both which were inglorious kinds of Death.
3 All thy rulers f are fled together ; they are bound f by the archers g: all that are foundin thee 4 are bound together z, which are fled from far &.
f Zedekiah and his Chief Commanders, whoſe Flight he foretels. £ Heb: jrom the bow, i: e ſo as they were diſenabled from uſing the Zow: which is an ulual Hibraiſm, as from 8 king is put for from 6-ing a King, 1 Sam: 15: 23, and from ſceing, Pſal: 69. 23. is rendred (hat they cannot ſee, Rom: 11: 10+ But this word is by ſome, and may very well be joyned to the foregoing Clauſe ; for the Words in the Hebrew lie thus, All thy rulers are fled together from the bow ( cr, bow. men, as this wordis rendred, 7/#: 21: 17: they are bound. Which ſcems moſt plain and unforced, and ſuits beſt with the following Words iS allo with the Prophets uſe of the ſame Phraſe, chap: 21; 5. they fed from the bent bow, &o. h that remaineth there with Zedte ah in the Siege ; for thoſe who had fled to the Chaldeans ſaved cheir Lives and Liberties. 7 In Fetters, Fer: 52, nu. k Which fl:4 ro Jeruſal:m from the remoteſt parts of the Land. But te rather :praks of thoſe who fled from Jeruſalem, and from their Encmies vhereof ſome had fled away, bur were purſued and overtaken by their Enemies, and bound,as others had been. And the Words ſcery t be well rendred, they fled far away, as this very Word is uſed Iſa: 23: 7. which may be underſtood either ofthe ſame P<rions who fled bur were taken in their Flight, as was now ſaid ; or of others. who fled awav, when others abode there and were bound. ;
4 Therefore ſaid T, * Look away from me 7; +I will
the ſpoiling of the daughter of my people ».
{ Take off your eyes and thoughts from me, and leave me alone that I may take my fill of ſorrows. m2 For all your Labour will be loft, I neither can nor will receive any Confolation, » O' thar ciry and Narion where fI an a Member. The Title of daughter is oft given both to Cities ar:d Nations, as hath been noted betore.
5 For zt is a day of trouble, and of trezding down o, and of perplexicy by the Lord GOD cf hoſts p in the valley of viſion, breaking down the walls 9, and of crying to the mountains 7.
0 In which my Peopleare trodden under foot by their inſolent E- nemics. p This is added partly to ſh-w, that this did not happen wichout God's Providence; and partiy to aggravate their Calaniiry, vecauſe nor only Men, bur God himſelf fought agaiaſt them. g Of the ſtrong Cities of Judah ; which was done by Sennachertb, 2 Kings 25:10. r With ſuci loud and diſma) Outcries as ſhculd reach to rhe neighbour:ng Mountaias, and make them ring again therewith. 6 And Elam / bare the quiver 7: with chatiors of
men & horſemen #«,and Kir x f uncovered y the ſhield z. [ The Perſians, who now, and for a long time af:cr, were ſubject ro the Afrian and Chalaean Empercurs, ani were employ'd by them 11 their Wars. #& B-ing expert Bowen, as appears fiom Jer: 49» 35. and from Strabo's Te!timony. u As ſome of them fought on toot, ſo others fought from Chario's and Horſes. x The Meaes, 1o called by a Synecdoche from Kir,an emin-nt City and Region of Media of which ſee 2 Kings 16: 9: Ames 1: 5. y Prepared it and themielves for "he Battel ; for in times of P-ace Arms were wrapt up and covered co preſerve them clean,and fic for uſe. z Their defenhive and offen= tive Weapons. |
7 And it ſhall come to paſs,zhat F thy choiceſt valleys ſhall be full of chariots a, and the horſemen {ball {ſer
chemſelves in aray || at the gate b. | a Valleys were the moſt proper Places for the uſe of Chariots: See. Joſ: 17:16. 6 To aliſtand defend the footmen whilſt they made their Aſſault, & withal to prevent and rake thoſe who endeavour to eſcape 8 And he c diſcovered * the covering of Judah d,and thou didſt look ia that day to the armour « * of the
houſe of the forreſt f.
c The Enemy, Semnacherib, of whoſe Invaſion he ſeems to ſpeak. 4 He took thoſe fenced Ciries,which were a Covering or Safeguard both to the People of Judah,who fl:d to rhem,and toJeryſalom, which was begirt and defended by them. e Thy hope and Truſt was wholly or chiefly placed in the Arm of Fleſh. For although Hezekiah was commended for his Truſt in God, yerthe Generaliry ofthe P-ople were guilry of Diſtruſt in God, & Confidence in tke Creature. f More fully called the houſe of the foreft of Lebanon, 1 Kings 7: 2.not becauſc it was built in Lebazon, for it was in Jeruſalem; but either becauſe it was builtof the Trees of Lebanon, for which cauſe the Temple is called Lebanon, Zcch;11* 1. or for other Reaſons. See my Noteson 1 K'n.7 2,
9 Ye have ſeen g alſo the breaches ofthe city of Da- vid, that they are many : and ye gathered togetherthe waters of the lower pool h.
£1 e. Obſervedor conſidered, as this Word is uſed, Exod: 32:9 and el{ewhere, in order to the Repararion of them, and co fortific the Ciry, as the next words maniteſt. þ That you might both de- prive the Enemy of Water, and ſupply the city with it of which ſee on 2 Chron: 32: 4, 5.
10 And ye have numbered the houſes of Jeruſalem 3,
& the houſes &have ye broken down to fortitie the wall. 5 That they might exa&tly know their own ſtrength and the num- ber of their People, and ſo Jay the Burdens more equally upon them, and make ſufficient proviſions for them. k Which ſtood upon or with= out the Walls of their city,and ſo gave their enemies any Advantage againſt them,& hindred the ſearching or fortifying the walls & city. 11 Ye made alſo a ditch berween the two walls /, for
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