n be_v well_o know_v 2_o king_n 19.35_o and_o what_o a_o joy_n it_o be_v to_o all_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n to_o hear_v of_o this_o slaughter_n we_o may_v easy_o conceive_v because_o the_o assyrian_n be_v mighty_a hunter_n and_o oppressor_n of_o man_n subdue_a all_o people_n which_o dwell_v near_o unto_o they_o to_o themselves_o and_o make_v they_o their_o vassal_n and_o tributary_n that_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n may_v express_v the_o joy_n which_o all_o people_n shall_v conceive_v at_o the_o 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number_n and_o fort_n for_o fort_n note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n and_o number_n for_o he_o speak_v to_o moab_n by_o a_o apostrophe_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n whereas_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o moabite_n just_a before_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n shall_v he_o bring_v down_o i._n e._n shall_v he_o cast_v down_o or_o break_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isaiah_n chap._n xxvi_o in_o that_o day_n i._n e._n at_o that_o time_n in_o which_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n this_o song_n shall_v be_v sing_v i._o e._n let_v this_o song_n be_v sing_v for_o the_o hebrew_n use_v a_o future_a tense_n for_o a_o imperative_a mood_n or_o this_o song_n may_v be_v sing_v we_o have_v a_o strong_a city_n he_n mean_v jerusalem_n salvation_n will_v god_n appoint_v for_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n i._n e._n god_n will_v appoint_v salvation_n itself_o in_o stead_n of_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n to_o defend_v it_o and_o protect_v it_o and_o where_o salvation_n itself_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n that_o city_n must_v needs_o be_v safe_a salvation_n may_v be_v take_v here_o either_o active_o or_o passive_o or_o neutral_o if_o active_o then_o by_o salvation_n may_v be_v mean_v god_n save_v power_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o salvation_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la efficientis_fw-la if_o passive_o or_o neutral_o then_o by_o salvation_n be_v mean_v that_o by_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v formal_o safe_a and_o which_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v take_v he_o speak_v here_o of_o salvation_n either_o as_o a_o person_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la or_o at_o least_o as_o of_o a_o thing_n by_o itself_o subsistent_a note_v that_o he_o use_v a_o future_a for_o a_o preterperfect_a tense_n 2._o open_v you_o the_o gate_n that_o the_o righteous_a nation_n which_o keep_v the_o truth_n may_v enter_v in_o q._n d._n o_o you_o citizen_n of_o jerusalem_n open_v you_o the_o gate_n of_o your_o city_n and_o take_v 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the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n draw_v as_o a_o inference_n from_o and_o use_v by_o occasion_n of_o those_o word_n thou_o o_o god_n will_v keep_v he_o in_o perfect_a peace_n who_o mind_n be_v stay_v on_o thou_o because_o he_o trust_v in_o thou_o q._n d._n be_v therefore_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v keep_v he_o in_o perfect_a peace_n who_o mind_n be_v stay_v on_o he_o because_o he_o trust_v in_o he_o trust_v you_o in_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o for_o in_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v everlasting_a strength_n in_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v everlasting_a strength_n supple_a and_o therefore_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v you_o and_o preserve_v you_o always_o 5._o for_o he_o bring_v down_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n for_o he_o cast_v down_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o connexion_n be_v q.d._n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n trust_v not_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o any_o fence_a city_n for_o he_o bring_v down_o etc._n etc._n they_o that_o dwell_v on_o high_a i._o e._n 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will_v without_o fear_n far_o supple_a from_o jerusalem_n where_o they_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o as_o it_o be_v imprison_v of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o earth_n he_o mean_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n per_fw-la synecdochen_n integri_fw-la as_o cap._n 24.17_o etc._n etc._n 16._o in_o trouble_n i._n e._n when_o the_o assyrian_n afflict_v and_o distress_v they_o have_v they_o i._n e._n the_o just_a and_o righteous_a man_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n have_v they_o visit_v thou_o i._n e._n have_v they_o come_v into_o thy_o temple_n which_o be_v thy_o house_n and_o there_o visit_v thou_o and_o offer_v up_o their_o prayer_n to_o thou_o see_v 2_o king_n 19_o v._o 14_o 15._o he_o speak_v here_o of_o thing_n then_o to_o come_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v then_o already_o past_a and_o that_o for_o the_o certainty_n of_o they_o 17._o like_a as_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n that_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n be_v in_o pain_n and_o cry_v out_o in_o her_o pang_n so_o have_v we_o be_v supple_a in_o great_a pain_n and_o anguish_n of_o heart_n and_o so_o have_v we_o cry_v out_o for_o very_a grief_n because_o of_o the_o oppression_n wherewith_o the_o assyrian_n do_v oppress_v we_o note_v here_o how_o he_o change_v person_n from_o the_o three_o to_o the_o first_o 18._o we_o have_v be_v with_o child_n q._n d._n yea_o we_o have_v be_v yet_o more_o like_a to_o woman_n with_o child_n for_o we_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v with_o child_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n from_o the_o distress_n wherewith_o the_o assyrian_n do_v distress_n we_o we_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n i._o e._n we_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n because_o of_o our_o oppression_n from_o which_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v we_o have_v as_o it_o be_v bring_v forth_o wind_n but_o yet_o when_o after_o all_o our_o pain_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n we_o think_v we_o shall_v have_v bring_v forth_o deliverance_n according_a to_o our_o hope_n we_o do_v not_o bring_v 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not_o hitherto_o procure_v from_o thou_o any_o deliverance_n from_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o assyrian_n which_o oppress_v we_o in_o our_o land_n he_o show_v here_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o foregoing_a word_n and_o what_o it_o be_v with_o which_o they_o be_v with_o child_n they_o be_v with_o child_n with_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n and_o with_o hope_n that_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v be_v destroy_v but_o they_o bring_v not_o forth_o this_o child_n the_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o will_v have_v wrought_v this_o deliverance_n be_v by_o prayer_n which_o hitherto_o god_n have_v not_o hear_v note_v that_o the_o prophâ—t_n leave_v his_o former_a allegory_n here_o which_o if_o he_o have_v follow_v he_o shall_v have_v say_v we_o have_v not_o bring_v forth_o deliverance_n in_o the_o earth_n he_n take_v the_o earth_n here_o for_o judea_n as_o verse_n 15._o neither_o have_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n fall_v neither_o have_v thou_o as_o yet_o smite_v the_o assyrian_n which_o now_o vex_v we_o as_o thou_o do_v the_o egyptian_n and_o moabite_n which_o vex_v our_o forefather_n that_o they_o may_v fall_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n he_o mean_v the_o assyrian_n per_fw-la synecdochen_n integri_fw-la and_o the_o assyrian_n may_v be_v call_v at_o this_o time_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o people_n because_o of_o their_o large_a dominion_n in_o the_o world_n 19_o thy_o dead_a man_n shall_v live_v this_n be_v the_o answer_n of_o god_n to_o that_o complaint_n which_o the_o prophet_n make_v just_a before_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o just_a nation_n thy_o dead_a man_n i._n e._n thy_o man_n which_o be_v but_o as_o dead_a man_n in_o thy_o esteem_n and_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o world_n because_o no_o man_n can_v see_v how_o they_o can_v possible_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v live_v i._o e._n shall_v live_v again_o i._n e._n shall_v escape_v death_n and_o flourish_n again_o he_o persist_v in_o the_o allusion_n to_o dead_a man_n together_o with_o my_o dead_a body_n shall_v they_o arise_v i._o e._n together_o with_o my_o holy_a city_n jerusalem_n which_o be_v account_v but_o as_o a_o dead_a carcase_n shall_v they_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a he_o speak_v here_o of_o jerusalem_n as_o of_o a_o woman_n which_o first_o he_o call_v he_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o love_n which_o he_o do_v bear_v to_o she_o for_o he_o love_v the_o gate_n of_o zion_n more_o than_o all_o the_o dwelling_n of_o jacob_n psal_n 87.2_o yea_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o marriage_n by_o which_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o for_o he_o be_v her_o husband_n cap._n 54.5_o then_o he_o call_v she_o his_o dead_a body_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n which_o make_v no_o other_o account_n but_o that_o the_o assyrian_n will_v destroy_v she_o as_o they_o have_v destroy_v other_o city_n of_o judah_n their_o power_n be_v so_o great_a and_o their_o wrath_n 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the_o name_n of_o dew_n because_o it_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o dew_n and_o he_o call_v it_o her_o dew_n because_o it_o shall_v light_v upon_o she_o i._n e._n upon_o jerusalem_n as_o he_o call_v the_o dew_n which_o fall_v von_n the_o herb_n the_o dew_n of_o herb_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v cast_v out_o the_o dead_a i._n e._n and_o you_o which_o be_v account_v as_o man_n which_o be_v dead_a shall_v rise_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n where_o you_o be_v bury_v he_o seem_v here_o to_o compare_v the_o earth_n or_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o womb_n which_o concur_v active_o and_o vigorous_o to_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o dead_a child_n which_o be_v therein_o these_o word_n be_v
forth_o he_n speak_v of_o israel_n or_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o vine_n or_o vineyard_n therefore_o he_o say_v when_o it_o etc._n etc._n when_o it_o shoot_v forth_o i._n e._n when_o it_o send_v forth_o or_o shoot_v out_o luxuriant_a branch_n such_o as_o hinder_v the_o vine_n from_o bring_v forth_o fair_a grape_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o prune_v and_o cut_v off_o the_o meaning_n be_v when_o israel_n sin_v for_o the_o sinful_a action_n of_o a_o man_n may_v be_v very_o well_o compare_v to_o the_o luxuriant_a branch_n of_o a_o vine_n thou_o will_v debate_v with_o it_o the_o prophet_n shall_v have_v say_v thou_o will_v prune_v it_o if_o he_o have_v stick_v to_o his_o allegory_n but_o he_o decline_v from_o that_o for_o we_o debate_v not_o with_o insensible_a creature_n and_o creature_n void_a of_o reason_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o vine_n now_o as_o if_o it_o be_v endue_v with_o sense_n and_o reason_n both_o 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the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o vine_n to_o the_o metaphor_n of_o corn_n whick_z be_v fan_v or_o winnow_v 9_o by_o this_o therefore_o shall_v the_o iniquity_n of_o jacob_n be_v purge_v q._n d._n by_o this_o therefore_o o_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v chastise_v and_o smite_v jacob_n his_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v purge_v and_o he_o will_v amend_v his_o life_n jacob_n by_o jacob_n be_v mean_v the_o jew_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o fruit_n to_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n i._o e._n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o fruit_n which_o thou_o expect_v from_o the_o chastisement_n and_o punishment_n which_o thou_o lay_v upon_o he_o to_o wit_n to_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n his_o sin_n by_o sin_n idolatry_n be_v here_o mean_v if_o not_o only_o yet_o chief_o as_o the_o next_o word_n signify_v when_o he_o make_v all_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o altar_n as_o chalk-stone_n that_o be_v beat_v in_o sunder_o the_o grove_n and_o image_n shall_v not_o stand_v up_o these_o word_n be_v defective_a and_o the_o defect_n be_v thus_o make_v up_o q._n d._n therefore_o though_o thou_o do_v smite_v jacob_n yet_o thou_o will_v hold_v thy_o hand_n from_o smite_v he_o when_o he_o beat_v down_o the_o altar_n which_o he_o have_v build_v to_o his_o idol_n and_o when_o he_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o idolatry_n and_o say_v the_o grove_n and_o image_n shall_v not_o stand_v up_o when_o he_o make_v all_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o altar_n as_o chalk-stone_n etc._n etc._n when_o he_o break_v up_o altar_n as_o chalk-stone_n be_v break_v etc._n etc._n he_o put_v the_o stone_n of_o the_o altar_n for_o the_o altar_n make_v of_o stone_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la materiae_fw-la and_o by_o these_o altar_n here_o he_o mean_v those_o altar_n which_o be_v build_v for_o idol_n as_o chalk-stone_n which_o be_v beat_v in_o sunder_o by_o chalk-stone_n he_o mean_v lime-stone_n which_o be_v make_v of_o chalk_n by_o burn_v in_o a_o kilne_a per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la materiae_fw-la of_o these_o stone_n they_o make_v mortar_n and_o for_o that_o end_n beat_v they_o to_o dust_n the_o grove_n by_o groves_n some_o understand_v here_o the_o grove_n which_o be_v plant_v or_o use_v for_o place_n of_o idolatry_n other_o by_o grove_n understand_v not_o here_o place_v beset_v with_o tree_n for_o grove_n in_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n do_v not_o always_o signify_v such_o place_n but_o idol_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o grove_n as_o judg._n 3._o v._o 1._o 2_o king_n 17.10_o and_o â—1_n 7_o but_o why_o idol_n shall_v be_v call_v grove_n all_o agree_v not_o some_o call_v they_o grove_n because_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v set_v and_o worship_v in_o grove_n other_o because_o those_o idol_n which_o be_v call_v grove_n be_v image_n of_o grove_n artificial_o grave_v and_o indeed_o idolater_n come_v by_o degree_n to_o worship_v the_o very_a tree_n and_o what_o they_o worship_v in_o itself_o they_o may_v worship_v in_o a_o image_n too_o other_o say_v that_o by_o grove_n be_v mean_v peculiar_o the_o idol_n or_o image_n of_o ashtaroth_n the_o goddess_n of_o the_o sidonian_n of_o which_o 1_o king_n 11.5_o and_o 2_o king_n 23.13_o and_o that_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o grove_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o name_n ashtaroth_n for_o ascheroth_n which_o sound_v almost_o like_o ashtaroth_n signify_v grove_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n that_o it_o may_v both_o allude_v to_o the_o name_n ashtaroth_n and_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o that_o great_a deity_n which_o be_v make_v of_o wood_n the_o tree_n of_o a_o grove_n 10._o yet_o the_o defence_a city_n shall_v be_v desolate_a q._n d._n yet_o when_o thou_o o_o god_n take_v babylon_n in_o hand_n and_o do_v punish_v she_o for_o her_o sin_n thou_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o she_o as_o thou_o deal_v with_o jerusalem_n but_o thou_o will_v make_v her_o desolate_a he_o oppose_v here_o god_n deal_v with_o babylon_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o his_o deal_n with_o jerusalem_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o fence_a city_n by_o the_o fence_a city_n he_o mean_v babylon_n which_o be_v well_o fence_v and_o fortify_v even_o at_o this_o time_n concern_v this_o desolation_n of_o babylon_n see_v cap._n 13._o &_o 21._o and_o the_o habitation_n by_o this_o also_o he_o mean_v babylon_n which_o he_o call_v the_o habitation_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n because_o it_o contain_v exceed_v many_o inhabitant_n for_o number_n and_o very_o great_a one_o for_o quality_n for_o which_o cause_n also_o it_o be_v call_v the_o gate_n or_o city_n of_o the_o noble_n cap._n 13.2_o shall_v be_v forsake_v supple_a of_o its_o inhabitant_n and_o leave_v like_o a_o wilderness_n supple_a where_o nothing_o be_v dress_v and_o trim_v and_o where_o not_o man_n but_o beast_n only_o live_v there_o shall_v the_o calf_n feed_v supple_a without_o hindrance_n by_o the_o calf_n we_o may_v understand_v other_o cattle_n also_o there_o shall_v he_o lie_v down_o supple_a and_o lodge_v in_o quiet_a and_o consume_v the_o branch_n thereof_o i._n e._n and_o shall_v eat_v the_o leaf_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o choice_n tree_n and_o plant_n which_o the_o babylonian_n have_v plant_v in_o their_o brave_a garden_n and_o preserve_v with_o all_o cost_n and_o diligence_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n 11._o when_o the_o bough_n thereof_o be_v wither_v q._n d._n and_o there_o the_o bough_n thereof_o shall_v wither_v and_o die_v through_o the_o gnaw_a and_o crop_v of_o cattle_n or_o some_o other_o mean_n and_o when_o they_o be_v wither_v and_o dead_a etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o sillepsis_n the_o like_a to_o this_o be_v threaten_v to_o the_o ten_o tribe_n cap._n 17._o v._n 9_o 10_o 11._o which_o show_v that_o they_o have_v their_o garden_n in_o high_a esteem_n the_o woman_n come_v and_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n i._o e._n the_o woman_n shall_v come_v and_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n a_o present_a for_o a_o future_a tense_n by_o woman_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o female_a sex_n who_o employment_n of_o bake_v and_o seethe_v etc._n etc._n require_v wood_n yet_o some_o by_o woman_n understand_v the_o mede_n which_o be_v as_o woman_n for_o delicacy_n and_o habit_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o move_v the_o babylonian_n to_o hear_v that_o they_o shall_v set_v their_o tree_n on_o fire_n because_o the_o babylonian_n have_v the_o mede_n in_o much_o contempt_n and_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n not_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o grow_v but_o in_o their_o bake-house_n and_o wash-house_n and_o kitchen_n whither_o they_o carry_v they_o for_o their_o use_n yet_o if_o we_o understand_v these_o woman_n of_o the_o mede_n wanton_a soldier_n may_v set_v these_o tree_n on_o fire_n even_o where_o they_o grow_v for_o it_o be_v a_o
his_o army_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n as_o at_o lachish_n first_o and_o at_o libnah_n afterward_o cap._n 37._o v._n 8._o from_o whence_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o threaten_v hezekiah_n and_o to_o fright_v he_o into_o a_o surrender_n by_o send_v he_o word_n that_o he_o will_v come_v himself_o in_o person_n with_o the_o army_n which_o he_o have_v with_o he_o against_o which_o threat_v the_o lord_n strengthen_v hezekiah_n by_o his_o prophet_n say_v that_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n for_o all_o his_o threat_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o jerusalem_n not_o shoot_v a_o arrow_n there_o nor_o come_v before_o it_o with_o shield_n &c_n &c_n cap._n 37.33_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o place_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o cap._n 37.33_o but_o well_o agree_v with_o it_o for_o that_o place_n speak_v of_o sennacherib_n himself_o and_o that_o army_n which_o be_v with_o he_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o what_o be_v do_v by_o that_o army_n which_o be_v under_o tartan_a rabsaris_n and_o rabshakeh_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o i._o e._n and_o thou_o which_o waste_v high_a conceit_a of_o thyself_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o and_o humble_v and_o crest-faln_a and_o shall_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n i._o e._n and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v as_o if_o thou_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n that_o be_v out_o of_o some_o cave_n or_o cell_n which_o be_v under_o ground_n note_v that_o the_o hebrew_n leave_v the_o note_n of_o similitude_n often_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n be_v q.d._n thy_o speech_n shall_v not_o be_v high_a and_o lofty_a but_o low_a and_o soft_a as_o they_o use_v to_o be_v which_o be_v in_o fear_n and_o danger_n the_o voice_n of_o those_o which_o be_v in_o a_o cell_n or_o cave_n or_o i_o under_o ground_n seem_v not_o loud_a to_o those_o which_o be_v above_o but_o low_a and_o soft_a therefore_o to_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n that_o be_v out_o of_o a_o cell_n or_o cave_n or_o i_o which_o be_v under_o ground_n signify_v to_o speak_v with_o a_o low_a and_o soft_a voice_n as_o they_o which_o be_v afraid_a use_n to_o speak_v and_o thy_o speech_n shall_v be_v low_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n i._o e._n and_o thy_o speech_n shall_v be_v as_o if_o it_o be_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o dust_n he_o mean_v the_o ground_n which_o be_v but_o dust_n compact_v this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n thy_o voice_n shall_v be_v as_o of_o one_o that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n see_v this_o expound_v cap._n 8._o 19_o and_o thy_o speech_n shall_v whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o those_o word_n thy_o speech_n shall_v be_v low_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o he_o allude_v here_o to_o those_o which_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n which_o speak_v often_o out_o of_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o those_o that_o come_v to_o ask_v they_o any_o question_n with_o so_o low_a a_o voice_n as_o if_o they_o whisper_v all_o these_o several_a phrase_n of_o this_o verse_n signify_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n that_o they_o shall_v be_v humble_v and_o come_v to_o use_v a_o lowly_a and_o soft_a speech_n through_o fear_n whereas_o they_o be_v high_a in_o carriage_n and_o speech_n before_o yet_o by_o these_o phrase_n may_v be_v signify_v also_o that_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v glad_a to_o hide_v themselves_o in_o cellar_n and_o place_n under_o ground_n because_o of_o the_o arrow_n and_o stone_n which_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v shoot_v and_o sling_v into_o the_o city_n 5._o moreover_o the_o multitude_n i._o e._n but_o yet_o at_o length_n the_o multitude_n etc._n etc._n i_o expound_v moreover_o by_o but_o yet_o for_o the_o particle_n which_o be_v here_o interpret_v moreover_o be_v expound_v yet_o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o but_o v._o 8._o and_o the_o prophet_n after_o his_o manner_n when_o he_o have_v denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n to_o cast_v they_o down_o do_v here_o prophesy_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o her_o enemy_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a to_o raise_v they_o up_o again_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o stranger_n i._n e._n the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o enemy_n he_o call_v the_o assyrian_n and_o their_o auxiliary_n which_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n her_o stranger_n because_o they_o be_v every_o way_n stranger_n to_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n stranger_n in_o country_n stranger_n in_o blood_n stranger_n in_o language_n shall_v be_v like_o small_a dust_n i._o e._n shall_v be_v as_o the_o small_a dust_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o the_o wind_n scatter_v abroad_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o terrible_a one_o i._n e._n and_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o assyrian_n thou_o enemy_n which_o shall_v be_v terrible_a to_o thou_o as_o they_o be_v to_o other_o nation_n shall_v be_v as_o chaff_n that_o pass_v away_o i._o e._n shall_v be_v like_o the_o chaff_n which_o the_o wind_n drive_v away_o psal_n 1.4_o yea_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o instant_n sudden_o i._o e._n yea_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o stranger_n and_o of_o the_o terrible_a one_o shall_v be_v like_o small_a dust_n and_o as_o chaff_n that_o pass_v away_o in_o a_o moment_n by_o this_o be_v mean_v the_o sudden_a destruction_n and_o dispersion_n of_o the_o assyrian_n which_o destruction_n and_o dispersion_n come_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o little_o think_v of_o it_o of_o which_o cap._n 37._o v._n 36_o 37._o etc._n etc._n at_o a_o instant_n sudden_o this_o gemination_n or_o double_n of_o these_o word_n signify_v the_o great_a speed_n 6._o thou_o shall_v be_v visit_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n with_o thunder_n the_o prophet_n use_v here_o a_o apostrophe_n to_o the_o assyrian_a which_o besiege_v jerusalem_n q._n d._n thou_o shall_v be_v visit_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n with_o thunder_n &_o with_o earthquake_n o_o thou_o assyrian_n which_o shall_v do_v thus_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o besiege_v it_o to_o visit_v be_v a_o word_n of_o contrary_a signification_n for_o sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o show_v favour_n to_o sometime_o to_o punish_v and_o afflict_v but_o which_o way_n it_o must_v be_v take_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n must_v show_v here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o to_o punish_v and_o afflict_v with_o thunder_n and_o with_o earthquake_n and_o with_o great_a noise_n etc._n etc._n some_o take_v these_o word_n metaphorical_o as_o if_o they_o do_v only_o signify_v a_o great_a and_o grievous_a punishment_n and_o destruction_n but_o other_o take_v they_o proper_o and_o say_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n happen_v when_o god_n destroy_v sennacherib_n army_n which_o besiege_v jerusalem_n though_o they_o be_v not_o record_v in_o 2_o king_n 19_o see_v cap._n 30.30_o 7._o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o fight_v against_o ariel_n there_o be_v many_o of_o many_o nation_n in_o sennacherib_n army_n which_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n therefore_o he_o say_v the_o multitude_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n etc._n etc._n and_o her_o munition_n i._n e._n against_o her_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n and_o other_o fortification_n he_o put_v a_o abstract_n for_o a_o concrete_a munition_n for_o place_n munit_v that_o be_v for_o place_n fence_v and_o fortify_v shall_v be_v as_o a_o dream_n of_o a_o night_n vision_n i._n e._n shall_v vanish_v away_o as_o a_o dream_n which_o a_o man_n have_v in_o the_o night_n while_o he_o sleep_v 8._o it_o shall_v even_o be_v as_o when_o a_o hungry_a man_n dream_v etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o multitude_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o fight_v against_o ariel_n shall_v even_o be_v as_o when_o a_o hungry_a man_n dream_v that_o he_o eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v but_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v empty_a and_o hungry_a as_o he_o be_v before_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n the_o prophet_n say_v that_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o fight_v against_o ariel_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o dream_n of_o the_o night-vision_n now_o because_o there_o be_v not_o only_o vain_a dream_n which_o pass_v away_o as_o they_o come_v but_o serious_a dream_n which_o do_v portend_v serious_a thing_n and_o thing_n that_o shall_v sure_o come_v to_o pass_v such_o as_o joseph_n dream_n be_v of_o which_o we_o read_v gen._n 37.5_o the_o prophet_n show_v here_o that_o he_o do_v not_o compare_v the_o multitude_n of_o they_o which_o fight_v against_o ariel_n to_o such_o a_o dream_n but_o to_o the_o vain_a dream_n as_o can_v be_v a_o dream_n which_o be_v vain_a in_o itself_o and_o vain_a in_o its_o signification_n which_o a_o dream_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v hungry_a dream_v who_o dream_v in_o his_o sleep_n that_o he_o eat_v but_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v as_o empty_a
in_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o place_n note_n that_o the_o destruction_n which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v against_o those_o which_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n for_o strength_n the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o those_o man_n by_o the_o assyrian_n who_o he_o bring_v so_o sudden_o upon_o they_o as_o that_o their_o destruction_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v upon_o they_o sudden_o at_o a_o instant_n vers_fw-la 13._o and_o so_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v and_o unprovided_a they_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o sword_n of_o their_o enemy_n but_o though_o the_o lord_n intend_v to_o bring_v this_o assyrian_n against_o jerusalem_n as_o well_o as_o against_o other_o part_n and_o city_n of_o judah_n yet_o he_o bring_v they_o not_o so_o sudden_o against_o she_o as_o against_o other_o city_n and_o place_n for_o after_o the_o assyrian_n come_v and_o enter_v into_o judah_n and_o encamp_v against_o the_o fence_a city_n thereof_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v time_n to_o take_v counsel_n and_o to_o fortify_v their_o city_n and_o to_o hunble_a themselves_o and_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n to_o commend_v themselves_o to_o god_n protection_n and_o rely_v upon_o he_o for_o safety_n before_o the_o assyrian_n pitch_v against_o she_o 2_o chron._n cap._n 32._o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o by_o which_o mean_v they_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v out_o against_o the_o assyrian_n until_o the_o assyrian_n themselves_o be_v destroy_v therefore_o because_o the_o lord_n bring_v not_o the_o assyrian_n so_o soon_o against_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o he_o do_v against_o other_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n but_o staid_a until_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v exceed_o well_o fortify_v their_o city_n and_o have_v humble_v themselves_o and_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n protection_n the_o lord_n be_v say_v here_o to_o wait_v and_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n note_v that_o and_o be_v put_v here_o for_o yet_o notwithstanding_o for_o he_o oppose_v here_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o which_o he_o hitherto_o speak_v of_o will_v the_o lord_n wait_v i._o e._n will_v the_o lord_n stay_v till_o you_o have_v fortify_v your_o city_n and_o put_v yourselves_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n under_o his_o protection_n before_o he_o bring_v the_o assyrian_n against_o you_o to_o wait_v be_v put_v here_o for_o to_o stay_v or_o to_o tarry_v because_o they_o use_v to_o stay_v and_o tarry_v which_o use_v to_o wait_v for_o any_o one_o that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o i._o e._n that_o he_o may_v show_v favour_n unto_o you_o for_o it_o be_v god_n favour_n and_o mercy_n to_o keep_v off_o the_o assyrian_n from_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n till_o they_o have_v fortify_v their_o city_n and_o solemn_o commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n protection_n otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o assyrian_n as_o well_o as_o other_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n will_v he_o be_v exalt_v i._o e._n will_v he_o defer_v his_o punishment_n intend_v against_o you_o that_o be_v he_o will_v defer_v the_o bring_n of_o the_o assyrian_n against_o you_o etc._n etc._n this_o sense_n this_o place_n require_v for_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n but_o how_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v exalt_v shall_v come_v to_o signify_v to_o defer_v a_o punishment_n be_v a_o question_n some_o think_v that_o the_o prophet_n allude_v to_o a_o man_n correct_v his_o son_n or_o his_o servant_n with_o a_o rod_n who_o stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o whole_a body_n and_o stand_v on_o tiptoe_n that_o he_o may_v fetch_v the_o great_a stroke_n but_o the_o high_a he_o lift_v up_o himself_o and_o the_o further_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n the_o long_o he_o be_v before_o he_o strike_v from_o who_o to_o be_v exalt_v or_o to_o exalt_v himself_o may_v be_v take_v say_v they_o for_o to_o defer_v a_o punishment_n or_o to_o be_v long_o before_o he_o strike_v by_o a_o metaphor_n other_o say_v thus_o when_o god_n be_v about_o to_o punish_v he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o place_n which_o be_v heaven_n as_o cap._n 26.21_o and_o mic._n 1.3_o that_o therefore_o he_o may_v punish_v this_o people_n he_o come_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o heaven_n but_o because_o he_o will_v not_o then_o punish_v they_o but_o spare_v they_o a_o little_a long_o he_o return_v on_o high_a into_o heaven_n to_o his_o place_n again_o hence_o to_o be_v exalt_v that_o be_v to_o return_v on_o high_a or_o to_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n signify_v they_o say_v to_o defer_v a_o punishment_n and_o to_o spare_v a_o while_n other_o say_v thus_o when_o god_n do_v any_o notable_a thing_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v exalt_v and_o glorify_v per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la because_o he_o do_v that_o for_o which_o he_o may_v just_o be_v exalt_v and_o glorify_v see_v cap._n 12.4_o and_o cap._n 26.15_o now_o because_o god_n be_v willing_a to_o show_v his_o long-suffering_a and_o forbearance_n a_o while_n long_o to_o his_o faithful_a people_n which_o must_v needs_o redound_v to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o prophet_n say_v he_o will_v be_v exalt_v for_o he_o will_v suffer_v they_o and_o spare_v they_o a_o little_a long_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o i._n e._n that_o you_o may_v not_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o assyrian_n this_o as_o i_o say_v be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n already_o expound_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n i._o e._n for_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n judgement_n be_v take_v here_o for_o mercy_n or_o compassion_n and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v jer._n 10.24_o where_o it_o be_v say_v o_o lord_n correct_v i_o but_o in_o thy_o judgement_n not_o in_o thy_o anger_n etc._n etc._n where_o judgement_n be_v oppose_v to_o anger_n and_o be_v take_v for_o mercy_n or_o pity_n or_o compassion_n or_o judgement_n may_v be_v take_v here_o for_o discretion_n and_o god_n may_v be_v call_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n because_o he_o know_v how_o to_o punish_v one_o and_o how_o another_o how_o to_o show_v favour_n to_o some_o and_o how_o to_o deny_v it_o to_o other_o that_o wait_n for_o he_o i._o e._n that_o wait_n for_o his_o aid_n and_o for_o his_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n and_o run_v not_o to_o egypt_n for_o strength_n etc._n etc._n 19_o for_o the_o people_n supple_a that_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v for_o the_o aid_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o this_o time_n he_o make_v good_a that_o here_o which_o he_o say_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n to_o wit_n bless_a be_v they_o which_o wait_v for_o he_o and_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o faithful_a of_o jerusalem_n here_o in_o the_o three_o person_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v a_o little_a before_o in_o the_o second_o shall_v dwell_v in_o zion_n at_o jerusalem_n i._o e._n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n at_o jerusalem_n supple_a when_o the_o assyrian_n destroy_v all_o the_o land_n beside_o shall_v dwell_v in_o zion_n zion_n be_v a_o impregnable_a fort_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o appear_v 2_o sam._n 5._o v._n 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o to_o dwell_v in_o zion_n may_v proverbial_o signify_v to_o dwell_v in_o safety_n thou_o shall_v weep_v no_o more_o supple_a after_o a_o while_n the_o prophet_n turn_v his_o speech_n again_o to_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o do_v wait_v for_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v be_v very_o gracious_a unto_o thou_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n will_v be_v very_o gracious_a unto_o thou_o and_o show_v thou_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o favour_n at_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o cry_n i._o e._n when_o thou_o cry_v to_o he_o for_o help_v against_o the_o assyrian_n when_o he_o shall_v hear_v it_o i._n e._n when_o he_o shall_v hear_v thy_o cry_n that_o be_v when_o thou_o shall_v cry_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v answer_v thou_o for_o god_n to_o answer_v we_o when_o we_o cry_v or_o pray_v be_v in_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n for_o god_n to_o grant_v our_o request_n 20._o and_o though_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n i._n e._n wherefore_o though_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o wherefore_o though_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n q._n d._n though_o the_o lord_n suffer_v you_o to_o be_v besiege_v in_o jerusalem_n by_o sennacherib_n army_n during_o which_o time_n you_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o little_a bread_n and_o a_o little_a water_n allow_v you_o a_o be_v usual_a in_o besiege_a city_n where_o every_o one_o have_v his_o bread_n and_o his_o
his_o goodness_n towards_o we_o among_o many_o signification_n of_o this_o word_n spirit_n it_o be_v often_o take_v of_o the_o hebrew_n for_o any_o quality_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o goodness_n or_o love_n he_o liken_v here_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o work_n &_o effect_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n to_o plenty_n of_o water_n because_o of_o the_o abundance_n thereof_o when_o he_o say_v the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v pour_v forth_o upon_o we_o viz._n jew_n from_o on_o high_a i._o e._n from_o heaven_n and_o the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o fruitful_a field_n i._o e._n and_o our_o enemy_n the_o assyrian_n which_o be_v exalt_v like_o a_o wilderness_n be_v bring_v low_a like_o a_o fruitful_a field_n or_o valley_n which_o lie_v low_a see_v note_n cap._n 29.17_o the_o fruitful_a field_n be_v count_v for_o a_o forrest_n i._n e._n and_o the_o jew_n which_o at_o this_o time_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o low_a condition_n and_o oppress_v by_o their_o enemy_n the_o assyrian_n and_o therefore_o like_o a_o fruitful_a field_n which_o lie_v low_a be_v deliver_v from_o their_o low_a condition_n and_o exalt_v as_o a_o forest_n yea_o as_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n which_o be_v on_o high_a on_o a_o high_a hill_n see_v cap._n 29.17_o be_v count_v for_o a_o forrest_n i._n e._n become_v as_o a_o forest_n even_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n see_v cap._n 29.17_o note_v that_o wilderness_n and_o forest_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o barren_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o be_v situate_a upon_o hill_n and_o mountain_n and_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v least_o fruitful_a as_o be_v further_a from_o spring_n and_o stream_n to_o water_v they_o however_o sure_o we_o be_v that_o the_o wilderness_n and_o forest_n about_o judea_n and_o which_o be_v best_a know_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v seat_v on_o hill_n as_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n to_o which_o the_o prophet_n seem_v chief_o to_o allude_v 16._o then_o judgement_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n i._o e._n then_o will_v god_n inflict_v his_o judgement_n or_o punishment_n upon_o our_o enemy_n the_o assyrian_n and_o make_v they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o dwell_v among_o they_o judgement_n be_v put_v here_o for_o judgement_n which_o produce_v punishment_n by_o the_o wilderness_n he_o mean_v the_o forest_n or_o hill_n of_o lebanon_n and_o by_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o assyrian_n who_o be_v lift_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o who_o be_v at_o this_o time_n high_a in_o power_n and_o wealth_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 15._o and_o cap._n 29.17_o he_o say_v judgement_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o show_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o light_a judgement_n which_o pass_v away_o but_o such_o as_o shall_v continue_v upon_o they_o till_o it_o have_v consume_v they_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o judgement_n be_v inflict_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n 2_o king_n 19.35_o and_o righteousness_n remain_v in_o the_o fruitful_a field_n i._o e._n and_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n shall_v show_v itself_o to_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v at_o this_o time_n like_o a_o fruitful_a field_n or_o valley_n which_o lie_v low_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o low_a condition_n by_o the_o effect_n thereof_o by_o righteousness_n be_v mean_v goodness_n and_o mercy_n to_o wit_n the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o righteousness_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n as_o psal_n 112._o v._n 3_o 9_o and_o 2_o cor._n 9.9_o 10._o in_o which_o sense_n also_o joseph_n as_o call_v a_o just_a or_o righteous_a man_n mat._n 1.19_o by_o the_o fruitful_a field_n be_v mean_v metaphorical_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o low_a condition_n as_o v._o 15._o the_o righteousness_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v say_v to_o remain_v in_o the_o fruitful_a field_n because_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o to_o the_o jew_n as_o judgement_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n because_o of_o the_o continuance_n thereof_o among_o their_o enemy_n the_o assyrian_n note_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o judgement_n and_o righteousness_n here_o as_o of_o two_o person_n by_o a_o metaphor_n or_o prosopopoeia_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v peace_n i._o e._n and_o the_o effect_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a righteousness_n which_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o fruitful_a field_n shall_v be_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o righteousness_n &c_n &c_n i._o e._n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n assurance_n viz._n of_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n for_o ever_o i._n e._n for_o a_o long_a time_n 18._o my_o people_n see_v v._o 13._o in_o sure_a dwelling_n i._n e._n in_o dwelling_n which_o shall_v be_v safe_a 19_o when_o it_o shall_v hail_v come_v down_o on_o the_o forest_n i._o e._n when_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v down_o and_o fall_v upon_o their_o enemy_n the_o assyrian_n like_o storm_n of_o hail_n hail_o do_v often_o signify_v by_o a_o metaphor_n the_o wrath_n and_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o as_o cap._n 28.2_o and_o elsewhere_o by_o the_o forest_n be_v mean_v metaphorical_o the_o assyrian_n which_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o v._o 13._o and_o cap._n 27.10_o etc._n etc._n come_v down_o i._o e._n the_o hail_n come_v down_o with_o much_o violence_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v low_a in_o a_o low_a place_n that_o be_v and_o babylon_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o a_o low_a condition_n by_o the_o city_n be_v mean_v babylon_n which_o be_v the_o great_a or_o one_o of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o be_v under_o the_o assyrian_n and_o this_o city_n be_v bring_v low_o soon_o after_o the_o defeat_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n before_o jerusalem_n for_o soon_o after_o that_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o mede_n see_v cap._n 13_o yet_o by_o babylon_n we_o may_v understand_v here_o not_o the_o material_a city_n of_o babylon_n but_o the_o assyrian_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o babylon_n and_o who_o at_o this_o time_n war_v against_o judah_n and_o perish_v before_o jerusalem_n as_o by_o kir_n a_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o mede_n be_v mean_v the_o mede_n which_o serve_v under_o salmaneser_n against_o samaria_n cap._n 22.6_o 20._o bless_a be_v you_o that_o sow_n beside_o all_o water_n that_o send_v forth_o thither_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n q._n d._n o_o you_o man_n of_o judah_n you_o shall_v also_o at_o that_o time_n be_v happy_a for_o you_o shall_v sow_v your_o seed_n in_o ground_n which_o shall_v be_v water_v and_o therefore_o very_o fruitful_a and_o the_o corn_n which_o you_o sow_v shall_v yield_v such_o increase_n and_o be_v so_o rank_a as_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v fain_o to_o send_v in_o your_o cattle_n to_o eat_v it_o down_o all_o water_n i._o e._n abundance_n of_o water_n or_o many_o water_n all_o for_o many_o thither_o supple_a where_o you_o have_v sow_v your_o seed_n the_o foot_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o ass_n i._n e._n the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n there_o to_o feed_v and_o eat_v down_o your_o over-rank_n corn._n he_o put_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o ass_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n themselves_o isaiah_n chap._n xxxiii_o wo_n to_o thou_o that_o spoyle_v this_o place_n be_v also_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o sennacherib_n to_o who_o the_o prophet_n make_v this_o apostrophe_n that_o spoyle_v supple_a the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o all_o other_o land_n and_o thou_o be_v not_o spoil_v i._o e._n when_o thou_o be_v not_o spoil_v by_o they_o who_o thou_o have_v spoil_v whereby_o thou_o shall_v be_v provoke_v to_o spoil_v they_o again_o and_o deal_v treacherous_o supple_a with_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o people_n see_v cap._n 21._o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o they_o have_v not_o deal_v treacherous_o with_o thou_o i._o e._n when_o they_o with_o who_o thou_o have_v deal_v treacherous_o have_v not_o deal_v treacherous_o with_o thou_o whereby_o they_o shall_v provoke_v thou_o to_o deal_v treacherous_o with_o they_o when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v to_o spoil_v i._o e._n when_o thou_o shall_v have_v spoil_v so_o much_o and_o so_o long_a time_n as_o god_n will_v suffer_v thou_o to_o spoil_v other_o and_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o that_o be_v come_v to_o a_o end_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v cap._n 10.12_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v perform_v his_o whole_a work_n which_o he_o will_v perform_v by_o thou_o upon_o mount_n zion_n and_o on_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v be_v spoil_v understand_v this_o of_o sennacherib_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o army_n which_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n 2_o king_n 19.35_o and_o the_o spoil_v thereof_o take_v
jerusalem_n shall_v send_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o assyrian_n for_o peace_n shall_v not_o obtain_v peace_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o return_v home_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o without_o the_o city_n they_o shall_v cry_v for_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n their_o valiant_a one_o i._n e._n the_o valiant_a one_o of_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o shall_v be_v send_v to_o treat_v with_o the_o assyrian_n those_o be_v in_o particular_a eliakim_n the_o son_n of_o helkiah_n which_o be_v over_o the_o king_n house_n and_o shâ—bna_n the_o scribe_n and_o asaph_n the_o recorder_n 2_o king_n 18.18_o who_o he_o call_v valiant_a one_o because_o they_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o great_a fortitude_n and_o valour_n of_o mind_n and_o this_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o misery_n that_o it_o shall_v make_v even_o those_o which_o be_v valiant_a thus_o to_o cry_v shall_v cry_n supple_a for_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n see_v 2_o king_n 18.37_o without_o i._o e._n without_o the_o city_n as_o they_o return_v from_o the_o treaty_n the_o ambassador_n of_o peace_n i._n e._n the_o ambassador_n which_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v send_v to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v weep_v bitter_o supple_a for_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o they_o can_v conclude_v peace_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n the_o prophet_n do_v here_o set_v out_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o they_o shall_v suffer_v under_o sennacherib_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o extol_v the_o goodness_n and_o power_n of_o god_n in_o their_o delivery_n 8._o the_o highway_n lie_v waste_v i._o e._n the_o highway_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o without_o any_o man_n travel_v therein_o the_o wayfaring_a man_n cease_v i._o e._n the_o wayfaring_a man_n shall_v leave_v off_o travel_v on_o the_o way_n he_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n i._o e._n sennacherib_n shall_v covenant_v with_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o return_v with_o his_o army_n for_o three_o hundred_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o thirty_o talent_n of_o gold_n and_o shall_v break_v that_o covenant_n when_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o money_n see_v 2_o king_n 18.14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v a_o relative_n put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n he_o have_v despise_v the_o city_n i._o e._n sennacherib_n shall_v despise_v the_o city_n of_o judah_n destroy_v they_o and_o glory_v that_o he_o have_v destroy_v they_o 9_o the_o earth_n mourn_v i._o e._n the_o land_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v waste_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o therefore_o mourn_v the_o earth_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v metaphorical_o as_o of_o a_o woman_n and_o languish_v i._o e._n and_o shall_v languish_v and_o pine_v away_o because_o of_o her_o desolation_n a_o metaphor_n continue_v lebanon_n be_v ashamed_a and_o hew_v down_o lebanon_n be_v a_o high_a forest_n situate_a on_o the_o north_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n abound_v with_o tall_a cedar_n and_o other_o tree_n which_o sennacherib_n do_v cut_v down_o to_o make_v warlike_a ensign_n thereof_o these_o tree_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o lebanon_n wherefore_o as_o when_o a_o woman_n lose_v her_o hair_n which_o be_v her_o glory_n and_o her_o cover_n and_o be_v bareheaded_a she_o be_v ashamed_a so_o do_v he_o say_v that_o lebanon_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a by_o a_o metaphor_n when_o the_o tall_a tree_n and_o wood_n which_o be_v on_o it_o shall_v be_v cut_v down_o and_o lebanon_n thereby_o leave_v naked_a note_v that_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o these_o word_n lebanon_n be_v ashamed_a and_o hew_v down_o for_o lebanon_n be_v hew_v down_o and_o ashamed_a for_o the_o cause_n of_o lebanons_n shame_n here_o be_v that_o her_o tree_n be_v cut_v down_o sharon_n be_v like_o a_o wilderness_n sharon_n be_v a_o most_o fertile_a ground_n for_o pasturage_n and_o feed_n of_o cattle_n but_o where_o it_o lay_v it_o be_v not_o certain_o know_v it_o be_v conjecture_v to_o have_v lie_v next_o to_o bashan_n from_o 1_o chron._n 5.16_o this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v like_o a_o wilderness_n when_o it_o be_v wither_v and_o dry_v up_o as_o it_o may_v be_v at_o this_o time_n by_o the_o feed_n and_o trample_v of_o sennacherib_n horse_n and_o soldier_n and_o bashan_n and_o carmel_n shake_v off_o their_o fruit_n what_o bashan_n be_v and_o where_o situate_a see_v cap._n 2.13_o carmel_n be_v a_o hill_n situate_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n in_o which_o nabal_n have_v great_a possession_n 1_o sam._n 15.12_o and_o 25.2_o there_o be_v also_o another_o hill_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o border_v upon_o three_o tribe_n the_o tribe_n of_o aser_n the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasses_n in_o which_o hill_n elias_n dwell_v of_o which_o josh_n 19_o vers_fw-la 26._o and_o 1_o king_n 18._o vers_fw-la 19_o 20_o 42._o both_o these_o hill_n be_v very_o fertile_a and_o fruitful_a when_o he_o say_v that_o bashan_n and_o carmel_n shake_v off_o their_o fruit_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o vine_n and_o figtree_n and_o olive-tree_n and_o such_o other_o fruit_n tree_n as_o grow_v in_o bashan_n and_o carmel_n of_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v here_o as_o of_o man_n by_o a_o prosopopoea_n and_o allude_v to_o man_n which_o be_v hard-beset_a by_o robber_n for_o as_o they_o will_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v deliver_v their_o money_n to_o the_o robber_n for_o fear_v of_o further_a danger_n of_o their_o life_n so_o these_o tree_n shake_v off_o their_o fruit_n to_o the_o assyrian_n for_o fear_n of_o further_a danger_n which_o the_o assyrian_n may_v do_v they_o to_o this_o sense_n do_v ovid_n nut-tree_n speak_v possem_fw-la utinam_fw-la fructus_fw-la excutere_fw-la ipsa_fw-la meos_fw-la or_o he_o may_v allude_v here_o to_o the_o shake_n and_o tremble_v of_o a_o man_n in_o a_o great_a fear_n attribute_v fear_n by_o a_o metaphor_n to_o insensible_a thing_n as_o he_o do_v shame_n just_o before_o q._n d._n and_o the_o fruit-tree_n in_o bashan_n and_o carmel_n shall_v shake_v and_o tremble_v for_o fear_n and_o so_o great_o shall_v they_o shake_v and_o tremble_v as_o that_o they_o shall_v thereby_o shake_v off_o their_o fruit_n for_o fear_n saepe_fw-la meas_fw-la frondes_fw-la vento_fw-la tremuisse_fw-la putâstis_fw-la sed_fw-la metus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la causa_fw-la tremoris_fw-la erat_fw-la say_v the_o same_o nut-tree_n the_o place_n which_o the_o prophet_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v few_o or_o none_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n how_o come_v he_o therefore_o here_o to_o mention_v they_o answ_n though_o these_o place_n be_v not_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n in_o which_o sennacherib_n march_v and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n may_v mention_v they_o to_o signify_v what_o spoil_n the_o assyrian_n be_v like_a to_o make_v about_o jerusalem_n when_o as_o they_o make_v such_o spoil_n in_o the_o way_n towards_o it_o or_o we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o prophet_n though_o he_o name_v these_o place_n yet_o he_o take_v their_o name_n rather_o as_o appellatives_n then_o proper_a name_n and_o by_o lebanon_n signify_v any_o wood_n and_o grove_n by_o sharon_n any_o meadow_n and_o pasture_n by_o bashan_n and_o carmel_n any_o fruitful_a orchard_n and_o vineyard_n and_o oliveyard_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o there_o be_v many_o in_o judea_n 10._o now_o will_v i_o rise_v say_v the_o lord_n now_o see_v the_o affair_n of_o my_o people_n be_v in_o so_o deplorable_a a_o condition_n i_o will_v lie_v down_o or_o sit_v still_o no_o long_o but_o will_v rise_v say_v the_o lord_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o deliver_v they_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o future_a thing_n as_o though_o they_o be_v even_o now_o present_a to_o signify_v the_o certainty_n of_o they_o now_o will_v i_o be_v exalt_v now_o will_v i_o do_v that_o for_o which_o i_o will_v be_v exalt_v that_o be_v now_o i_o will_v take_v vengeance_n upon_o the_o assyrian_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v my_o people_n see_v verse_n 5._o 11._o you_o shall_v conceive_v chaff_n you_o shall_v bring_v forth_o stubble_n i._o e._n that_o which_o you_o conceive_v shall_v prove_v chaff_n and_o that_o which_o you_o bring_v forth_o shall_v be_v but_o stubble_n this_o speech_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o assyrian_n by_o a_o apostrophe_n and_o for_o the_o speech_n itself_o it_o be_v proverbial_a consist_v of_o two_o proverb_n signify_v both_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o wit_n that_o though_o they_o hope_v to_o bring_v great_a matter_n to_o pass_v against_o jerusalem_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o their_o hope_n shall_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o hope_v to_o take_v jerusalem_n by_o
force_n of_o arm_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o or_o take_v it_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o proverb_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v from_o a_o woman_n who_o have_v company_v with_o her_o husband_n think_v she_o have_v conceive_v by_o he_o and_o be_v in_o hope_n that_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o man-child_n into_o the_o world_n but_o she_o be_v deceive_v for_o her_o conception_n be_v a_o false_a conception_n and_o she_o bring_v forth_o nought_o chaff_n and_o stubble_n be_v as_o nought_o and_o so_o to_o be_v here_o take_v your_o breath_n as_o fire_n shall_v devour_v you_o q._n d._n your_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n against_o my_o people_n shall_v be_v your_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n by_o their_o breath_n he_o mean_v their_o anger_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effecti_fw-la because_o anger_n make_v a_o man_n breath_n hot_a see_v cap._n 30.33_o and_o their_o breath_n that_o be_v their_o anger_n be_v say_v to_o devour_v they_o as_o fire_n because_o their_o anger_n towards_o the_o jew_n shall_v provoke_v god_n to_o destroy_v they_o by_o his_o angel_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o people_n who_o they_o oppress_v 12._o and_o the_o people_n q._n d._n and_o the_o people_n which_o you_o have_v gather_v together_o to_o serve_v you_o in_o your_o siege_n against_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o burn_a lime_n i._o e._n shall_v be_v as_o chalk_v which_o man_n burn_v in_o a_o kilne_n to_o make_v lime_n of_o therefore_o shall_v they_o be_v like_a to_o such_o chalk_n because_o they_o shall_v be_v burn_v in_o the_o fire_n as_o such_o chalk_n be_v burn_v of_o lime_n that_o be_v of_o chalk_n of_o which_o they_o make_v lime_n the_o burn_n of_o lime_n be_v put_v here_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la for_o lime_n or_o chalk_n that_o be_v burn_v as_o thorn_n cut_v up_o shall_v they_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o fire_n we_o have_v often_o observe_v that_o this_o destruction_n of_o the_o assyrian_n be_v describe_v as_o do_v by_o fire_n whether_o be_v be_v 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this_o he_o say_v because_o many_o who_o have_v be_v besiege_v in_o strong_a place_n have_v be_v fain_o to_o yield_v for_o want_v of_o water_n who_o no_o power_n can_v hurt_v 17._o thy_o eye_n etc._n etc._n he_o use_v a_o apostrophe_n here_o to_o the_o faithful_a in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v such_o as_o he_o describe_v verse_n 13._o thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v the_o king_n in_o his_o beauty_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v see_v king_n hezekiah_n in_o his_o glory_n again_o he_o say_v thy_o eye_n for_o thou_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n of_o a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a the_o glory_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n be_v obscure_v when_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o he_o do_v lay_v aside_o his_o royal_a robe_n and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n 2_o king_n 19.1_o but_o when_o the_o assyrian_n be_v destroy_v his_o glory_n appear_v great_a than_o ever_o they_o shall_v behold_v i._o e._n thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v i._n e._n thou_o shall_v behold_v the_o land_n that_o be_v very_o far_o 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may_v signify_v that_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o assyrian_n camp_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o they_o that_o be_v nimble_a and_o lusty_a shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v away_o with_o it_o but_o they_o that_o be_v lame_a and_o go_v but_o soft_o shall_v come_v time_n enough_o to_o have_v part_n of_o the_o prey_n 24._o the_o inhabitant_n i._n e._n the_o inhabitant_n supple_a of_o jerusalem_n he_o put_v a_o singular_a for_o a_o plural_a number_n the_o inhabitant_n shall_v not_o say_v i_o be_o sick_a in_o besiege_a city_n some_o grievous_a sickness_n or_o other_o and_o such_o as_o be_v contagious_a use_v to_o assail_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o have_v not_o that_o liberty_n of_o air_n and_o wholesomeness_n of_o diet_n and_o change_v of_o raiment_n and_o abundance_n of_o necessary_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v at_o other_o time_n which_o sickness_n consume_v many_o and_o rage_v even_o after_o the_o siege_n be_v break_v up_o that_o therefore_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v be_v this_o that_o notwithstanding_o that_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v besiege_v by_o sennacherib_n army_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v assail_v by_o any_o sickness_n as_o they_o which_o be_v besiege_v be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o people_n that_o dwell_v therein_o i._n e._n the_o people_n which_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n the_o people_n that_o dwell_v therein_o shall_v be_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n god_n be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture-phrase_n to_o forgive_v iniquity_n when_o he_o pardon_v the_o punishment_n which_o he_o have_v begin_v or_o have_v threaten_v to_o inflict_v for_o those_o iniquity_n yea_o he_o be_v say_v to_o forgive_v they_o when_o he_o pardon_v those_o punishment_n though_o he_o do_v inflict_v afterward_o other_o punishment_n great_a and_o grievous_a so_o we_o read_v that_o the_o lord_n forgive_v his_o people_n though_o he_o take_v vengeance_n of_o their_o invention_n psal_n 99.8_o so_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v howbeit_o because_o by_o this_o deed_n thou_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v 2_o sam._n 12.13_o 14._o because_o therefore_o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n from_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o save_v they_o from_o all_o those_o disease_n which_o use_v to_o accompany_v close_a siege_n he_o be_v say_v here_o to_o forgive_v they_o their_o iniquity_n isaiah_n chap._n xxxiv_o come_v near_o you_o nation_n to_o hear_v the_o prophet_n here_o call_v to_o all_o the_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n to_o attend_v to_o what_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v upon_o the_o assyrian_n and_o their_o assistant_n by_o which_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o when_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o the_o prophet_n do_v here_o prophecy_n of_o it_o be_v so_o wonderful_a as_o that_o the_o 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air_n and_o their_o stink_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o their_o carcase_n i._o e._n and_o their_o carcase_n shall_v rot_v and_o stink_v as_o they_o lie_v it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a while_n before_o they_o which_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o angel_n be_v all_o bury_v and_o the_o mountain_n shall_v be_v melt_v with_o their_o blood_n i._n e._n and_o so_o much_o blood_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v shed_v upon_o the_o mountain_n about_o jerusalem_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v dissolve_v the_o very_a mountain_n and_o make_v they_o run_v down_o like_o melt_a wax_n a_o hyperbole_n 4._o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v i._o e._n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v dissolve_v or_o melt_v and_o in_o melt_a drop_n down_o the_o note_n of_o similitude_n be_v here_o leave_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n he_o mean_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o star_n which_o he_o call_v a_o host_n because_o they_o be_v many_o and_o orderly_a and_o as_o obedient_a to_o god_n as_o a_o army_n be_v to_o its_o general_n and_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n as_o of_o wax_n or_o as_o if_o they_o be_v make_v of_o wax_n by_o a_o metaphor_n so_o that_o if_o they_o do_v melt_v they_o must_v needs_o drop_v down_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v dissolve_v and_o drop_v down_o because_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v see_v but_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v see_v and_o be_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o because_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v so_o thick_a as_o that_o it_o shall_v hinder_v the_o sight_n thereof_o
general_a then_o per_fw-la synecdochen_n generis_fw-la a_o assyrian_a and_o such_o as_o serve_v the_o assyrian_n in_o their_o war_n against_o judah_n in_o particular_a he_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o word_n the_o unclean_a in_o this_o place_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o word_n thereby_o to_o signify_v the_o assyrian_n and_o other_o enemy_n of_o judah_n because_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n just_o before_o to_o which_o uncleanness_n be_v opposite_a it_o make_v much_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o god_n people_n the_o jew_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trouble_n to_o think_v that_o though_o they_o be_v heavy_o oppress_v by_o the_o assyrian_n yet_o they_o shall_v ere_o long_o so_o far_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o assyrian_n which_o distress_v they_o and_o besiege_v they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n as_o that_o not_o one_o assyrian_a or_o any_o other_o enemy_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n to_o vex_v they_o which_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o that_o the_o unclean_a shall_v not_o pass_v over_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o those_o i._o e._n but_o it_o shall_v be_v only_o for_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o clean_a and_o circumcise_a nation_n that_o be_v for_o those_o jew_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v from_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o walk_v in_o by_o those_o he_o mean_v the_o jew_n where_o he_o put_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n as_o verse_n 1._o note_v that_o the_o word_n only_o as_o it_o be_v often_o so_o it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o wayfaring_a man_n though_o fool_n shall_v not_o err_v therein_o q._n d._n and_o they_o viz._n the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o clean_a and_o circumcise_a nation_n shall_v walk_v therein_o so_o daily_o and_o so_o frequent_o and_o by_o their_o daily_a and_o frequent_a walk_v therein_o make_v the_o way_n so_o beat_v and_o plain_a as_o that_o wayfaring_a man_n which_o will_v travel_v in_o that_o way_n can_v miss_v though_o they_o be_v fool_n 9_o no_o lion_n shall_v be_v there_o nor_o any_o ravenous_a beast_n go_v thereon_o by_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o ravenous_a beast_n he_o mean_v metaphorical_o the_o assyrian_a and_o such_o as_o serve_v the_o assyrian_a in_o his_o war_n against_o judah_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o the_o unclean_a shall_v not_o pass_v over_o it_o which_o he_o here_o amplifi_v and_o which_o both_o be_v like_a to_o those_o cap._n 49.19_o they_o that_o swallow_v thou_o up_o shall_v be_v far_o away_o because_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o ravenous_a beast_n be_v beast_n of_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o have_v liken_v judea_n to_o a_o wilderness_n vers_fw-la 1_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o do_v he_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o ravenous_a beast_n for_o his_o metaphor_n shall_v go_v up_o thereon_o he_n say_v shall_v go_v up_o thereon_o because_o the_o way_n be_v a_o causey_n elevate_v above_o the_o plain_a ground_n and_o therefore_o he_o which_o will_v walk_v thereon_o must_v ascend_v up_o or_o go_v up_o before_o he_o can_v walk_v thereon_o but_o the_o redeem_v shall_v walk_v there_o i._n e._n but_o those_o jew_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_a they_o shall_v walk_v there_o 10._o and_o the_o ransom_v of_o the_o lord_n shall_v return_v i._o e._n those_o jew_n which_o shall_v be_v disperse_v upon_o the_o come_n of_o the_o assyrian_n into_o judea_n into_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o assyria_n egypt_n pathros_n cush_n elam_n shinar_n hamah_n and_o the_o island_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o which_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a away_o by_o the_o assyrian_n into_o babylon_n shall_v return_v from_o thence_o into_o judea_n see_v cap._n 11.11_o note_v that_o to_o redeem_v and_o ransom_n if_o they_o be_v take_v strict_o signify_v to_o buy_v out_o with_o a_o price_n as_o slave_n be_v buy_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o turk_n but_o in_o a_o general_a notion_n they_o often_o signify_v to_o deliver_v out_o of_o distress_n though_o without_o a_o price_n by_o the_o redeem_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n be_v mean_v those_o jew_n which_o remain_v in_o their_o own_o country_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v there_o save_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o assyrian_n by_o the_o ransom_a mention_v in_o this_o verse_n be_v mean_v those_o jew_n which_o be_v either_o carry_v captive_a into_o assyria_n or_o flee_v into_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o the_o assyrian_n and_o be_v save_v there_o and_o bring_v back_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o they_o he_o call_v they_o the_o redeem_v and_o the_o ransom_v by_o anticipation_n for_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o redeem_v and_o ransom_v shall_v return_v supple_a out_o of_o the_o several_a place_n where_o they_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v exile_n into_o their_o own_o land_n the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o come_v to_o zion_n i._o e._n and_o they_o shall_v come_v supple_a by_o that_o way_n or_o upon_o that_o way_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v in_o zion_n by_o zion_n he_o mean_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v build_v there_o upon_o mount_n zion_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la subjecti_fw-la with_o song_n supple_a of_o rejoice_v upon_o their_o solemn_a feast_n day_n and_o upon_o other_o special_a occasion_n and_o everlasting_a joy_n upon_o their_o head_n he_n say_v and_o with_o everlasting_a joy_n upon_o their_o head_n because_o he_o speak_v of_o joy_n as_o of_o a_o crown_n which_o be_v wear_v upon_o the_o head_n everlasting_a joy_n i._o e._n joy_n which_o shall_v long_o continue_v and_o shall_v not_o be_v interrupt_v for_o many_o year_n note_v that_o this_o word_n everlasting_a do_v not_o always_o signify_v a_o infinite_a duration_n but_o very_o often_o a_o long_a time_n and_o yet_o not_o very_o long_o only_o they_o shall_v obtain_v joy_n and_o gladness_n i._o e._n for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v such_o a_o happy_a condition_n as_o shall_v make_v they_o joyful_a and_o glad_a understand_v for_o for_o these_o word_n contain_v a_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o zion_n with_o song_n and_o everlasting_a joy_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o sorrow_n and_o sigh_v supple_a which_o the_o assyrian_n have_v bring_v upon_o they_o through_o their_o oppression_n and_o tyranny_n isaiah_n chap._n xxxvi_o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n these_o thing_n which_o isaiah_n foretell_v concern_v the_o desolation_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o assyrian_n under_o sennacherib_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o assyrian_a army_n by_o the_o angel_n come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o day_n of_o isaiah_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n make_v a_o short_a history_n thereof_o and_o add_v it_o to_o his_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o same_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o all_o how_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n answer_v his_o prophecy_n come_v up_o with_o a_o exceed_o great_a army_n and_o take_v they_o jerusalem_n be_v here_o to_o be_v except_v what_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o he_o speak_v by_o anticipation_n for_o many_o thing_n which_o he_o mention_v after_o this_o in_o this_o history_n be_v act_v before_o sennacherib_n come_v against_o and_o take_v all_o the_o city_n which_o he_o come_v against_o and_o take_v 2._o rabshakeh_fw-it this_o rabshakeh_n be_v sennacherib_n chief_a captain_n from_o lacish_n lacish_n be_v a_o city_n of_o judah_n which_o sennacherib_n besiege_v at_o this_o time_n to_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n be_v the_o metropolis_n and_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n where_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v at_o this_o time_n god_n have_v promise_v by_o isaiah_n to_o preserve_v that_o city_n from_o the_o assyrian_n with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o besiege_v jerusalem_n and_o take_v it_o by_o force_n if_o hezekiah_n will_v not_o yield_v it_o upon_o term_n and_o he_o stand_v by_o the_o conduit_n of_o the_o upper_a pool_n i._o e._n and_o rabshakeh_n stand_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o pool_n about_o jerusalem_n whereof_o one_o be_v call_v the_o upper_a the_o other_o the_o low_a pool_n from_o their_o situation_n upon_o both_o these_o pool_n at_o least_o upon_o the_o upper_a pool_n there_o be_v conduit_n make_v to_o conduct_v water_n from_o thence_o into_o the_o city_n in_o the_o highway_n of_o the_o fuller_n field_n i._o e._n in_o the_o highway_n which_o go_v through_o or_o by_o that_o field_n which_o be_v call_v the_o fuller_n field_n which_o field_n be_v call_v the_o fuller_n field_n because_o the_o fuller_n be_v wont_v to_o dry_v their_o clothes_n there_o when_o they_o have_v wash_v they_o in_o
that_o when_o they_o be_v return_v home_o they_o who_o they_o have_v subdue_v shall_v rebel_v again_o and_o be_v no_o long_o subject_n to_o they_o 19_o of_o hamah_n and_o arphad_n what_o hamah_n and_o arphad_n be_v see_v cap._n 10.9_o of_o sepharvaim_v some_o take_v sepharvaim_v to_o have_v be_v a_o city_n of_o syria_n near_o the_o sea_n other_o to_o have_v be_v a_o city_n seat_v upon_o the_o river_n euphrates_n and_o have_v they_o supple_a which_o be_v the_o god_n of_o samaria_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 20._o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v jerusalem_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n i._o e._n that_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v jerusalem_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n 21._o but_o they_o hold_v their_o peace_n i._o e._n but_o the_o people_n which_o sit_v upon_o the_o wall_n to_o who_o rabshakeh_n direct_v this_o speech_n hold_v their_o peace_n see_v 2_o king_n 18.36_o the_o king_n commandment_n be_v say_v answer_v he_o not_o hezekiah_n be_v a_o more_o wise_a king_n foresee_v that_o the_o assyrian_a be_v proud_a by_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o more_o proud_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o victory_n will_v carry_v himself_o proud_o and_o insolent_o therefore_o he_o command_v the_o people_n which_o sit_v upon_o the_o wall_n if_o they_o shall_v hear_v rabshakeh_n speak_v proud_o to_o they_o not_o to_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n lest_o they_o shall_v by_o their_o answer_n the_o more_o exasperate_v he_o if_o it_o be_v rough_a or_o terrify_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n if_o their_o answer_n shall_v savour_v of_o fear_n again_o by_o enjoin_v they_o silence_n rabshakeh_n can_v not_o so_o well_o practice_v with_o they_o or_o know_v their_o mind_n who_o will_v have_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o gain_v the_o city_n at_o this_o time_n 22._o with_o their_o clothes_n rend_v the_o rend_n of_o their_o clothes_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n among_o the_o hebrew_n as_o gen._n 37.34_o and_o 2_o sam._n 1.11_o job_n 2.11_o and_o particular_o a_o sign_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n together_o with_o a_o holy_a indignation_n for_o the_o blasphemy_n which_o they_o hear_v as_o matth._n 26.65_o act_n 14.14_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o rend_a their_o clothes_n for_o such_o occasion_n be_v to_o signify_v thereby_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v rend_v for_o very_a grief_n these_o man_n rend_v their_o clothes_n here_o both_o because_o of_o the_o blasphemy_n with_o which_o they_o hear_v rabshakeh_n blaspheme_v god_n and_o also_o for_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n that_o they_o be_v like_a to_o make_v no_o peace_n with_o the_o assyrian_n cap._n 33.7_o isaiah_n chap._n xxxvii_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n to_o wit_n because_o of_o rabshakeh_n blasphemy_n which_o be_v relate_v to_o he_o and_o for_o grief_n of_o what_o be_v like_a to_o happen_v by_o the_o break_n off_o of_o the_o treaty_n by_o the_o assyrian_n if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o avert_v it_o and_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n into_o the_o temple_n there_o to_o call_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o aid_n in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n 2._o and_o he_o send_v eliakim_n etc._n etc._n unto_o isaiah_n the_o son_n of_o amos_n for_o what_o end_n hezekiah_n send_v to_o isaiah_n we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o four_o verse_n he_o send_v to_o he_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v leave_v after_o the_o desolation_n which_o the_o assyrian_n have_v make_v and_o he_o send_v to_o he_o rather_o than_o to_o any_o other_o because_o he_o know_v his_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v in_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v in_o fore-time_n deliver_v to_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v preserve_v jerusalem_n from_o the_o assyrian_n 3._o this_o day_n be_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n i._o e._n this_o time_n be_v a_o time_n of_o trouble_n a_o time_n of_o trouble_n because_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o so_o many_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o because_o of_o the_o siege_n and_o vexation_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o rebuke_n i._o e._n and_o a_o time_n of_o reproach_n in_o which_o we_o be_v reproach_v for_o rabshakeh_n do_v bitter_o reproach_n and_o taunt_n both_o i_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o my_o people_n as_o for_o rabshakeh_n reproach_n of_o the_o king_n see_v cap._n 36.14_o 15_o 16_o 18._o this_o word_n rebuke_n though_o it_o often_o signify_v a_o reprove_v or_o chide_v after_o a_o friendly_a manner_n yet_o here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o reproach_v and_o taunt_a in_o a_o spiteful_a way_n and_o of_o blasphemy_n i._o e._n and_o a_o day_n or_o time_n of_o blasphemy_n for_o rabshakeh_n blaspheme_v the_o live_a god_n of_o rabshakeh_n blasphemy_n see_v cap._n 26.15_o 20._o for_o the_o child_n be_v come_v to_o the_o birth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n to_o bring_v forth_o before_o these_o word_n understand_v those_o lift_v up_o thy_o prayer_n for_o we_o for_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o prophet_n use_v a_o brachylogy_n and_o that_o these_o word_n lift_v up_o thy_o prayer_n for_o we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v from_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v on_o what_o this_o sentence_n do_v depend_v except_o we_o take_v for_o for_o and_o or_o for_o moreover_o the_o child_n be_v come_v to_o the_o birth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n to_o bring_v forth_o this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a kind_n of_o speech_n use_v when_o man_n be_v in_o extreme_a danger_n or_o anguish_n and_o have_v no_o humane_a help_n to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v take_v from_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n when_o the_o child_n be_v come_v to_o the_o birth_n that_o be_v to_o the_o strait_a and_o narrow_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n at_o what_o time_n she_o be_v in_o her_o great_a pain_n and_o the_o great_a danger_n and_o the_o woman_n strength_n than_o fail_v she_o so_o that_o she_o can_v bring_v her_o child_n forth_o into_o the_o world_n that_o she_o may_v be_v ease_v of_o her_o pain_n and_o free_v from_o her_o danger_n 4._o will_v hear_v the_o word_n of_o rabshakeh_n i._o e._n will_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o word_n of_o rabshakeh_n and_o will_v reprove_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v hear_v i._o e._n and_o will_v punish_v rabshakeh_n and_o his_o master_n who_o send_v he_o for_o those_o their_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v hear_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o to_o reprove_v or_o rebuke_v when_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o god_n be_v take_v most_o often_o for_o to_o punish_v as_o 1_o chron._n 12.17_o psal_n 6.1_o and_o to_o reprove_v word_n be_v to_o reprove_v or_o punish_v a_o man_n for_o his_o word_n as_o to_o punish_v sin_n be_v to_o punish_v a_o man_n for_o his_o sin_n wherefore_o lift_v up_o thy_o prayer_n for_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v supple_a that_o god_n will_v punish_v the_o assyrian_n and_o spare_v they_o for_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v by_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v he_o mean_v those_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v leave_v after_o that_o havoc_n of_o man_n which_o sennacherib_n and_o his_o army_n have_v make_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n 6._o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v hear_v wherewith_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v blaspheme_v i_o q._n d._n though_o rabshakeh_n and_o his_o company_n do_v by_o the_o command_n of_o their_o master_n blasphemous_o say_v cap._n 36._o verse_n 15_o 20._o that_o i_o can_v not_o deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n yet_o be_v not_o thou_o afraid_a by_o reason_n of_o these_o word_n for_o i_o will_v deliver_v you_o 7._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o q._n d._n i_o will_v send_v a_o blast_n of_o wind_n upon_o he_o which_o shall_v blow_v he_o out_o of_o this_o land_n as_o the_o dust_n or_o chaff_n be_v blow_v before_o the_o wind_n this_o phrase_n show_v how_o easy_o god_n can_v rid_v the_o land_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o his_o force_n and_o it_o be_v metaphorical_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o metaphor_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o word_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v a_o rumour_n i._n e._n for_o he_o shall_v hear_v a_o rumour_n the_o rumour_n which_o he_o hear_v and_o which_o turn_v he_o into_o his_o own_o land_n be_v the_o rumour_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o 185000_o of_o his_o army_n in_o one_o night_n for_o note_v that_o though_o sennacherib_n himself_o be_v upon_o a_o speedy_a march_n with_o that_o part_n of_o his_o army_n which_o be_v with_o he_o towards_o jerusalem_n to_o put_v in_o execution_n all_o
hostility_n against_o that_o city_n yet_o he_o come_v not_o thither_o he_o come_v no_o far_o than_o nob_n cap._n 10.32_o and_o there_o he_o hear_v of_o that_o destruction_n of_o his_o army_n which_o lie_v before_o jerusalem_n which_o turn_v he_o with_o all_o haste_n and_o fear_n towards_o his_o own_o land_n and_o he_o stay_v not_o till_o he_o come_v to_o nineveh_n v._o 37._o and_o return_n supple_a upon_o hear_v of_o that_o rumour_n into_o his_o own_o land_n he_o return_v to_o nineveh_n verse_n 37._o which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o assyria_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n in_o his_o own_o land_n sennacherib_n be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n by_o his_o two_o son_n adramelech_n and_o sharezer_n as_o he_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o house_n of_o nisroch_n his_o god_n v._o 38._o 8._o so_o rabshakeh_n return_v etc._n etc._n this_o relate_v to_o the_o 21_o or_o 22._o verse_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n note_v that_o though_o rabshakeh_n return_v himself_o yet_o he_o leave_v his_o army_n before_o jerusalem_n against_o libnah_n libnah_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n belong_v to_o the_o priest_n josh_n 21.13_o 9_o and_o he_o hear_v say_v i._o e._n and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n hear_v say_v he_o be_v come_v forth_o to_o make_v war_n with_o thou_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n with_o a_o army_n not_o to_o encounter_v sennacherib_n in_o judea_n but_o to_o set_v upon_o assyria_n the_o kingdom_n of_o sennacherib_n in_o sennacherib_n absence_n see_v cap._n 18._o he_o send_v messenger_n say_v sennacherib_n do_v not_o only_o send_v a_o message_n by_o those_o messenger_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o he_o send_v by_o they_o a_o letter_n also_o to_o hezekiah_n though_o it_o be_v here_o omit_v for_o brevity_n sake_n verse_n 14._o sennacherib_n use_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o terrify_v hezekiah_n to_o a_o surrender_n when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o march_n of_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v the_o motion_n of_o tirakah_n army_n 10._o thus_o shall_v you_o speak_v to_o hezekiah_n etc._n etc._n the_o assyrian_a do_v repeat_v here_o and_o beat_v upon_o what_o he_o say_v cap._n 36.14_o he_o do_v not_o mention_v the_o weakness_n and_o perfidiousness_n of_o egypt_n nor_o the_o scarcity_n of_o soldier_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o he_o do_v cap._n 36._o v._n 6_o 8._o because_o now_o he_o understand_v that_o hezekiah_n do_v rely_v only_o upon_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v endeavour_v to_o affright_v he_o from_o that_o by_o tell_v he_o with_o what_o ill_a success_n other_o have_v rely_v upon_o their_o go_n gozan_n by_o gozan_n he_o mean_v the_o people_n which_o live_v near_o to_o the_o river_n gozan_n which_o be_v a_o river_n of_o the_o mede_n 2_o king_n 17.6_o haran_n this_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o city_n of_o media_n near_o the_o river_n gozan_n 1_o chron._n 5.26_o though_o some_o make_v it_o a_o city_n of_o mesopotamia_n gen._n 11.31_o rezeph_n there_o be_v no_o other_o mention_n of_o rezeph_n in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n but_o here_o and_o in_o the_o same_o story_n 2_o king_n 19.12_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v where_o it_o be_v seat_v some_o therefore_o place_n it_o in_o syria_n some_o in_o mesopotamia_n other_o in_o arabia_n the_o child_n of_o eden_n i._n e._n the_o people_n of_o eden_n eden_n be_v a_o region_n of_o mosopotamia_n in_o which_o paradise_n be_v plant_v gen._n 2.8_o which_o be_v in_o telassar_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v gather_v from_o scripture_n where_o this_o telassar_n be_v situate_a but_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o region_n either_o of_o syria_n or_o mesopotamia_n here_o upon_o some_o occasion_n or_o other_o do_v the_o people_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o eden_n dwell_v at_o this_o time_n 13._o where_o be_v the_o king_n of_o hamath_n etc._n etc._n see_v cap._n 36.19_o henah_n this_n be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o mede_n ivah_n this_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v a_o region_n of_o the_o assyrian_n 14._o and_o spread_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n hezekiah_n do_v spread_v sennacherib_n letter_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o lord_n to_o seâ—_n it_o and_o to_o read_v it_o because_o the_o content_n thereof_o be_v chief_o against_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o be_v move_v with_o the_o blasphemy_n and_o indignity_n therein_o contain_v may_v take_v vengeance_n upon_o sennacherib_n and_o defend_v his_o own_o people_n against_o he_o and_o hezekiah_n do_v this_o because_o the_o lord_n do_v often_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o the_o fashion_n of_o man_n and_o man_n be_v eager_o stir_v up_o to_o revenge_n when_o they_o see_v that_o which_o offend_v they_o before_o their_o eye_n 16._o that_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubin_n in_o the_o two_o end_n of_o the_o mercy-seat_n there_o be_v two_o cherubin_n or_o angel_n make_v of_o gold_n of_o beat_a work_n and_o these_o cherubin_n do_v stretch_v forth_o their_o wing_n on_o high_a and_o their_o face_n do_v look_v one_o towards_o another_o exod._n 25._o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o between_o these_o two_o cherubin_n be_v the_o lord_n wont_a to_o manifest_v his_o presence_n and_o to_o sit_v exod._n 25._o ver_fw-la 22._o number_n 7.29_o hence_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v to_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubin_n psalm_n 80.1_o and_o to_o sit_v between_o the_o cherubin_n psal_n 99.1_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n even_o thou_o alone_o of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o acknowledgement_n or_o confession_n do_v hezekiah_n here_o make_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o many_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o sennacherib_n mention_v cap._n 36.18_o and_o cap._n 37.12_o and_o in_o full_a belief_n of_o this_o do_v he_o make_v his_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n thou_o have_v make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n by_o heaven_n and_o earth_n understand_v also_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v therein_o contain_v by_o a_o metonymy_n he_o show_v by_o this_o that_o the_o right_n and_o title_n to_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v no_o god_n true_o so_o call_v but_o the_o lord_n only_o 17._o and_o hear_v supple_a the_o blasphemous_a word_n which_o sennacherib_n have_v write_v against_o thou_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o hezekiah_n do_v not_o only_o spread_v sennacherib_n letter_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o lord_n to_o see_v the_o blasphemy_n therein_o write_v but_o do_v also_o read_v it_o himself_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o hear_v it_o while_o he_o read_v it_o and_o see_v supple_a the_o blasphemous_a word_n which_o sennacherib_n have_v write_v in_o this_o letter_n and_o hear_v supple_a and_o see_v q._n d._n yea_o hear_v i_o say_v and_o see_v etc._n etc._n the_o live_a god_n i._n e._n thou_o here_o be_v a_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n 18._o of_o a_o truth_n lord_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v lay_v waste_v all_o the_o nation_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n hezekiah_n confess_v it_o here_o to_o be_v true_a which_o sennacherib_n say_v v._o 12._o but_o draw_v a_o better_a conclusion_n from_o thence_o then_o sennacherib_n do_v lay_v waste_v the_o nation_n this_o phrase_n be_v like_o that_o cap._n 24.6_o viz._n they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o be_v desolate_a look_v therefore_o upon_o the_o note_n there_o 20._o now_o therefore_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n save_o we_o from_o his_o hand_n that_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n even_o thou_o only_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o only_a lord_n god_n if_o he_o will_v but_o save_v his_o people_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_n out_o of_o who_o hand_n no_o god_n be_v able_a to_o save_v his_o people_n for_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v persuade_v that_o the_o god_n of_o every_o people_n will_v do_v his_o uttermost_a to_o save_v his_o people_n whereas_o therefore_o other_o god_n do_v not_o save_v their_o people_n and_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n do_v save_o he_o they_o will_v conclude_v that_o he_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n i._n e._n that_o thou_o only_o be_v the_o only_a lord_n and_o god_n 22._o this_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v i._o e._n this_o be_v the_o word_n which_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v he_o put_v the_o three_o for_o the_o first_o person_n by_o a_o enallage_n the_o virgin_n the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n so_o cap._n 1.8_o he_o call_v zion_n or_o jerusalem_n a_o virgin_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o he_o call_v she_o a_o daughter_n that_o be_v for_o her_o beauty_n have_v despise_v thou_o and_o
laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v i._n e._n shall_v despise_v thou_o and_o laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v a_o preterperfect_a for_o a_o future_a tense_n the_o jew_n may_v well_o despise_v sennacherib_n when_o all_o his_o army_n be_v slay_v and_o his_o force_n and_o strength_n destroy_v and_o laugh_v at_o he_o when_o he_o flee_v for_o fear_n to_o his_o strong_a hold_n see_v cap._n 31.8_o 9_o and_o cap._n 33.18_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n i._n e._n jerusalem_n see_v cap._n 1.8_o have_v shake_v her_o head_n at_o thou_o i._n e._n shall_v deride_v thou_o and_o mock_v thou_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o gesture_n of_o those_o which_o mock_v and_o deride_v who_o shake_v their_o head_n at_o those_o who_o they_o deride_v and_o mock_v as_o mat._n 27.39_o and_o he_o put_v a_o preterperfect_a tense_n for_o a_o future_a 23._o who_o have_v thou_o reproach_v and_o blaspheme_v etc._n etc._n he_o give_v a_o reason_n here_o in_o this_o and_o the_o six_o verse_n follow_v why_o the_o condition_n of_o sennacherib_n shall_v be_v make_v both_o despicable_a and_o ridiculous_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o to_o wit_n because_o sennacherib_n have_v reproach_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n and_o arrogant_o assume_v that_o to_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o have_v boast_v that_o he_o will_v take_v jerusalem_n by_o force_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v preserve_v for_o which_o reason_n the_o lord_n will_v pull_v he_o down_o and_o make_v he_o a_o object_n of_o contempt_n and_o laughter_n this_o speech_n be_v direct_v to_o sennacherib_n by_o a_o apostrophe_n and_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n on_o high_a i._o e._n and_o carry_v thyself_o proud_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o gesture_n of_o proud_a man_n who_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n and_o their_o head_n and_o scornful_o look_v upon_o those_o who_o they_o despise_v even_o against_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n i._n e._n even_o against_o the_o lord_n the_o only_a god_n who_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n worship_n as_o the_o holy_a and_o only_a god_n 24._o by_o thy_o servant_n have_v thou_o reproach_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n by_o rabshakeh_n and_o his_o companion_n who_o thou_o send_v to_o hezekiah_n have_v thou_o reproach_v the_o lord_n and_o have_v say_v what_o follow_v in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o sennacherib_n by_o a_o mimesis_n by_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o charet_n be_o i_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n sennacherib_n speak_v here_o as_o he_o do_v cap._n 10.13_o attribute_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v whole_o to_o himself_o and_o not_o acknowledge_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n therein_o though_o what_o he_o do_v he_o do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o god_n instrument_n which_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o god_n and_o a_o blaspheme_n of_o his_o name_n by_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o charet_n be_o i_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n q._n d._n i_o be_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n by_o my_o own_o power_n and_o strength_n which_o be_v great_a and_o which_o none_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n judea_n be_v very_o mountainous_a and_o hilly_a and_o most_o of_o the_o city_n thereof_o be_v seat_v upon_o hill_n and_o mountain_n by_o the_o height_n of_o the_o mountain_n therefore_o we_o may_v understand_v either_o the_o most_o inaccessible_a place_n of_o judea_n or_o 〈◊〉_d may_v understand_v the_o city_n thereof_o and_o in_o particular_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o land_n and_o the_o great_a seat_v as_o be_v probable_a to_o the_o side_n of_o lebanon_n q._n d._n yea_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n lebanon_n be_v a_o famous_a forest_n in_o the_o north_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v set_v not_o only_o with_o ordinary_a tree_n but_o be_v famous_a also_o for_o tall_a cedar_n and_o choice_a firre-tree_n and_o from_o this_o forest_n be_v 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lebanon_n i._n e._n of_o jerusalem_n note_v that_o these_o word_n the_o height_n of_o his_o border_n be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o very_a height_n of_o his_o high_a part_n for_o the_o border_n signify_v the_o utmost_a part_n of_o a_o thing_n on_o the_o high_a place_n of_o jerusalem_n stand_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o palace_n and_o stately_a building_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n which_o solomon_n build_v for_o they_o be_v build_v upon_o mount_n zion_n into_o the_o temple_n therefore_o and_o into_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v sennacharib_n threaten_v to_o enter_v or_o boast_v that_o he_o will_v enter_v when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v entter_n into_o the_o height_n of_o his_o border_n and_o into_o the_o forest_n of_o his_o carmel_n he_o say_v and_o into_o the_o forest_n of_o his_o carmel_n for_o and_o into_o the_o carmel_n of_o his_o forest_n by_o a_o hypallage_n or_o hyperbaton_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n be_v q._n d._n i_o will_v enter_v into_o the_o height_n of_o his_o border_n yea_o into_o the_o carmel_n of_o his_o that_o be_v of_o lebanon_n forrest_n that_o be_v into_o the_o carmel_n of_o lebanon_n which_o be_v a_o forest_n note_v here_o that_o and_o be_v put_v for_o yea_o and_o be_v a_o note_n of_o asseveration_n or_o confirmation_n of_o what_o he_o say_v just_a before_o carmel_n be_v a_o most_o excellent_a and_o pleasant_a hill_n of_o which_o see_n cap._n 33._o v._n 9_o and_o cap._n 35._o v._n 2._o and_o it_o be_v here_o take_v figurative_o for_o mount_n zion_n which_o be_v situate_a within_o jerusalem_n and_o on_o which_o the_o most_o pleasant_a object_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v seat_v as_o the_o temple_n the_o king_n palace_n and_o nigh_o unto_o that_o those_o goodly_a garden_n and_o orchard_n which_o the_o preacher_n speak_v of_o eccles_n 2._o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o i_o say_v carmel_n be_v take_v here_o figurative_o for_o this_o mount_n zion_n as_o lebanon_n be_v take_v for_o jerusalem_n itself_o a_o little_a before_o of_o his_o border_n of_o his_o carmel_n the_o antecedent_n to_o this_o relative_n his_o be_v lebanon_n and_o his_o be_v as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o carmel_n of_o his_o or_o its_o forest_n be_v no_o more_o than_o his_o or_o its_o carmel_n for_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n be_v but_o a_o periphrafis_n of_o lebanon_n which_o be_v a_o forest_n 25._o i_o have_v dig_v and_o drink_v water_n q._n d._n for_o so_o great_a a_o army_n have_v i_o as_o that_o when_o i_o have_v come_v into_o dry_a place_n where_o there_o have_v be_v no_o more_o water_n to_o be_v have_v i_o have_v dig_v well_n by_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o soldier_n and_o have_v come_v at_o water_n enough_o to_o suffice_v i_o and_o my_o whole_a army_n for_o drink_n and_o other_o necessary_n sennacherib_n may_v seem_v here_o oblique_o to_o slight_v that_o policy_n of_o hezekiah_n in_o cut_v off_o the_o water_n about_o jerusalem_n hereby_o to_o distress_v he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o besiege_v it_o 2_o chron._n 32._o v._o 3_o 4._o and_o with_o the_o sole_a of_o my_o foot_n have_v i_o dry_v up_o all_o the_o river_n of_o besiege_a place_n understand_v this_o place_n so_o that_o sennacherib_n boast_v here_o that_o whensoever_o he_o come_v to_o besiege_v any_o place_n he_o come_v with_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o soldier_n as_o that_o they_o do_v present_o drink_v all_o the_o river_n of_o the_o place_n dry_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o i_o come_v to_o besiege_v any_o place_n and_o set_v my_o foot_n near_o to_o the_o river_n thereof_o i_o have_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o man_n drink_v they_o up_o dry_v immediate_o a_o thrasonical_a expression_n with_o the_o sole_a of_o my_o foot_n
try_v he_o 2_o chron._n 32.31_o other_o say_v that_o hezekiah_n give_v a_o answer_n to_o both_o question_n but_o one_o of_o they_o be_v here_o omit_v because_o the_o prophet_n take_v a_o occasion_n only_o from_o his_o last_o answer_n to_o reprehend_v he_o this_o answer_n of_o hezekiah_n savour_v of_o vainglory_n also_o and_o be_v speak_v out_o of_o boast_v 6._o shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n this_o be_v fulfil_v hy_z nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 24.13_o 7._o of_o thy_o son_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v begâ—t_v shall_v they_o take_v away_o this_o be_v fulfil_v 2_o king_n 24.15_o and_o 25.7_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n a_o eunuch_n signify_v proper_o a_o man_n which_o be_v geld_v and_o he_o be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n from_o the_o care_n and_o charge_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o bed_n for_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v employ_v by_o great_a prince_n in_o their_o bedchamber_n and_o in_o the_o care_n and_o custody_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o concubine_n because_o they_o be_v more_o nimble_a and_o serviceable_a than_o woman_n and_o yet_o chaste_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v geld_v and_o because_o these_o be_v so_o near_o to_o prince_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o concubine_n hence_o all_o great_a officer_n in_o the_o king_n court_n be_v call_v eunuch_n though_o they_o be_v not_o geld_v nor_o employ_v in_o the_o bedchamber_n about_o the_o king_n wife_n and_o concubine_n as_o eunuch_n be_v yea_o any_o courtier_n may_v be_v call_v a_o eunuch_n per_fw-la synecdochen_n speciei_fw-la though_o their_o office_n be_v never_o so_o great_a in_o a_o foreign_a king_n court_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n and_o misery_n for_o king_n and_o the_o child_n of_o king_n to_o be_v servant_n though_o to_o king_n upon_o such_o a_o way_n as_o these_o be_v 8._o good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v these_o word_n may_v signify_v hezekiah_n submission_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n here_o denounce_v against_o he_o for_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n do_v inferior_n signify_v that_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o sentence_n of_o their_o superior_n though_o it_o be_v bitter_a see_v 1_o king_n 2._o verse_n 38._o and_o 42._o yet_o the_o hebrew_n do_v so_o interpret_v this_o place_n as_o if_o hezekiah_n have_v therefore_o say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a because_o the_o judgement_n thereby_o denounce_v be_v not_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o in_o person_n nor_o in_o his_o day_n but_o only_o to_o fall_v upon_o his_o child_n in_o after_o time_n and_o indeed_o these_o word_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n seem_v much_o to_o favour_v this_o interpretation_n of_o they_o and_o much_o more_o as_o they_o be_v record_v in_o the_o same_o story_n 2_o king_n 20.19_o they_o therefore_o reprehend_v hezekiah_n here_o for_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v much_o touch_v with_o that_o which_o shall_v fall_v upon_o his_o people_n and_o upon_o his_o child_n be_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o to_o taste_v of_o that_o cup._n but_o if_o hezekiah_n offend_v here_o he_o humble_v himself_o afterward_o 2_o chro._n cap._n 32._o v._n 26._o he_o say_v moreover_o q._n d._n and_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a but_o he_o do_v moreover_o show_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o say_v it_o be_v good_a thâ—re_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n i._n e._n there_o shall_v be_v a_o sure_a or_o firm_a peace_n in_o my_o day_n for_o though_o this_o judgement_n shall_v take_v away_o peace_n when_o it_o come_v yet_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v for_o understanding_n of_o this_o sense_n note_v first_o that_o the_o word_n truth_n be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o for_o firmness_n and_o assurance_n as_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v take_v for_o to_o be_v constant_a and_o firm_a ephes_n 4.15_o and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n because_o the_o hebrew_n word_n em_v signify_v firmness_n and_o assurance_n aswell_o as_o truth_n and_o this_o word_n truth_n must_v be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o equal_a signification_n with_o its_o original_a em_v note_n second_o that_o in_o these_o word_n peace_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v peace_n and_o assurance_n or_o peace_n and_o firmness_n there_o be_v a_o figure_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o two_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v one_o thing_n peace_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v peace_n and_o assurance_n or_o peace_n and_o firmness_n to_o express_v a_o sure_a and_o firm_a peace_n the_o like_a to_o which_o we_o observe_v cap._n 4.5_o in_o those_o word_n a_o smoke_n and_o a_o cloud_n by_o day_n for_o a_o smoky_a cloud_n by_o day_n jer_n 14.13_o we_o read_v this_o i_o will_v give_v you_o assure_v peace_n yet_o in_o the_o original_a there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n as_o be_v in_o this_o place_n of_o isaiah_n to_o wit_n sheloth_n em_v there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n it_o may_v be_v here_o ask_v how_o hezekiah_n come_v to_o know_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o day_n answ_n hezekiah_n may_v easy_o gather_v it_o out_o of_o the_o prophet_n word_n record_v in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o threat_n here_o be_v not_o that_o he_o but_o that_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o make_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n yea_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o the_o judgement_n which_o god_n have_v denounce_v against_o he_o at_o this_o time_n shall_v not_o fall_v out_o in_o his_o day_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v but_o omit_v for_o brevity_n sake_n and_o left_a to_o be_v understand_v out_o of_o these_o word_n for_o such_o kind_n of_o brachylogie_n be_v often_o use_v see_v cap._n 32.24_o in_o my_o day_n i._n e._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n note_v that_o the_o peace_n here_o promise_v to_o hezekiah_n be_v only_o a_o security_n or_o assurance_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v infest_a from_o babylon_n during_o his_o life_n therefore_o notwithstanding_o this_o he_o may_v have_v war_n especial_o a_o offensive_a war_n with_o other_o nation_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o have_v with_o the_o philistine_n cap._n 11.14_o isaiah_n chap._n xl._n comfort_v you_o comfort_v you_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n wherein_o they_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o nebuzaradan_n one_o of_o the_o captain_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o he_o may_v comfort_v the_o godly_a who_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o other_o man_n he_o do_v in_o this_o last_o part_n of_o his_o book_n prophecy_n to_o they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n which_o shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o their_o flourish_a estate_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v live_v when_o they_o be_v come_v back_o into_o their_o own_o land_n and_o the_o security_n and_o safety_n which_o they_o shall_v live_v in_o there_o and_o the_o great_a victory_n which_o they_o shall_v achieve_v etc._n etc._n and_o note_v that_o when_o all_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n bestow_v upon_o the_o jew_n have_v in_o they_o a_o shadow_n of_o those_o blessing_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o christ_n those_o blessing_n which_o isaiah_n mention_v here_o from_o this_o place_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o prophecy_n do_v in_o a_o most_o eminent_a manner_n shadow_n forth_o those_o blessing_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o christ_n the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v so_o direct_v by_o god_n as_o that_o they_o do_v oftentimes_o more_o simple_o and_o clear_o signify_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v by_o christ_n than_o those_o thing_n which_o isaiah_n will_v first_o signify_v thereby_o that_o be_v than_o the_o blessing_n which_o god_n will_v bestow_v upon_o the_o jew_n by_o and_o after_o their_o deliverance_n from_o their_o captivity_n comfort_v you_o comfort_v you_o my_o people_n comfort_v you_o my_o people_n the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o captivity_n comfort_v they_o with_o the_o joyful_a news_n of_o their_o deliverance_n say_v your_o god_n i._n e._n say_v your_o god_n you_o jew_n to_o his_o prophet_n 2._o speak_v comfortable_o to_o jerusalem_n q._n d._n speak_v you_o comfortable_a word_n to_o jerusalem_n o_o you_o my_o servant_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o jerusalem_n he_o mean_v the_o material_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o here_o speak_v to_o as_o a_o person_n by_o a_o metaphor_n or_o prosopopeia_fw-la her_o warfare_n be_v accomplish_v i._n e._n her_o great_a labour_n and_o hardship_n which_o
e._n abominable_a be_v he_o he_o put_v a_o abstract_n for_o a_o concrete_a by_o a_o metonymy_n that_o choose_v you_o supple_a to_o be_v his_o god_n 25._o i_o have_v raise_v one_o up_o from_o the_o north_n and_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o lord_n speak_v this_o after_o a_o insult_a manner_n as_o before_o to_o show_v that_o he_o can_v do_v what_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a can_v i_o have_v raise_v up_o i._n e._n i_o will_v raise_v up_o he_o put_v a_o preterperfect_a tense_n here_o for_o a_o future_a to_o show_v that_o what_o he_o say_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o sure_o as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o do_v one_o from_o the_o north_n he_n mean_v cyrus_n who_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o that_o he_o may_v wage_v war_n against_o the_o babylonian_n and_o overcome_v they_o and_o so_o free_a the_o jew_n from_o the_o captivity_n in_o which_o they_o be_v in_o under_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o shall_v come_v supple_a at_o my_o call_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n shall_v he_o call_v upon_o my_o name_n i._o e._n he_o shall_v call_v upon_o i_o from_o the_o east_n supple_a to_o know_v what_o my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v for_o he_o to_o do_v the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v put_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o god_n himself_o as_o cap._n 30.27_o and_o the_o prophet_n allude_v here_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o good_a servant_n who_o when_o they_o will_v have_v something_o to_o do_v call_v upon_o their_o master_n to_o know_v what_o work_n he_o have_v for_o they_o to_o do_v note_v here_o that_o we_o must_v not_o think_v by_o reason_n of_o this_o that_o cyrus_n do_v inquire_v of_o god_n while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o east_n what_o work_v it_o will_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o employ_v he_o in_o for_o cyrus_n know_v not_o god_n cap._n 45.5_o but_o this_o be_v only_o that_o which_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o place_n that_o cyrus_n shall_v do_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o true_o and_o as_o full_o as_o if_o he_o have_v ask_v the_o lord_n what_o 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be_v none_o that_o hear_v your_o word_n i._n e._n yea_o you_o be_v all_o mute_a so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v hear_v you_o speak_v a_o word_n concern_v the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o yet_o i_o have_v foretell_v yea_o no_o man_n can_v hear_v you_o speak_v any_o one_o word_n at_o all_o 27._o the_o first_o shall_v say_v to_o zion_n etc._n etc._n q._n d._n the_o lord_n shall_v say_v to_o zion_n by_o his_o messenger_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n and_o call_v himself_o the_o first_o as_o he_o do_v also_o vers_fw-la 4._o the_o note_n whereof_o read_v yet_o by_o the_o first_o may_v be_v mean_v the_o first_o messenger_n that_o come_v from_o babylon_n to_o judea_n q._n d._n the_o first_o messenger_n that_o come_v from_o babylon_n to_o judea_n shall_v say_v to_o zion_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o this_o be_v show_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v speedy_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o their_o captivity_n he_o still_o insult_v over_o the_o 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for._n 28._o for_o i_o behold_v and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n between_o this_o and_o the_o former_a verse_n we_o must_v understand_v these_o or_o the_o like_a word_n as_o speak_v by_o god_n give_v sentence_n in_o the_o caâ—se_n between_o himself_o and_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a viz._n i_o therefore_o be_o god_n alone_o for_o as_o for_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o be_v no_o god_n q._n d._n i_o therefore_o be_o god_n alone_o for_o as_o for_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o be_v no_o god_n for_o i_o behold_v and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n even_o among_o they_o and_o there_o be_v
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brow_n brass_n i._n e._n and_o that_o thou_o be_v impudent_a and_o therefore_o if_o i_o have_v not_o tell_v of_o these_o thing_n before_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v thou_o will_v have_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o say_v that_o i_o do_v they_o not_o thy_o brow_n bâ—ass_n it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o impudent_a man_n that_o his_o brow_n that_o be_v that_o his_o face_n take_v the_o brow_n for_o the_o whole_a face_n per_fw-la synecdochen_n partis_fw-la be_v brass_n or_o that_o as_o we_o usual_o say_v he_o be_v brazen-faced_a the_o ground_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n ethic._n l._n 4._o c._n 9_o they_o that_o be_v ashamed_a blush_v or_o look_v red_a and_o the_o reason_n why_o thâ—y_a blâ—sh_n and_o look_v red_a be_v because_o in_o that_o passion_n the_o blood_n fly_v into_o the_o face_n and_o die_v the_o skin_n but_o now_o if_o the_o face_n be_v brass_n the_o blood_n can_v not_o fly_v into_o it_o for_o want_v of_o vein_n and_o pore_n neither_o can_v it_o alter_v the_o colour_n thereof_o because_o of_o its_o thickness_n and_o solidity_n 5._o from_o the_o beginning_n i._o e._n before_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v which_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o this_o declare_v it_o to_o thou_o i._o e._n tell_v thou_o that_o which_o i_o have_v do_v my_o idol_n have_v do_v they_o i._o e._n not_o the_o lord_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n but_o the_o idol_n which_o i_o worship_n have_v do_v it_o have_v command_v they_o i._n e._n have_v do_v these_o thing_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o true_a god_n who_o when_o he_o will_v have_v any_o thing_n do_v do_v but_o speak_v in_o way_n of_o command_n and_o say_v let_v it_o be_v do_v and_o it_o be_v do_v as_o gen._n 1._o v._n 6_o 9_o 11_o 14_o 20_o 24_o etc._n etc._n 6._o thou_o have_v hear_v supple_a of_o i_o all_o this_o which_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v before_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v see_v all_o this_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o you_o hear_v and_o will_v you_o not_o declare_v it_o i._o e._n and_o will_v you_o not_o now_o declare_v that_o i_o therefore_o be_o the_o true_a god_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n i_o have_v show_v thou_o new_a thing_n i._o e._n i_o have_v tell_v of_o thing_n which_o thou_o never_o hear_v of_o before_o the_o new_a thing_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o jew_n delivery_n out_o of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n from_o this_o time_n i._o e._n thing_n which_o i_o now_o first_o speak_v of_o and_o of_o which_o i_o speak_v not_o from_o the_o beginning_n that_o be_v of_o which_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o heretofore_o even_o hide_a thing_n i._o e._n thing_n hide_v heretofore_o from_o thy_o knowledge_n and_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v they_o supple_a before_o i_o now_o tell_v thou_o of_o they_o 7._o they_o be_v create_v now_o i._o e._n they_o be_v now_o reveal_v to_o thou_o by_o i_o he_o say_v they_o be_v create_v now_o for_o they_o be_v now_o reveal_v by_o a_o metaphor_n because_o as_o thing_n have_v a_o be_v by_o creation_n which_o they_o have_v not_o before_o so_o they_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o be_v when_o they_o be_v first_o reveal_v which_o before_o they_o have_v not_o and_o not_o from_o the_o beginning_n i._o e._n and_o not_o heretofore_o even_o before_o the_o day_n supple_a that_o thou_o know_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o hear_v not_o of_o they_o i._o e._n when_o thou_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o they_o be_v they_o create_v or_o reveal_v to_o thou_o lest_o thou_o shall_v say_v supple_a when_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v behold_v
the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o former_a verse_n it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n will_v comfort_v his_o people_n and_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o his_o afflict_a but_o zion_n when_o she_o hear_v of_o it_o do_v hardly_o believe_v it_o but_o say_v she_o here_o sure_o that_o be_v not_o so_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o my_o lord_n have_v forget_v i_o and_o this_o she_o say_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o despair_n have_v be_v sore_o oppress_v by_o the_o babylonian_n but_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v what_o it_o concern_v zion_n to_o hear_v that_o god_n will_v comfort_v his_o people_n and_o show_v mercy_n upon_o his_o afflict_a and_o what_o she_o shall_v be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o that_o she_o shall_v say_v when_o she_o hear_v of_o it_o in_o despair_n sure_o it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o my_o lord_n have_v forget_v i_o answ_n the_o comfort_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o bring_n in_o of_o the_o afflict_a jew_n into_o their_o own_o land_n again_o and_o to_o zion_n the_o holy_a city_n and_o if_o they_o be_v once_o bring_v into_o their_o own_o land_n again_o and_o to_o zion_n the_o holy_a city_n then_o shall_v zion_n have_v joy_n in_o their_o prosperity_n as_o a_o mother_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o her_o child_n and_o then_o shall_v her_o wall_n and_o her_o house_n which_o the_o babylonian_a have_v break_v down_o be_v build_v up_o again_o and_o then_o shall_v her_o inhabitant_n be_v to_o she_o again_o as_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o bride_n v._o 18._o but_o zion_n say_v etc._n etc._n but_o zion_n have_v say_v heretofore_o and_o say_v still_o etc._n etc._n this_o word_n say_fw-la denote_v a_o continual_a say_n and_o signify_v not_o only_o the_o time_n past_a but_o also_o the_o present_a time_n by_o a_o syllepsis_n the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o my_o lord_n have_v forget_v i_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n have_v cast_v i_o off_o and_o will_v take_v no_o more_o care_n of_o i_o nor_o any_o way_n pity_v i_o how_o then_o can_v he_o comfort_v his_o people_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o his_o afflict_a for_o their_o comfort_n be_v my_o comfort_n and_o their_o joy_n be_v my_o joy_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v any_o one_o off_o so_o that_o he_o will_v take_v no_o more_o care_n of_o he_o or_o show_v he_o any_o pity_n he_o be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture-phrase_n to_o have_v forsake_v he_o and_o forget_v he_o 15._o can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o suck_a child_n the_o prophet_n speak_v this_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o complaint_n of_o zion_n and_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o forget_v she_o or_o the_o son_n of_o heâ—_n womb_n i._n e._n or_o her_o sâ—cking_a child_n which_o be_v a_o son_n and_o a_o son_n of_o her_o own_o womb_n yea_o they_o may_v forget_v q._n d._n very_o though_o it_o be_v unlikely_a yet_o woman_n may_v forget_v their_o suck_v child_n and_o the_o sonnâ—s_n of_o their_o womb_n note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o number_n how_o he_o pass_v from_o a_o singular_a to_o a_o plural_a number_n 16._o i_o have_v grave_v thou_o upon_o the_o palm_n of_o my_o hand_n i._n e._n i_o have_v write_v zion_n upon_o the_o palm_n of_o my_o hand_n that_o it_o may_v bâ—_n to_o i_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o thou_o and_o so_o often_o as_o i_o see_v or_o read_v it_o i_o may_v remember_v thou_o by_o this_o he_o will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v always_o mindful_a of_o zion_n and_o he_o allude_v to_o those_o who_o that_o they_o may_v remember_v some_o one_o thing_n or_o business_n which_o they_o will_v not_o forget_v put_v some_o sign_n or_o memorial_n thereof_o upon_o their_o hand_n which_o some_o do_v by_o tie_v a_o thread_n about_o their_o finger_n other_o by_o write_v the_o thing_n or_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o will_v remember_v upon_o some_o part_n of_o the_o hand_n either_o back_o or_o palm_n etc._n etc._n see_v exod._n 13.9_o i_o have_v grave_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o have_v write_v thy_o name_n upon_o the_o palm_n of_o my_o hand_n so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v blot_v out_o he_o use_v a_o metaphor_n from_o a_o grave_a in_o stone_n or_o brass_n or_o the_o like_a who_o engraving_n be_v not_o easy_o blot_v out_o or_o deface_v thou_o i._n e._n thy_o name_n viz._n zion_n thy_o wall_n be_v continual_o before_o i_o i._n e._n thy_o ruin_a wall_n be_v continual_o in_o my_o thought_n yea_o in_o my_o sight_n and_o it_o pity_v i_o to_o see_v they_o in_o the_o dust_n 17._o thy_o child_n shall_v make_v haste_n q._n d._n therefore_o thy_o child_n which_o shall_v build_v up_o thy_o wall_n again_o shall_v make_v haste_n to_o come_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o child_n of_o zion_n be_v mean_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n or_o else_o where_o in_o exile_n thy_o destroyer_n and_o they_o that_o make_v thou_o waste_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o thou_o i._n e._n the_o babylonian_n which_o destroy_v thou_o and_o lay_v thou_o waste_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o thou_o and_o give_v place_n to_o thy_o child_n note_v that_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a into_o babylon_n many_o babylonian_n inhabit_v their_o city_n either_o of_o their_o own_o private_a voluntary_a mind_n or_o by_o the_o public_a authority_n of_o their_o king_n who_o when_o he_o conquer_v a_o country_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o send_v other_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n to_o inhabit_v there_o and_o these_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o zion_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o thou_o 18._o cast_v up_o thy_o eye_n round_o about_o i._n e._n look_v towards_o the_o east_n and_o towards_o the_o west_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o towards_o the_o south_n he_o speak_v still_o to_o zion_n and_o behold_v he_o speak_v as_o though_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o by_o the_o come_n of_o the_o babylonian_n into_o judaea_n be_v even_o then_o gather_v themselves_o together_o to_o return_v into_o judaea_n again_o in_o ken_n of_o eye_n all_o these_o gather_v themselves_o together_o and_o come_v to_o thou_o q._n d._n all_o these_o who_o thou_o see_v be_v jew_n which_o gather_v themselves_o together_o to_o come_v to_o thou_o he_o speak_v as_o though_o he_o point_v at_o they_o with_o his_o finger_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o say_v to_o zion_n that_o her_o child_n shall_v make_v haste_n to_o come_v to_o she_o here_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v come_v already_o thou_o shall_v sure_o clothe_v thyself_o with_o they_o all_o as_o with_o a_o ornament_n q._n d._n they_o shall_v all_o come_v and_o when_o they_o be_v all_o come_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o great_a a_o ornament_n and_o a_o glory_n to_o thou_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o multitude_n as_o the_o robe_n be_v to_o a_o king_n or_o queen_n he_o allude_v to_o a_o glorious_a robe_n wherewith_o a_o king_n or_o queen_n be_v clothe_v when_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v clothe_v thyself_o with_o they_o all_o as_o with_o a_o ornament_n when_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v sure_o clothe_v thyself_o with_o they_o all_o as_o with_o a_o ornament_n he_o speak_v not_o so_o much_o of_o their_o quality_n as_o of_o their_o number_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o content_a for_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o city_n consist_v also_o in_o the_o number_n and_o multitude_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o bind_v they_o on_o thou_o as_o a_o bride_n do_v supple_a her_o jewel_n or_o bracelet_n or_o her_o head_n attire_n q._n d._n and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o great_a a_o ornament_n to_o thou_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o number_n as_o the_o jewel_n or_o bracelet_n or_o head_n attire_n which_o she_o bind_v on_o she_o be_v to_o a_o bride_n these_o be_v the_o same_o for_o sense_n with_o the_o former_a word_n only_o the_o metaphor_n or_o allusion_n be_v different_a 19_o for_o thy_o waste_n and_o thy_o desolate_a place_n and_o the_o land_n of_o thy_o destruction_n shall_v even_o now_o be_v too_o narrow_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n q._n d._n for_o they_o which_o shall_v come_v and_o inhabit_v thou_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n and_o their_o multitude_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o thy_o waste_n and_o thy_o desolate_a place_n and_o the_o land_n of_o thy_o destruction_n shall_v even_o now_o be_v too_o narrow_a to_o contain_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o because_o of_o their_o number_n and_o multitude_n thy_o waste_n and_o desolate_a place_n i._n e._n those_o place_n which_o lay_v waste_v and_o desolate_a in_o thou_o for_o want_v of_o inhabitant_n the_o land_n of_o thy_o destruction_n i._n e._n thy_o land_n which_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o babylonian_n he_o say_v the_o
mighty_a one_o of_o jacob_n to_o show_v his_o power_n and_o that_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o babylonian_n who_o zion_n in_o her_o objection_n call_v the_o mighty_a isaiah_n chap._n l._n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n who_o i_o have_v put_v away_o this_o as_o i_o conceive_v must_v be_v continue_v with_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o be_v part_n of_o that_o sermon_n for_o whereas_o the_o lord_n speak_v there_o of_o what_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v do_v for_o zion_n and_o her_o child_n and_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o terrible_a and_o take_v they_o away_o from_o the_o mighty_a babylonian_n who_o possess_v they_o as_o captive_n and_o as_o their_o prey_n the_o jew_n the_o child_n of_o zion_n be_v ready_a to_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v such_o great_a thing_n for_o we_o and_o will_v now_o at_o length_n deliver_v we_o from_o the_o terrible_a and_o take_v we_o away_o from_o the_o mighty_a why_o do_v he_o forsake_v we_o at_o the_o first_o when_o we_o deserve_v it_o not_o for_o why_o do_v he_o sell_v we_o which_o be_v his_o child_n when_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o do_v it_o and_o why_o do_v he_o put_v away_o our_o mother_n to_o who_o he_o be_v marry_v as_o though_o she_o have_v be_v defile_v and_o unclean_a whereas_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v blame_v in_o she_o this_o objection_n therefore_o of_o they_o the_o lord_n prevent_v say_v where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n who_o i_o have_v put_v away_o or_o which_o of_o my_o creditor_n be_v it_o to_o who_o i_o have_v sell_v you_o etc._n etc._n where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n who_o i_o have_v put_v away_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n but_o who_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o mother_n of_o these_o jew_n ans_fw-fr zion_n or_o jerusalem_n who_o paul_n also_o intimate_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o jew_n galat._n 4.25_o and_o of_o this_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n even_o the_o material_a city_n do_v the_o prophet_n speak_v as_o of_o a_o woman_n yea_o of_o a_o mother_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la in_o chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 26._o and_o in_o chap._n 49._o and_o so_o also_o do_v he_o here_o in_o this_o place_n where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o you_o mother_n divorcement_n who_o i_o have_v put_v away_o when_o any_o one_o do_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n he_o be_v by_o the_o old_a law_n to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n to_o show_v that_o she_o be_v divorce_v from_o her_o husband_n deut._n 24.1_o and_o in_o this_o bill_n be_v the_o reason_n oftentimes_o set_v down_o why_o the_o man_n do_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n the_o lord_n therefore_o who_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o zion_n and_o put_v she_o away_o again_o in_o allusion_n to_o this_o law_n and_o in_o allusion_n to_o such_o a_o bill_n in_o which_o the_o cause_n of_o divorce_n be_v set_v down_o call_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o bill_n of_o their_o mother_n divorcement_n that_o he_o may_v clear_v himself_o thereby_o and_o show_v that_o he_o put_v she_o away_o not_o without_o cause_n as_o they_o surmise_a but_o for_o her_o uncleanness_n as_o the_o bill_n will_v testify_v or_o which_o of_o my_o creditor_n be_v it_o to_o who_o i_o have_v sell_v you_o it_o be_v a_o law_n or_o custom_n at_o least_o among_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n that_o parent_n if_o they_o grow_v poor_a and_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o to_o pay_v their_o debt_n may_v sell_v their_o child_n to_o their_o creditor_n thereby_o to_o satisfy_v they_o as_o appeareth_z exod._n 21.7_o to_o this_o law_n or_o custom_n do_v the_o lord_n here_o allude_v and_o to_o clear_v himself_o of_o that_o which_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v captive_a in_o babylon_n be_v ready_a to_o say_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o have_v sell_v they_o he_o bid_v they_o name_v the_o creditor_n to_o which_o he_o have_v sell_v they_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o sell_v they_o not_o for_o your_o iniquity_n have_v you_o sell_v yourselves_o supple_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v these_o jew_n to_o name_v the_o creditor_n to_o which_o he_o have_v sell_v they_o they_o name_v the_o babylonian_a but_o when_o they_o have_v name_v the_o babylonian_a the_o lord_n show_v they_o that_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o sell_v they_o but_o that_o it_o be_v they_o who_o have_v sell_v themselves_o and_o that_o for_o their_o iniquity_n so_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o clear_v himself_o of_o what_o they_o object_v to_o he_o but_o lay_v the_o fault_n of_o all_o whole_o upon_o they_o themselves_o quest_n but_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v how_o the_o jew_n can_v be_v say_v to_o sell_v themselves_o to_o the_o babylonian_n to_o be_v their_o captive_n for_o their_o iniquity_n answ_n the_o lord_n among_o other_o punishment_n threaten_v his_o people_n that_o if_o they_o sin_v and_o do_v commit_v iniquity_n they_o shall_v be_v carry_v away_o captive_a into_o their_o enemy_n land_n and_o shall_v there_o pine_v away_o in_o their_o iniquity_n levit._n 26._o v._o 33_o 38_o 39_o yea_o he_o threaten_v the_o jew_n by_o his_o prophet_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o babylonian_n in_o particular_a if_o they_o sin_v now_o therefore_o if_o they_o will_v buy_v sin_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o they_o know_v the_o price_n they_o must_v sell_v their_o peace_n and_o liberty_n for_o it_o they_o must_v become_v captive_a to_o the_o babylonian_n if_o they_o will_v have_v it_o well_o sin_n they_o will_v because_o it_o be_v pleasant_a therefore_o have_v have_v sin_n they_o must_v pay_v for_o it_o they_o must_v go_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n for_o this_o be_v the_o price_n of_o their_o sin_n for_o as_o according_a to_o paul_n saying_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o so_o be_v death_n and_o captivity_n and_o all_o other_o misery_n the_o price_n of_o sin_n also_o and_o for_o your_o transgression_n be_v your_o mother_n put_v away_o supple_a from_o i_o who_o be_v her_o husband_n so_o that_o i_o put_v she_o not_o away_o without_o a_o lawful_a cause_n but_o a_o jew_n may_v here_o say_v what_o justice_n or_o equity_n be_v in_o this_o that_o a_o mother_n shall_v be_v put_v away_o from_o her_o husband_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o her_o child_n answ_n to_o put_v away_o a_o mother_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o her_o child_n if_o she_o be_v not_o thereby_o defile_v and_o make_v unclean_a be_v against_o justice_n and_o equity_n but_o if_o she_o be_v defile_v and_o make_v unclean_a by_o her_o child_n transgression_n it_o be_v not_o against_o justice_n or_o equity_n to_o put_v she_o away_o for_o a_o husband_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n if_o he_o find_v any_o uncleanness_n in_o she_o deut._n 24.1_o now_o the_o case_n of_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n be_v so_o that_o if_o the_o child_n within_o she_o do_v transgress_v she_o herself_o be_v also_o defile_v and_o pollute_v and_o become_v unclean_a by_o their_o transgression_n for_o if_o the_o land_n be_v defile_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o which_o dwell_v therein_o as_o it_o be_v isai_n 24.5_o jerem._n 2.7_o and_o 3.9_o and_o 16.18_o and_o numb_a 35.33_o 34._o levit._fw-la 18.28_o and_o if_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n be_v also_o defile_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n which_o dwell_v about_o it_o as_o it_o be_v levit._n 16.16_o then_o sure_o be_v zion_n and_o jerusalem_n also_o defile_v and_o make_v unclean_a by_o the_o transgression_n of_o her_o child_n that_o be_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o she_o and_o therefore_o may_v zion_n be_v just_o put_v away_o for_o the_o transgression_n of_o her_o child_n and_o for_o your_o transgression_n be_v your_o mother_n put_v away_o note_v that_o thâ—se_a word_n relate_v to_o those_o where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n who_o i_o have_v put_v away_o and_o be_v ground_v upon_o that_o that_o the_o bill_n be_v produce_v and_o read_v and_o that_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o bill_n that_o zion_n be_v put_v away_o for_o the_o uncleanness_n which_o she_o have_v contract_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o her_o child_n for_o upon_o that_o do_v the_o lord_n conclude_v against_o they_o here_o say_v behold_v i_o have_v not_o put_v away_o your_o mother_n without_o a_o cause_n as_o you_o say_v but_o for_o your_o transgression_n be_v your_o mother_n put_v away_o 2._o wherefore_o when_o i_o come_v be_v there_o no_o man_n supple_a to_o receive_v i_o when_o i_o call_v be_v there_o none_o to_o answer_v i._o e._n and_o wherefore_o when_o i_o call_v to_o you_o
with_o a_o ornament_n as_o cap._n 49.18_o which_o he_o do_v whâ—n_v they_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o people_n supple_a who_o i_o will_v protect_v as_o a_o king_n his_o subject_n from_o all_o thy_o enemy_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jâ—ws_v the_o lord_n deny_v they_o his_o protection_n and_o give_v they_o over_o into_o their_o enemy_n hand_n to_o wit_n the_o babylonian_n for_o a_o while_n but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n he_o receive_v thâ—m_n into_o his_o favour_n and_o protection_n again_o 17._o awake_v awake_a q._n d._n thou_o o_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v drunken_a with_o the_o cup_n of_o god_n fury_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n through_o thy_o drunkenness_n awake_v awake_v stand_v up_o q._n d._n arise_v and_o stand_v upon_o thy_o leg_n he_o allude_v here_o to_o drunken_a man_n who_o can_v neither_o keep_v open_a their_o eye_n nor_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n so_o long_o as_o the_o wine_n be_v within_o they_o but_o when_o they_o have_v sleep_v that_o out_o they_o both_o awake_v and_o get_v upon_o their_o leg_n the_o calamity_n and_o affliction_n with_o which_o god_n afflict_a jerusalem_n at_o this_o time_n be_v here_o compare_v to_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n or_o rather_o some_o poison_a drink_n with_o which_o so_o long_o as_o jerusalem_n be_v drink_v jerusalem_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v to_o have_v be_v under_o affliction_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o have_v digest_v it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v that_o her_o affliction_n be_v at_o a_o end_n o_o jerusalem_n he_n speak_v to_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o to_o a_o woman_n yea_o a_o mother_n by_o prosopopoeia_fw-la and_o by_o this_o put_v she_o in_o comfort_n that_o her_o calamity_n be_v come_v to_o a_o end_n which_o have_v drink_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o cup_n of_o his_o fury_n i._o e._n which_o have_v drink_v that_o cup_n which_o the_o lord_n mingle_v in_o his_o fury_n and_o give_v thou_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o drink_v thou_o have_v drunken_a the_o dregs_o of_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a i._o e._n thou_o have_v drink_v off_o that_o cup_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v thou_o to_o drink_v to_o the_o very_a bottom_n the_o cup_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v jerusalem_n to_o drink_v be_v here_o call_v the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a ab_fw-la effecto_fw-la because_o it_o cause_v tremble_v in_o those_o which_o drink_v it_o the_o dregs_o in_o a_o cup_n which_o be_v mingle_v with_o poison_n or_o any_o bitter_a stuff_n the_o poison_n or_o the_o bitter_a stuff_n sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o lie_v there_o as_o dregs_o the_o dregs_o therefore_o as_o they_o be_v the_o low_a in_o a_o bitter_a potion_n or_o potion_n of_o poison_n so_o they_o be_v the_o bitter_a and_o strong_a of_o all_o the_o potion_n to_o show_v therefore_o the_o grievousness_n of_o jerusalem_n affliction_n the_o prophet_n say_v that_o she_o drink_v up_o the_o very_a dregs_o of_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a see_v psa_n 75.8_o and_o wring_v they_o out_o q._n d._n thou_o have_v not_o leave_v a_o drop_n behind_o a_o metaphor_n from_o those_o which_o wring_v such_o clothes_n which_o have_v lie_v in_o water_n till_o they_o have_v wring_v out_o thereof_o every_o drop_n of_o the_o water_n note_v here_o that_o the_o prophet_n prevent_v a_o tacit_a objection_n for_o because_o he_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n awake_v awake_a o_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v drink_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o cup_n of_o his_o fury_n by_o which_o he_o intimate_v that_o jerusalem_n misery_n be_v draw_v to_o a_o end_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o jerusalem_n case_n be_v so_o miserable_a and_o she_o so_o comfortless_a and_o void_a of_o friend_n as_o that_o she_o be_v never_o likely_a to_o recover_v her_o former_a state_n or_o see_v any_o happy_a day_n that_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n may_v prevent_v this_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o state_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v exceed_o miserable_a and_o that_o jerusalem_n have_v no_o friend_n to_o comfort_v she_o and_o this_o he_o do_v from_o these_o word_n thou_o have_v drunken_a the_o dregs_o of_o the_o cup_n oâ—_n tremble_v to_o vers_n 21._o but_o he_o say_v that_o notwithstanding_o this_o her_o miserable_a and_o comfortless_a condition_n the_o lord_n will_v comfort_v she_o and_o redeem_v she_o out_o of_o her_o misery_n and_o this_o he_o do_v from_o verse_n 21._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n 18._o there_o be_v none_o to_o guide_v she_o among_o all_o the_o son_n which_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o he_n allude_v here_o to_o one_o that_o be_v drink_v and_o can_v scarce_o stand_v upon_o his_o leg_n who_o have_v need_n of_o some_o body_n to_o hold_v he_o up_o and_o to_o guide_v he_o to_o his_o house_n or_o his_o bed_n there_o to_o sleep_v while_o he_o be_v sober_a and_o so_o persist_v in_o the_o metaphor_n which_o he_o use_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n by_o the_o son_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v mean_v the_o jew_n which_o have_v be_v inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o now_o put_v out_o by_o the_o babylonian_n the_o prophet_n show_v here_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o she_o be_v in_o when_o the_o babylonian_n do_v afflict_v she_o and_o keep_v her_o captive_a and_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o if_o she_o even_o then_o suffer_v it_o note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n how_o he_o pass_v from_o the_o second_o to_o the_o three_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o three_o to_o who_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o second_o person_n just_o before_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o that_o take_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o son_n which_o she_o have_v bring_v up_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n that_o take_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n supple_a to_o stay_v she_o up_o or_o uphold_v she_o or_o guide_v she_o etc._n etc._n this_o must_v add_v to_o the_o misery_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o all_o her_o child_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o she_o or_o else_o bring_v to_o as_o bad_a a_o condition_n as_o herself_o so_o that_o none_o can_v help_v she_o or_o afford_v she_o any_o comfort_n 19_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v come_v unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n here_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a and_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n fury_n mention_v verse_n 17._o note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o change_n of_o person_n again_o how_o he_o return_v again_o from_o the_o three_o to_o the_o second_o person_n who_o shall_v be_v sorry_a for_o thou_o i._o e._n who_o shall_v pity_v thy_o case_n q._n d._n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o pity_v thou_o pity_n be_v a_o grief_n or_o sorrow_n conceive_v at_o another_o man_n misery_n desolation_n and_o destruction_n and_o the_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n q._n d._n desolation_n and_o destruction_n that_o be_v the_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n note_v that_o that_o middle_a particle_n and_o be_v a_o note_n of_o declaration_n or_o explication_n and_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o that_o be_v for_o the_o two_o thing_n which_o he_o say_v be_v come_v unto_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n but_o he_o name_v they_o twice_o for_o desolation_n and_o famine_n be_v the_o same_o and_o destruction_n and_o the_o sword_n be_v the_o same_o desolation_n by_o desolation_n be_v mean_v famine_n here_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effectus_fw-la because_o famine_n cause_v a_o desolation_n in_o city_n destruction_n by_o destruction_n be_v mean_v the_o sword_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effectus_fw-la because_o the_o sword_n work_v destruction_n and_o destroy_v whithersoever_o it_o come_v note_v that_o because_o it_o can_v not_o well_o be_v understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n in_o this_o place_n therefore_o he_o add_v the_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n to_o explain_v his_o meaning_n by_o who_o shall_v i_o comfort_v thou_o q._n d._n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o comfort_v thou_o for_o as_o for_o the_o babylonian_n they_o reproach_n thou_o and_o revile_v thou_o vers_n 7._o and_o use_v all_o cruelty_n to_o thou_o cap._n 47.6_o and_o as_o for_o thy_o own_o child_n they_o be_v in_o as_o sad_a condition_n as_o thyself_o and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o afford_v thou_o any_o comfort_n for_o they_o have_v faint_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v some_o ease_n to_o one_o in_o misery_n to_o have_v some_o body_n to_o pity_v he_o and_o to_o think_v that_o he_o have_v some_o friend_n leave_v to_o comfort_v he_o but_o to_o know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o to_o pity_n nor_o a_o friend_n leave_v to_o comfort_n this_o break_v the_o very_a heart_n 20._o thy_o son_n have_v faint_v i._o e._n thy_o son_n have_v faint_v or_o be_v faint_a for_o want_v of_o bread_n and_o food_n to_o strengthen_v they_o they_o lie_v at_o the_o head_n
of_o all_o the_o street_n i._o e._n they_o lie_v some_o dead_a some_o ready_a to_o die_v through_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o every_o street_n quest_n what_o street_n of_o what_o city_n be_v here_o mean_v ans_fw-fr the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v here_o mean_v but_o then_o understand_v this_o of_o that_o which_o happen_v present_o after_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o not_o long_o after_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v from_o thence_o captive_a to_o babylon_n or_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n may_v be_v here_o mean_v where_o no_o doubt_n but_o many_o jew_n die_v in_o the_o street_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n for_o want_v of_o food_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o cruelty_n which_o be_v use_v to_o they_o as_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n understand_v here_o they_o be_v q._n d._n they_o be_v as_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n i._n e._n some_o of_o thy_o son_n have_v faint_v other_o be_v dead_a or_o ready_a to_o die_v at_o the_o head_n of_o every_o street_n and_o if_o any_o be_v in_o health_n and_o strength_n of_o body_n yet_o be_v he_o be_v in_o chain_n and_o in_o prison_n and_o captivity_n he_o be_v but_o as_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n or_o toil_n who_o strength_n can_v avail_v he_o nothing_o so_o that_o none_o of_o thy_o son_n be_v able_a to_o comfort_v thou_o note_v that_o these_o word_n thy_o son_n have_v faint_v they_o lie_v at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o street_n they_o be_v as_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v collectiuè_fw-la but_o disjunctiuè_fw-la or_o distributiuè_fw-la as_o i_o have_v expound_v they_o they_o be_v full_a of_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o lord_n i._o e._n they_o be_v full_a of_o the_o calamity_n and_o misery_n which_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o fury_n have_v pour_v out_o upon_o they_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o calamity_n and_o misery_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n fury_n the_o rebuke_n of_o thy_o god_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n rebuke_n signify_v proper_o a_o chide_n but_o as_o god_n blessing_n be_v not_o mere_a verbal_a so_o be_v not_o his_o rebuke_n and_o his_o curse_v but_o who_o he_o rebuke_v or_o curse_v he_o afflict_v therefore_o hear_v now_o this_o etc._n etc._n q._n d._n though_o thy_o misery_n be_v thus_o great_a and_o thou_o have_v none_o to_o comfort_v thou_o no_o not_o of_o all_o thy_o son_n neither_o king_n nor_o prince_n nor_o priest_n etc._n etc._n yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o will_v comfort_v thou_o therefore_o be_v put_v here_o for_o yet_o notwithstanding_o thou_o afflict_v i._o e._n thou_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v afflict_v and_o drunken_a but_o not_o with_o wine_n i._n e._n and_o drunken_a but_o not_o with_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n which_o be_v pleasant_a to_o the_o pallate_n and_o with_o which_o most_o man_n be_v drink_v but_o with_o a_o bitter_a potion_n a_o potion_n of_o poison_n a_o potion_n which_o i_o the_o lord_n mingle_v for_o thou_o to_o drink_v in_o my_o fury_n 22._o that_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o people_n supple_a against_o their_o enemy_n and_o will_v now_o plead_v thy_o cause_n against_o the_o babylonian_n which_o afflict_v thou_o and_o oppress_v thou_o he_o which_o plead_v a_o man_n cause_n for_o he_o in_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n be_v say_v to_o defend_v he_o and_o to_o contend_v for_o he_o and_o from_o hence_o to_o plead_v a_o man_n cause_n be_v take_v for_o to_o defend_v a_o man_n in_o any_o kind_n whatsoever_o and_o to_o fight_v for_o he_o and_o be_v his_o friend_n behold_v i_o will_v take_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a supple_a which_o i_o give_v thou_o to_o drink_v vers_fw-la 17._o by_o this_o be_v mean_v that_o he_o will_v afflict_v jerusalem_n no_o long_o even_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o cup_n of_o my_o fury_n this_n be_v put_v by_o a_o hypallage_n for_o even_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o dregs_o of_o my_o fury_n for_o jerusalem_n have_v leave_v no_o dregs_o in_o the_o cup_n she_o have_v drink_v they_o up_o clean_o as_o all_o expositor_n expound_v the_o seventeen_o verse_n by_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o dregs_o of_o his_o fury_n be_v mean_v the_o cup_n in_o which_o be_v those_o dregs_o of_o his_o fury_n which_o jerusalem_n drink_v up_o and_o wring_v out_o thou_o shall_v no_o more_o drink_v it_o again_o q._n d._n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v thus_o afflict_v any_o more_o note_v that_o these_o word_n no_o more_o do_v not_o always_o signify_v eternity_n but_o sometime_o a_o long_a space_n of_o time_n only_o as_o suppose_v time_n within_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n 23._o but_o i_o will_v put_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o afflict_v thou_o but_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o up_o again_o and_o put_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n which_o afflict_v thou_o for_o they_o to_o drink_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o will_v deliver_v jerusalem_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n which_o afflict_v she_o and_o will_v give_v the_o babylonian_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o persian_n to_o be_v afflict_v by_o they_o which_o have_v say_v to_o thy_o soul_n i._o e._n which_o have_v say_v to_o thou_o here_o be_v a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v but_o part_n be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a woman_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o jerusalem_n as_o of_o a_o mother_n bow_v down_o that_o we_o may_v go_v over_o supple_a thou_o i._n e._n lie_v down_o flat_a on_o the_o ground_n that_o we_o may_v trample_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v lay_v thy_o body_n as_o the_o ground_n and_o as_o the_o street_n to_o they_o that_o go_v over_o supple_a thou_o q._n d._n and_o thou_o have_v be_v fain_o to_o lay_v thy_o body_n flat_a on_o the_o ground_n to_o they_o and_o they_o have_v trample_v upon_o thou_o as_o upon_o the_o ground_n whereon_o they_o walk_v the_o eastern_a conqueror_n be_v wont_a to_o tread_v upon_o they_o who_o they_o have_v conquer_v so_o joshua_n and_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n do_v put_v their_o foot_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o king_n who_o they_o have_v conquer_v josh_n 10.24_o and_o in_o allusion_n to_o this_o it_o be_v say_v psal_n 110.1_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n and_o some_o do_v thiâ—_n with_o more_o pride_n and_o insult_a than_o other_o do_v but_o whether_o our_o prophet_n do_v allude_v to_o this_o custom_n or_o no_o i_o can_v say_v only_o i_o say_v that_o by_o those_o expression_n he_o will_v show_v the_o proud_a carriage_n and_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o babylonian_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o jew_n isaiah_n chap._n lii_o awake_v awake_v this_o may_v be_v join_v with_o the_o forego_n chapter_n he_o speak_v here_o to_o jerusalem_n as_o he_o do_v cap._n 50._o vers_fw-la 17._o and_o bid_v she_o awake_v out_o of_o her_o drunken_a sleep_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o cup_n which_o she_o drink_v of_o cap._n 51.17_o intimate_v thereby_o that_o the_o end_n of_o her_o misery_n be_v at_o hand_n put_v on_o strength_n this_o strength_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o tremble_a which_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n fury_n wrought_v cap._n 50.17_o he_o speak_v of_o strength_n here_o metaphorical_o as_o of_o a_o garment_n and_o when_o he_o have_v call_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o awake_v he_o bid_v she_o put_v on_o her_o strength_n in_o allusion_n to_o a_o man_n which_o when_o he_o awake_v in_o a_o morning_n put_v on_o his_o garment_n o_o zion_n i._o e._n o_o jerusalem_n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o his_o own_o person_n put_v on_o thy_o beautiful_a garment_n i._o e._n put_v on_o thy_o best_a apparel_n such_o as_o thou_o use_v to_o wear_v at_o festival_n time_n and_o time_n of_o joy_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n who_o have_v one_o garment_n for_o time_n of_o mourning_n other_o for_o time_n of_o joy_n and_o intimate_v that_o a_o time_n of_o joy_n be_v approach_v to_o jerusalem_n by_o her_o redemption_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o her_o child_n out_o of_o captivity_n when_o he_o bid_v she_o put_v on_o her_o beautiful_a garment_n o_o jerusalem_n the_o holy_a city_n why_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a city_n see_v cap._n 48._o vers_fw-la 2._o he_o speak_v to_o jerusalem_n as_o to_o a_o woman_n yea_o a_o mother_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la as_o before_o from_o henceforth_o there_o shall_v come_v no_o more_o into_o thou_o the_o uncircumcised_a and_o the_o unclean_a i._n e._n the_o babylonian_n shall_v no_o more_o come_v into_o thou_o who_o have_v of_o late_o come_v into_o thou_o and_o tread_v thou_o down_o by_o
the_o uncircumcised_a and_o unclean_a be_v general_o mean_v the_o heathen_a see_v cap._n 35._o v._n 8._o but_o here_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n generis_fw-la the_o babylonian_n 2._o shake_v thyself_o from_o the_o dust_n q._n d._n arise_v from_o off_o the_o ground_n on_o which_o thou_o fit_a and_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o that_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v leave_v off_o thy_o mourning_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o mourner_n in_o old_a time_n which_o be_v wont_v in_o their_o heaviness_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o dust_n see_v cap._n 3.26_o and_o cap._n 47.1_o arise_v from_o off_o the_o ground_n and_o sit_v down_o supple_a on_o thy_o wont_a throne_n see_v cap._n 47.1_o loose_v thyself_o from_o the_o band_n of_o thy_o neck_n i._o e._n loose_v the_o iron_n band_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n a_o hypallage_n he_o speak_v of_o such_o iron_n band_n as_o captive_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v about_o their_o neck_n which_o band_n they_o wear_v either_o in_o token_n of_o their_o captivity_n or_o that_o they_o may_v be_v either_o link_v thereby_o one_o to_o another_o or_o to_o some_o post_n that_o they_o run_v not_o away_o o_o captive_a daughter_n of_o zion_n i._n e._n o_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v now_o a_o captive_a to_o the_o babylonian_n daughter_n of_o zion_n i._n e._n the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n be_v put_v here_o for_o zion_n that_o be_v jerusalem_n see_v cap._n 1.8_o 3._o you_o have_v sell_v yourselves_o i._n e._n thou_o and_o thy_o child_n the_o jew_n have_v sell_v yourselves_o how_o the_o jew_n sell_v themselves_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n see_v cap._n 50._o vers_fw-la 1._o for_o nought_o i._o e._n without_o money_n for_o the_o babylonian_n give_v they_o no_o money_n to_o serve_v they_o as_o they_o do_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v redeem_v without_o money_n i._n e._n and_o you_o shall_v be_v free_v yet_o you_o shall_v not_o give_v money_n to_o the_o babylonian_n to_o set_v you_o free_a for_o you_o shall_v be_v redeem_v by_o force_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n 4._o my_o people_n go_v down_o aforetime_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o supple_a and_o when_o they_o be_v there_o the_o egyptian_n do_v grievous_o afflict_v they_o but_o i_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o affliction_n all_o this_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o israelite_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n read_v gen._n 46.6_o of_o their_o affliction_n in_o egypt_n read_v exod._n 1.8_o etc._n etc._n of_o their_o delivery_n read_v exod._n cap._n 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o the_o assyrian_a oppress_v they_o without_o cause_n i._n e._n and_o after_o that_o sennacherib_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n do_v oppress_v my_o people_n have_v no_o just_a cause_n on_o his_o part_n so_o to_o do_v supple_a but_o i_o do_v redeem_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n all_o this_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v also_o concern_v sennacherib_n oppress_v the_o jew_n and_o their_o delivery_n from_o his_o oppression_n see_v cap._n 36_o 37_o of_o this_o book_n 5._o now_o therefore_o supple_a that_o i_o deliver_v my_o people_n first_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_a and_o then_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_a and_o the_o babylonian_a have_v now_o carry_v my_o people_n the_o jew_n into_o captivity_n and_o do_v there_o use_v they_o with_o all_o cruelty_n what_o have_v i_o here_o i._o e._n what_o do_v i_o see_v in_o the_o babylonian_a supple_a which_o i_o see_v not_o in_o the_o egyptian_a and_o assyrian_a that_o my_o people_n be_v take_v away_o for_o nought_o supple_a by_o the_o babylonian_a and_o i_o shall_v not_o take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_a as_o well_o as_o i_o do_v take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_a and_o assyrian_a all_o this_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a brachylogy_n or_o curtness_n of_o speech_n in_o these_o two_o viz._n the_o four_o and_o five_o verse_n for_o nought_o i._o e._n without_o cause_n as_o vers_n 4._o or_o without_o money_n as_o vers_n 3._o they_o that_o rule_n over_o they_o i._o e._n the_o babylonian_n which_o rule_n over_o my_o people_n make_v they_o to_o howl_v i._o e._n make_v they_o to_o cry_v and_o make_v pitiful_a lamentation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o cruelty_n with_o which_o they_o use_v they_o the_o lord_n give_v reason_n here_o why_o he_o shall_v deliver_v his_o people_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o assyrian_n yea_o why_o he_o shall_v rather_o do_v it_o for_o the_o babylonian_n use_v his_o people_n more_o cruel_o then_o either_o the_o egyptian_n or_o the_o assyrian_n do_v and_o my_o name_n continual_o every_o day_n be_v blaspheme_v supple_a by_o the_o babylonian_n who_o say_v that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o deliver_v my_o people_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n this_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o babylonian_n be_v occasion_v partly_o by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o which_o be_v in_o captivity_n because_o they_o stagger_v at_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n or_o no._n see_v cap._n 49._o v._n 24._o cap._n 50._o v._n 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o rom._n 2.24_o my_o name_n i._n e._n i._n 6._o therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n i._o e._n therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v i_o to_o wit_n how_o powerful_a i_o be_o and_o how_o faithful_a in_o my_o word_n to_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v know_v i_o to_o be_v such_o by_o my_o delivery_n of_o they_o out_o of_o babylon_n they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v i._n e._n they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v deliver_v they_o that_o i_o who_o now_o speak_v unto_o they_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n for_o in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v do_v that_o which_o none_o but_o the_o lord_n god_n can_v do_v in_o that_o day_n supple_a in_o which_o i_o shall_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n i_o be_o he_o i._n e._n by_o he_o be_v mean_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n the_o lord_n god_n i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v here_o be_v a_o hypallage_n or_o transposition_n of_o word_n for_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v be_v put_v for_o i_o that_o do_v speak_v be_o he_o 7._o how_o beautiful_a upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o he_o that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n the_o good_a tiding_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o good_a tiding_n of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o the_o prophet_n here_o to_o show_v the_o certainty_n of_o this_o that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n speak_v as_o though_o the_o jew_n be_v already_o deliver_v and_o that_o a_o messenger_n be_v in_o sight_n which_o bring_v news_n from_o babylâ—n_n to_o jerusalem_n of_o their_o deliverance_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v of_o the_o messenger_n to_o they_o which_o stand_v by_o as_o though_o they_o see_v he_o come_v behold_v how_o beautiful_a upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o he_o that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n etc._n etc._n how_o beautiful_a be_v the_o foot_n of_o he_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n how_o welcome_a be_v he_o and_o how_o do_v the_o sight_n of_o he_o rejoice_v our_o heart_n the_o foot_n which_o be_v but_o part_n be_v put_v here_o for_o the_o whole_a man_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n they_o be_v say_v of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o have_v beautiful_a foot_n which_o come_v with_o joyful_a news_n because_o man_n willing_o behold_v their_o come_n which_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o foot_n and_o be_v rejoice_v at_o it_o upon_o the_o mountain_n jerusalem_n be_v compass_v about_o with_o mountain_n therefore_o as_o though_o this_o messenger_n be_v come_v over_o the_o mountain_n towards_o jerusalem_n he_o say_v how_o beautiful_a upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v the_o foot_n etc._n etc._n that_o publish_v peace_n i._o e._n that_o tell_v abroad_o that_o prosperity_n and_o happiness_n be_v befall_v the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n by_o their_o delivery_n by_o cyrus_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n of_o good_a supple_a which_o be_v befall_v the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n that_o publish_v salvation_n i._o e._n that_o tell_v abroad_o that_o salvation_n be_v come_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n salvation_n by_o salvation_n be_v mean_v the_o delivery_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o captivity_n that_o say_v unto_o zion_n by_o zion_n be_v here_o mean_v jerusalem_n the_o holy_a city_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o as_o a_o woman_n or_o
of_o christ_n before_o christ_n marry_v she_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v never_o barren_a ans_fw-fr we_o call_v all_o nation_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o which_o christ_n take_v his_o church_n for_o all_o nation_n be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n material_o and_o in_o potentia_fw-la before_o he_o actual_o marry_v they_o again_o by_o a_o prolepsis_n or_o anticipation_n that_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v which_o be_v not_o yet_o but_o only_o shall_v be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n therefore_o may_v be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n before_o she_o be_v actual_o marry_v to_o christ_n 2._o enlarge_v the_o place_n of_o thy_o tent_n i._o e._n enlarge_v the_o place_n wherein_o thou_o stand_v and_o make_v thyself_o big_a he_o compare_v jerusalem_n here_o to_o a_o tent_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o speech_n be_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v london_n enlarge_v thy_o city_n that_o be_v london_n enlarge_v thyself_o why_o he_o will_v have_v jerusalem_n to_o enlarge_v herself_o he_o tell_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o let_v they_o stretch_v forth_o the_o curtain_n of_o thy_o habitation_n i._o e._n and_o let_v the_o curtain_n of_o thy_o habitation_n be_v stretch_v forth_o that_o they_o may_v compass_v and_o take_v in_o the_o more_o ground_n these_o word_n let_v they_o stretch_v forth_o may_v be_v take_v here_o impersonal_o note_v that_o by_o the_o curtain_n of_o her_o habitation_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o curtain_n of_o her_o tent_n for_o a_o tent_n be_v make_v of_o several_a curtain_n as_o that_o be_v exod._n 26.1_o and_o the_o curtain_n of_o a_o tent_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v stretch_v forth_o either_o when_o they_o be_v make_v large_a by_o addition_n of_o more_o clothe_n or_o when_o they_o be_v strain_v by_o either_o of_o which_o mean_v the_o tent_n take_v up_o the_o large_a compass_n of_o ground_n to_o stand_v upon_o he_o call_v it_o the_o curtain_n of_o her_o habitation_n because_o a_o tent_n be_v make_v for_o man_n to_o dwell_v under_o lengthen_v thy_o cord_n he_n speak_v of_o those_o cord_n which_o keep_v up_o the_o tent_n upright_o and_o tight_a which_o must_v be_v lengthen_v if_o the_o tent_n or_o the_o curtain_n be_v enlarge_v for_o as_o a_o tent_n be_v big_a or_o lesser_a and_o take_v up_o more_o or_o less_o room_n so_o be_v the_o cord_n thereof_o to_o be_v long_o or_o short_a strengthen_v thy_o stake_n he_o speak_v of_o those_o stake_n to_o which_o the_o cord_n be_v fasten_v which_o keep_v the_o tent_n tight_a or_o upright_o the_o large_a a_o tent_n be_v and_o the_o long_o the_o cord_n the_o strong_a have_v the_o stake_n need_v to_o be_v and_o the_o deep_o drive_v into_o the_o ground_n therefore_o when_o he_o bid_v jâ—rusalem_n stretch_v forth_o her_o curtain_n and_o lengthen_v her_o cord_n he_o bid_v she_o also_o to_o strengthen_v her_o stake_n 3._o for_o thou_o shall_v break_v forth_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a i._o e._n for_o so_o many_o shall_v thy_o child_n be_v as_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v they_o but_o thou_o shall_v break_v out_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a with_o the_o abundance_n of_o thy_o child_n which_o shall_v be_v within_o thou_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o increase_v as_o that_o when_o she_o have_v stretch_v out_o her_o curtain_n and_o do_v all_o she_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o afford_v they_o room_n enough_o to_o dwell_v in_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v fain_o to_o go_v some_o one_o way_n and_o some_o another_o to_o find_v they_o dwelling_n see_v cap._n 49.20_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a i._o e._n as_o some_o say_v southward_o and_o northward_o as_o other_o eastward_o and_o westward_o but_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n by_o these_o two_o side_n understand_v all_o side_n q._n d._n on_o eâ—ery_n s_o de_fw-fr thy_o seed_n shall_v inherit_v the_o gentiles_n i._o e._n thy_o child_n shall_v inherit_v those_o place_n which_o the_o gentile_n do_v inhabit_v and_o have_v inhabit_v since_o their_o captivity_n and_o make_v the_o desolate_a place_n to_o be_v inhabit_v i._n e._n and_o make_v the_o place_n which_o lay_v desolate_a without_o inhabitant_n through_o the_o desolation_n which_o the_o babylonian_n make_v to_o be_v inhabit_v again_o 4._o fear_v not_o for_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a the_o jew_n who_o disposition_n the_o prophet_n do_v here_o personate_v in_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o be_v in_o captivity_n do_v fear_v the_o power_n of_o the_o babylonian_n so_o as_o that_o they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o they_o can_v be_v deliver_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n though_o the_o lord_n promise_v they_o deliverance_n by_o his_o prophet_n to_o prevent_v therefore_o this_o fear_n of_o they_o and_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o what_o he_o have_v tell_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n he_o bid_v jerusalem_n not_o to_o fear_v for_o she_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a thou_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a i._o e._n if_o thou_o do_v hope_n and_o look_v for_o what_o i_o have_v tell_v thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o fail_v in_o thy_o hope_n and_o expectation_n because_o they_o which_o look_v for_o great_a matter_n and_o fail_v of_o their_o expectation_n be_v usual_o ashamed_a for_o they_o be_v by_o that_o expose_v to_o the_o derision_n of_o man_n therefore_o to_o signify_v that_o jerusalem_n shall_v not_o fail_v of_o her_o hope_n and_o expectation_n he_o say_v she_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a neither_o be_v thou_o confound_v i._o e._n neither_o be_v thou_o confound_v or_o trouble_v with_o fear_n this_o be_v the_o same_o for_o sense_n with_o those_o word_n fear_v not_o as_o other_o passion_n so_o fear_v among_o the_o rest_n do_v oftentimes_o so_o confound_v and_o trouble_v a_o man_n reason_n as_o that_o he_o can_v see_v what_o be_v best_a for_o himself_o therefore_o he_o say_v be_v not_o confound_v supple_a with_o fear_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o shame_n this_n be_v a_o repetition_n of_o those_o word_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a for_o thou_o shall_v forget_v the_o shame_n of_o thy_o youth_n q._n d._n for_o as_o i_o tell_v thou_o and_o as_o thou_o hope_v so_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o thou_o shall_v have_v so_o many_o child_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a ornament_n and_o a_o great_a glory_n to_o thou_o cap._n 49.18_o then_o the_o shame_n which_o thou_o have_v sustain_v so_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v put_v to_o a_o new_a shame_n as_o that_o thy_o old_a shame_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o thou_o shall_v forget_v the_o shame_n of_o thy_o youth_n i._o e._n so_o great_a shall_v thy_o glory_n be_v supple_a through_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o child_n which_o thou_o shall_v have_v as_o that_o this_o thy_o glory_n shall_v make_v thou_o forget_v the_o shame_n of_o thy_o youth_n the_o excess_n of_o one_o contrary_a make_v we_o forget_v that_o ever_o we_o be_v under_o the_o other_o so_o the_o great_a prosperity_n which_o joseph_n be_v in_o in_o egypt_n make_v he_o forget_v all_o his_o former_a trouble_n and_o misery_n genes_n 45.51_o to_o show_v therefore_o the_o great_a glory_n that_o zion_n shall_v be_v in_o he_o tell_v she_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o she_o shall_v forget_v all_o her_o former_a shame_n the_o shame_n of_o thy_o youth_n i._o e._n the_o shame_n which_o thou_o have_v sustain_v in_o thy_o youth_n the_o shame_n here_o especial_o mean_v consist_v in_o her_o barrenness_n in_o allusion_n to_o that_o that_o barrenness_n be_v a_o shame_n and_o a_o reproach_n under_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v gen._n 30.23_o luk._n 1.25_o as_o barrenness_n be_v a_o shame_n and_o reproach_n to_o woman_n in_o general_a so_o must_v it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a shame_n and_o reproach_n to_o a_o woman_n to_o have_v be_v barren_a in_o her_o youth_n and_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o her_o day_n then_o to_o have_v be_v so_o in_o her_o old_a and_o decay_a age_n the_o question_n will_v here_o be_v what_o time_n be_v the_o time_n of_o sion_n youth_n here_o mention_v i_o take_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o time_n between_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o solomon_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n for_o zion_n and_o her_o people_n the_o jew_n be_v never_o in_o a_o more_o flourish_a estate_n then_o in_o that_o time_n and_o if_o we_o divide_v the_o time_n of_o the_o state_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o jew_n into_o three_o part_n as_o the_o age_n and_o life_n of_o man_n be_v usual_o divide_v we_o shall_v find_v that_o
land_n a_o island_n which_o be_v quite_o environ_v with_o water_n but_o that_o also_o that_o lie_v by_o the_o sea_n or_o river_n side_n yea_o they_o call_v every_o particular_a nation_n a_o island_n so_o that_o by_o island_n here_o may_v be_v mean_v all_o those_o nation_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n take_v island_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la continentis_fw-la for_o islander_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o island_n as_o i_o say_v this_o be_v also_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n 19_o so_o shall_v they_o fear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o west_n so_o shall_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n fear_v the_o lord_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v or_o hear_v how_o he_o have_v recompense_v the_o babylonian_n for_o their_o cruelty_n to_o his_o people_n the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v put_v here_o for_o the_o lord_n himself_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la and_o his_o glory_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n i._n e._n and_o all_o the_o people_n which_o live_v in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v likewise_o fear_v he_o his_o glory_n i._n e._n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o glorious_a lord_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v put_v for_o the_o glorious_a lord_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la by_o these_o word_n so_o shall_v they_o fear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o west_n and_o his_o glory_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v mean_v that_o they_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o world_n over_o two_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n the_o west_n and_o the_o east_n be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n q.d._n cyrus_n shall_v come_v with_o the_o mede_n and_o the_o persian_n in_o upon_o the_o babylonian_n like_o a_o flood_n or_o overflow_a river_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v so_o come_v etc._n etc._n like_o a_o flood_n he_n allude_v to_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n whereon_o babylon_n stand_v which_o overflow_n do_v by_o its_o inundation_n mighty_o annoy_v and_o endammage_n the_o babylonian_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o he_o q.d._n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n himself_o in_o his_o fury_n bear_v the_o standard_n before_o cyrus_n and_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n against_o the_o babylonian_n and_o fight_v for_o cyrus_n and_o mede_n and_o persian_n against_o they_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mean_v the_o lord_n himself_o but_o as_o he_o be_v enrage_v with_o fury_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la for_o note_n first_o that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o god_n as_o of_o a_o man_n by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o note_n that_o the_o word_n spirit_n among_o other_o signification_n which_o it_o have_v among_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o motion_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o love_v anger_n or_o wrath_n or_o fury_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o it_o signify_v anger_n or_o wrath_n or_o fury_n as_o it_o signify_v love_n cap._n 48.16_o if_o you_o ask_v how_o this_o word_n spirit_n come_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o motion_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n some_o answer_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la efficientis_fw-la because_o the_o motion_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n arise_v from_o that_o soul_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la subjecti_fw-la because_o they_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o foul_a as_o in_o their_o subject_n other_o answer_v that_o therefore_o the_o motion_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v call_v a_o spirit_n because_o the_o word_n spirit_n intimate_v that_o which_o have_v motion_n and_o the_o motion_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n stir_v the_o man_n in_o who_o they_o be_v and_o move_v he_o to_o action_n note_v that_o in_o the_o particle_n he_o a_o singular_a number_n be_v put_v for_o a_o plural_a by_o a_o enallage_n 20._o and_o the_o redeemer_n shall_v come_v to_o zion_n and_o then_o the_o redeemer_n to_o wit_n cyrus_n shall_v bring_v redemption_n to_o zion_n that_o be_v to_o jerusalem_n cyrus_n come_v not_o to_o zion_n in_o person_n but_o she_o come_v even_o to_o zion_n by_o his_o favour_n to_o she_o and_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o babylonian_n in_o jacob_n i._n e_o among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o jacob._n 21._o as_o for_o i_o i._n e._n for_o as_o for_o my_o part_n understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o here_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n to_o they_o i._n e._n this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o promise_v to_o do_v for_o they_o by_o the_o covenant_n which_o i_o make_v with_o they_o to_o they_o i._n e._n to_o those_o which_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob._n my_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o i._n e._n those_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v utter_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o o_o isaiah_n the_o lord_n make_v a_o apostrophe_n here_o to_o isaiah_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v first_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n for_o such_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v by_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v cap._n 61.1_o then_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v mean_v the_o prophecy_n or_o speech_n or_o word_n of_o god_n proceed_v from_o or_o utter_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v into_o thy_o mouth_n q._n d._n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o word_n concern_v that_o which_o i_o will_v do_v for_o they_o which_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob_n which_o i_o have_v send_v thou_o to_o speak_v and_o to_o make_v know_v this_o conjunction_n and_o be_v a_o note_n of_o explication_n and_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o note_v that_o these_o word_n my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v into_o thy_o mouth_n be_v a_o explication_n of_o those_o my_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n i._n e._n shall_v never_o be_v forget_v but_o shall_v so_o be_v fulfil_v as_o that_o thou_o and_o thy_o child_n and_o thy_o child_n child_n after_o thou_o shall_v always_o speak_v of_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v say_v thus_o and_o thus_o by_o his_o servant_n isaiah_n and_o he_o have_v make_v good_a what_o he_o say_v for_o whatsoever_o he_o say_v by_o he_o he_o have_v perform_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n be_v this_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v say_v this_o which_o i_o have_v say_v shall_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o what_o i_o have_v say_v i_o will_v covenant_v to_o perform_v the_o word_n which_o isaiah_n speak_v be_v therefore_o say_v not_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o child_n or_o child_n child_n because_o he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o child_n child_n shall_v always_o make_v mention_n of_o those_o word_n and_o talk_v of_o they_o and_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o fulfil_v they_o and_o that_o with_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n say_v the_o lord_n say_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o servant_n isaiah_n that_o he_o will_v send_v a_o redeemer_n to_o zion_n and_o to_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o he_o say_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o isaiah_n he_o have_v perform_v etc._n etc._n bless_a therefore_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o yet_o note_n that_o these_o word_n do_v not_o signify_v that_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o isaiah_n shall_v never_o actual_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o seed_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o shall_v deserve_v the_o perpetual_a remembrance_n of_o those_o word_n and_o that_o those_o word_n shall_v never_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n isaiah_n chap._n lx._n arise_v etc._n etc._n i._n e._n arise_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n or_o from_o the_o ground_n whereon_o thou_o have_v sit_v mourn_v during_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o captivity_n see_v cap._n 3.26_o and_o 52.2_o this_o the_o prophet_n speak_v by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n to_o zion_n or_o to_o jerusalem_n as_o though_o she_o be_v in_o captivity_n and_o the_o time_n of_o her_o captivity_n be_v expire_v tell_v she_o that_o now_o she_o shall_v be_v redeem_v out_o of_o captivity_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o zion_n or_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v a_o city_n as_o to_o a_o woman_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la shine_v receive_v that_o light_n which_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o and_o shine_v by_o the_o
plant_v jer._n 1.10_o see_v note_n cap._n 6.10_o the_o oil_n of_o joy_n for_o mourning_n i._o e._n joy_n for_o mourning_n when_o he_o say_v the_o oil_n of_o joy_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o sweet_a oil_n and_o ointment_n with_o which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o anoint_v themselves_o in_o time_n of_o joy_n of_o which_o see_v psa_n 23.5_o &_o 104.15_o and_o mat._n 6.17_o the_o garment_n of_o praise_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n i._o e._n gladness_n for_o heaviness_n by_o praise_n he_o mean_v gladness_n and_o that_o either_o because_o gladness_n be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o praiseworthy_a or_o because_o it_o produce_v praise_n to_o god_n while_o they_o which_o rejoice_v praise_n god_n for_o his_o benefit_n to_o they_o and_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o rejoice_v when_o he_o say_v the_o garment_n of_o praise_n or_o of_o gladness_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o garment_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o use_v in_o day_n of_o public_a rejoice_v which_o be_v better_o than_o those_o which_o they_o wear_v on_o ordinary_a day_n as_o they_o which_o they_o wear_v on_o day_n of_o sorrow_n and_o humiliation_n be_v worse_o or_o by_o the_o garment_n of_o praise_n may_v be_v mean_v such_o garment_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o wear_v on_o the_o day_n of_o praise_n and_o public_a thanksgiving_n when_o they_o praise_v god_n for_o some_o great_a mercy_n receive_v and_o by_o such_o garment_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o joy_n and_o gladness_n of_o heart_n which_o the_o people_n have_v when_o they_o wear_v those_o garment_n by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n the_o word_n spirit_n signify_v here_o a_o passion_n but_o it_o be_v here_o redundant_fw-la as_o it_o be_v often_o among_o the_o hebrew_n so_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n be_v no_o more_o than_o heaviness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v that_o they_o to_o who_o i_o preach_v may_v by_o my_o preach_v become_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v such_o tree_n as_o the_o lord_n will_v plant_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n there_o to_o flourish_v for_o ever_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o may_v by_o his_o preach_a stir_n up_o themselves_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o so_o they_o may_v go_v out_o of_o captivity_n and_o inherit_v their_o own_o land_n that_o be_v the_o land_n of_o judea_n for_o ever_o for_o if_o they_o do_v stir_v up_o themselves_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o faith_n the_o lord_n will_v sure_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o captivity_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o own_o home_n again_o note_v here_o first_o that_o he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v for_o that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v the_o like_a cap._n 7.14_o &_o 9.6_o note_n second_o that_o this_o that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v or_o that_o they_o may_v be_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o that_o they_o may_v inherit_v their_o own_o land_n even_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n for_o ever_o cap._n 60.21_o for_o he_o use_v a_o metaphor_n here_o and_o in_o this_o metaphor_n he_o compare_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n or_o judea_n to_o a_o orchard_n or_o a_o vineyard_n and_o the_o inheritor_n of_o that_o land_n to_o a_o tree_n which_o take_v root_n in_o that_o orchard_n or_o vineyard_n so_o that_o these_o word_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o they_o may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o inherit_v their_o own_o land_n even_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n for_o ever_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n i._o e._n righteous_a and_o holy_a tree_n a_o substantive_a of_o the_o genitive_a case_n be_v put_v here_o for_o a_o adjective_n by_o why_o do_v he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v be_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v righteous_a or_o holy_a tree_n ans_fw-fr to_o show_v that_o he_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v be_v tree_n agreeable_a to_o the_o soil_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v that_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o soil_n &_o the_o soil_n with_o they_o they_o may_v always_o flourish_v therein_o now_o the_o soil_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v be_v judea_n and_o no_o other_o tree_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o that_o soil_n to_o wit_n judea_n then_o holy_a and_o righteous_a tree_n neither_o be_v it_o seemly_a that_o there_o shall_v for_o judea_n be_v the_o holy_a land_n as_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o holy_a city_n matth._n 4.5_o &_o 27.53_o and_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v to_o plant_v any_o other_o tree_n or_o plant_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n then_o such_o as_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a for_o man_n will_v not_o set_v nettle_n or_o plant_v briar_n and_o thorn_n in_o a_o choice_n vineyard_n or_o orchard_n second_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o judea_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a and_o will_v the_o lord_n plant_v any_o other_o tree_n in_o his_o orchard_n or_o vineyard_n but_o such_o as_o he_o like_v and_o approve_v and_o he_o can_v like_v and_o approve_v of_o none_o but_o what_o be_v righteous_a be_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v righteous_a but_o you_o will_v say_v who_o ever_o hear_v of_o holy_a tree_n or_o rightrous_a tree_n what_o tree_n and_o yet_o holy_a or_o righteous_a tree_n be_v without_o sense_n but_o righteousness_n presuppose_v sense_n and_o reason_n too_o answ_n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o man_n under_o the_o metaphor_n of_o tree_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v righteous_a tree_n or_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n and_o he_o have_v respect_n not_o to_o tree_n when_o he_o mention_v righteousness_n but_o to_o the_o man_n signify_v by_o the_o tree_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o prophet_n as_o to_o confound_v metaphor_n so_o to_o confound_v that_o which_o be_v metaphorical_a and_o figurative_a with_o that_o which_o be_v real_a and_o without_o a_o figure_n the_o plant_n of_o the_o lord_n i._o e._n plant_n plant_v of_o the_o lord_n plant_v be_v put_v here_o for_o plant_n or_o tree_n plant_v per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la and_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v receive_v honour_n and_o praise_n and_o glory_n by_o this_o his_o plant_n of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o make_v they_o thus_o to_o flourish_v 4._o and_o they_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_n i._o e._n and_o they_o which_o be_v now_o captive_n and_o mourn_v in_o babylon_n shall_v build_v up_o those_o city_n and_o town_n which_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v lay_v waste_n in_o judea_n they_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o former_a desolation_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v build_v up_o those_o place_n which_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n pull_v down_o and_o make_v desolate_a in_o judea_n in_o former_a time_n desolation_n be_v put_v here_o for_o desolate_a place_n or_o city_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la the_o desolation_n of_o many_o generation_n i._o e._n the_o place_n and_o city_n which_o have_v lie_v waste_n and_o desolate_a many_o age_n see_v cap._n 58._o vers_fw-la 12._o 5._o and_o stranger_n shall_v stand_v and_o feed_v your_o flock_n i._o e._n stranger_n which_o be_v not_o jew_n bear_v nor_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o abraham_n shall_v serve_v you_o and_o be_v your_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n note_v that_o this_o word_n stand_v signify_v to_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n as_o the_o servant_n be_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o master_n to_o do_v his_o will_n when_o he_o call_v he_o for_o stand_v be_v the_o posture_n of_o one_o which_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n see_v cap._n 48.13_o as_o this_o word_n stand_v signify_v a_o readiness_n to_o do_v any_o service_n so_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n to_o be_v ploughman_n to_o be_v vine-dresser_n limit_n the_o service_n and_o show_v in_o what_o they_o shall_v serve_v they_o note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n how_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o the_o second_o person_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o three_o just_a before_o and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o alien_n shall_v be_v your_o ploughman_n what_o he_o call_v stranger_n before_o he_o call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o alien_n here_o who_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v their_o ploughman_n to_o fallow_a and_o plough_v their_o land_n and_o sow_v their_o corn_n and_o reap_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o in_o etc._n etc._n and_o your_o vine-dresser_n supple_a to_o dress_v your_o vine_n and_o to_o do_v all_o the_o labour_n and_o toil_n which_o a_o vineyard_n require_v that_o
land_n of_o zion_n or_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n be_v desolate_a when_o the_o babylonian_n destroy_v many_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o cause_v other_o to_o fly_v for_o fear_n into_o foreign_a country_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o rest_n captive_a into_o babylon_n but_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v hephzibah_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v be_v call_v my_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o hephzibah_n by_o interpretation_n signify_v my_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o which_o name_n be_v give_v she_o by_o god_n himself_o v._o 2._o signify_v that_o god_n shall_v take_v delight_n in_o she_o and_o rejoice_v over_o she_o and_o note_v that_o this_o name_n hephzibah_n be_v give_v she_o in_o opposition_n to_o that_o that_o she_o be_v term_v forsake_v for_o whereas_o god_n forsake_v she_o because_o he_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o she_o now_o he_o will_v delight_v in_o she_o again_o and_o thy_o land_n beulah_n beulah_n signify_v by_o interpretation_n marry_v &_o therefore_o shall_v the_o land_n of_o zion_n or_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n be_v call_v beulah_n that_o be_v marry_v because_o her_o son_n shall_v marry_v she_o v._o 5._o note_v that_o this_o name_n beulah_n be_v give_v to_o the_o land_n of_o zion_n or_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o opposition_n to_o that_o that_o she_o be_v term_v desolate_a for_o be_v that_o her_o son_n shall_v marry_v her_o land_n it_o be_v intimate_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o indissoluble_a knot_n between_o they_o as_o be_v between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o that_o her_o child_n shall_v always_o dwell_v with_o her_o land_n as_o a_o husband_n dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n for_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o thou_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o zion_n shall_v be_v call_v hephzibah_n and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v marry_v i._o e._n and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v marry_v to_o wit_n to_o thy_o child_n the_o jew_n this_o contain_v the_o reason_n why_o zion_n shall_v be_v call_v beulah_n so_o shall_v thy_o son_n marry_v thou_o i._n e._n so_o shall_v thy_o son_n marry_v thy_o land_n supple_a and_o when_o they_o have_v marry_v it_o they_o shall_v always_o live_v in_o it_o or_o with_o it_o as_o a_o husband_n live_v with_o his_o wife_n they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o as_o they_o have_v do_v of_o late_a by_o mean_n of_o the_o babylonian_n who_o scatter_v some_o of_o they_o abroad_o and_o carry_v other_o captive_a into_o babylon_n by_o thou_o that_o be_v by_o zion_n be_v mean_v the_o land_n of_o zion_n that_o be_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n by_o a_o metonymy_n as_o will_v appear_v vers_fw-la 4._o note_v that_o these_o word_n as_o a_o young_a man_n marry_v a_o virgin_n so_o shall_v thy_o son_n marry_v thou_o relate_v to_o those_o word_n of_o the_o five_o verse_n and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v marry_v as_o a_o demonstration_n thereof_o as_o the_o bridegroom_n rejoice_v over_o the_o bride_n i._n e._n as_o the_o bridegroom_n rejoice_v because_o of_o the_o bride_n and_o take_v joy_n in_o she_o so_o shall_v thy_o god_n rejoice_v over_o thou_o i._n e._n so_o shall_v thy_o god_n take_v joy_n in_o thou_o supple_a and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v take_v thou_o to_o himself_o again_o and_o not_o forsake_v thou_o as_o he_o have_v do_v 6._o i_o have_v set_v watchman_n upon_o thy_o wall_n o_o jerusalem_n i._n e_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o priest_n and_o levite_n note_v that_o this_o phrase_n be_v allegorical_a allude_v to_o watchman_n watch_v upon_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o city_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o that_o city_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v often_o call_v by_o a_o metaphor_n watchman_n because_o they_o be_v set_v over_o god_n people_n for_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o their_o soul_n as_o the_o watchman_n of_o a_o city_n be_v set_v over_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o city_n for_o the_o safety_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o because_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v call_v watchman_n by_o a_o metaphor_n he_o allude_v to_o those_o watchman_n from_o who_o the_o metaphor_n be_v take_v when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v set_v watchman_n on_o thy_o wall_n o_o jerusalem_n whereby_o be_v mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o this_o i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o spiritual_a watchman_n o_o jerusalem_n and_o i_o have_v give_v they_o to_o thou_o for_o thy_o spiritual_a safety_n the_o duty_n of_o the_o spiritual_a watchman_n be_v to_o labour_n and_o promote_v the_o safety_n of_o that_o people_n over_o which_o he_o be_v set_v which_o he_o do_v partly_o by_o advertise_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n when_o he_o see_v they_o in_o danger_n thereof_o partly_o by_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o they_o they_o shall_v never_o hold_v their_o peace_n day_n nor_o night_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v pray_v unto_o i_o without_o cease_v that_o i_o will_v save_v thou_o and_o deliver_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n note_v that_o though_o the_o prophâ—t_n do_v allude_v to_o the_o watchman_n of_o a_o city_n when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v set_v watchman_n upon_o thy_o wall_n o_o jerusalem_n yet_o in_o this_o passage_n he_o do_v not_o allude_v to_o they_o but_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o spiritual_a watchman_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o prophet_n to_o confound_v that_o which_o be_v metaphorical_a and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o metaphorical_a together_o what_o be_v speak_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n hitherto_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n who_o when_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n do_v often_o set_v and_o appoint_v man_n himself_o to_o entreat_v he_o to_o do_v it_o see_v genes_n 20.7_o job_n cap._n 42.8_o you_o that_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o lord_n keep_v not_o silence_n q._n d._n be_v it_o be_v so_o that_o god_n have_v set_v you_o upon_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v say_v that_o you_o shall_v never_o hold_v your_o peace_n day_n nor_o night_n keep_v not_o silence_n o_o you_o priest_n and_o levite_n but_o call_v upon_o he_o without_o cease_v day_n and_o night_n etc._n etc._n thsi_fw-la the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n you_o that_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n you_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o psal_n 134._o v._n 1._o he_o describe_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n by_o this_o that_o they_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n servant_n set_v apart_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o his_o service_n for_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o one_o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n of_o who_o he_o make_v mention_n see_v cap._n 26.13_o 7._o and_o give_v he_o no_o rest_n i._n e._n and_o give_v the_o lord_n no_o rest_n by_o your_o continual_a call_n upon_o he_o till_o he_o establish_v supple_a jerusalem_n in_o a_o firm_a state_n of_o prosperity_n a_o praise_n i._n e._n most_o praisable_a or_o praise_v worthy_a scilicet_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o his_o blessing_n to_o she_o a_o substanttve_n abstract_n be_v put_v here_o for_o a_o adjective_n of_o the_o superlative_a 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enemy_n q.d._n although_o i_o have_v heretofore_o give_v the_o meat_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v pain_n for_o to_o the_o assyrian_n and_o to_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o thy_o enemy_n yet_o now_o i_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o the_o son_n of_o the_o stranger_n shall_v ntt_v drink_n of_o thy_o wine_n for_o which_o thou_o hair_n labour_v i._o e._n stranger_n such_o as_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n be_v shall_v not_o take_v away_o thy_o wine_n which_o thou_o have_v labour_v for_o by_o force_n and_o drink_n wtthout_v thou_o 9_o but_o they_o that_o have_v gather_v tt_z shall_v eat_v it_o i._n e._n but_o they_o that_o have_v be_v at_o the_o cost_n or_o at_o the_o pain_n to_o sow_v the_o corn_n and_o to_o reap_v it_o and_o to_o gather_v it_o into_o the_o barn_n shall_v eat_v it_o haâ—e_o gather_v it_o by_o gather_v the_o corn_n into_o the_o barn_n understand_v by_o a_o syllepsis_n all_o other_o cost_v and_o pain_n necessary_a for_o the_o have_v of_o corn_n it_o i._o e._n the_o corn_n v._o 8._o shall_v ear_n it_o supple_a in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n to_o wit_n the_o temple_n see_v deut._n 14._o v._o 23._o but_o note_n that_o the_o tithe_n only_o of_o the_o corn_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v eat_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o house_n but_o their_o eat_n of_o the_o tithe_n there_o according_a to_o the_o lord_n command_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o earnest_n that_o they_o shall_v peaceable_o eat_v the_o whole_a harvest_n at_o their_o own_o place_n and_o praise_v the_o lord_n supple_a for_o his_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n in_o give_v they_o corn_n to_o eat_v they_o that_o have_v bring_v it_o together_o i._n e._n they_o that_o have_v bring_v the_o wine_n together_o into_o their_o cellar_n and_o storehouse_n out_o of_o their_o several_a vineyard_n etc._n etc._n it_o that_o be_v the_o wine_n v._o 8._o shall_v drink_v it_o in_o the_o court_n of_o my_o holiness_n i._n e._n shall_v drink_v it_o in_o my_o court_n as_o i_o 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these_o word_n say_v you_o be_v to_o be_v take_v indefinite_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o proclamation_n which_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v behold_v thy_o salvation_n come_v i._n e._n behold_v thy_o saviour_n come_v even_o he_o which_o will_v save_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n salvation_n be_v put_v here_o for_o saviour_n per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la effectus_fw-la the_o saviour_n here_o mean_v be_v the_o lord_n who_o save_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n by_o cyrus_n behold_v his_o reward_n be_v with_o he_o i._n e._n behold_v he_o have_v bring_v with_o he_o the_o reward_n with_o which_o he_o will_v reward_v those_o jew_n which_o be_v meek_a and_o mourn_v and_o have_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o but_o have_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o affliction_n which_o they_o suffer_v in_o captivity_n see_v cap._n 40.10_o and_o his_o work_n before_o he_o i._n e._n and_o his_o 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this_o and_o other_o question_n which_o he_o make_v in_o this_o and_o the_o verse_n follow_v by_o this_o vision_n be_v signify_v the_o victory_n which_o the_o jew_n shall_v have_v over_o the_o edomite_n their_o enemy_n which_o victory_n be_v achieve_v by_o the_o jew_n under_o judas_n machabaeus_n of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v 1_o mach._n 5.3_o the_o edomite_n be_v a_o people_n which_o do_v always_o rejoice_v at_o the_o affliction_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o jew_n psal_n 137.7_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o material_a for_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o victory_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v over_o the_o