y The Heb. aha, is a word both of Admiration and Lamentation together. They are Jeremiah's words, and complaint breached out in the great ſorrow and ſighing of Soul, which he exnreſ- ſ-rh more emphatically, chap. 23. 9. z Either, haſt ſuffered them ro be thus deluded by theſe falſe Prophets. 1's. 63. 17. Ex:k.14.9. compare 1 Kings 7; 23. and 2 Tix/. 2. 12. or poſſibly, ir may be read berter by way of iarerrogation, 9. 4, How can it poſ- fibly be, thar thou {houldfſt ſuffer thy people ro be thus deluded by their falſe Prophets, Num. 23. 19. thou beinga God, thar canſt not lye, Titzs 1.2? a "Under the word Peace 1s comprized,and in- rended all good ; intimating all things ſhould go on proſperouſly with them, Ger. 37; 14+ and it ſeems the rather to be thus expret- ſed, becanſe it was the common Language, and phraſe of rhe falle Prophets, ch.8.11. and 23.17. 6 The falle Prophets endeavour- ed to periwade them, it ſhould be well with them, when as rhe ſword is at the door, not only ready to take away the comforts of Life, but even Life it ſelf, Sou! being put for Life, Verſe 30. Pſalm 69. 1. Mat. 16. 25,26. Ir may intimate allo a great cutting off, and ſlaughter among them, e{p2cially rheir great ones, they: be-
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11 At that time - ſhall it be ſaid to this People, and to Jeruſalem 4, A dry wind eof the high places in the wilderneſs f toward g the Daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanſe 4.
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N22F approach of it. - This is ſaid to-come from Dan and E9hra im, becaute Dan was the firſt place theſe Chaldegans mult come ro, ir being the utmoſt boundary of Canaan Northward, and Epbraine the innermoſt border of 1/rael in the North of judea, intima- ting tae march of the Babylonzans through all 1ſrae! toward Jeru- [alem. : |
- 16 Makeye mention to the nations x, b2ho!d, pub-
: ; : | liſh y againſt Jeruſatem, :5a: watchers 2 come « from a
tar Country 6b, and give out their voice c againſt the Cities of Judah.
x Theſe are either the Nations in 5:4e2; or theſe words are 2 Proclamation, ſummoning in the Nations by the Chadeans, as it were 1n purſuance of a Commiliton from God, to briag great Ar- mies together againit Feruſalem : Or they are the Prophers words
urning away from Judah, as defpairing of doing any good upon them, and caliing for the Nations to ex<cute Gods {entence. » Les her be acquainted with what is coming upon her. Lether have pub- lick notice before hand, that ſhe may be warned. z Mylit:rv watch- ers, 27.e. The Chaldean Soldiers, thar ihi1l fo carefully and warch- fully encompals Jerzſal, that none ſhall eſcape ; pollibly 2 Me:2- phor from Hunters,thar in hunting their Prey, lay wair at every paſ-
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« There fill be rydings brought both to the Country and City , j #3 the Keepers, or Guards of his Perton ; as they were called Ce/s-
Firſe 5. @ Viz, when Nebuchadnuezzar 1s upon this expedition , P.rje 1. e The meaning is, a drying wind, ſuch as ſhall blaſt, and fecorch where ir comes; without any Rain or moiſture,or any other
way for uſe, or refreſhment, as the laſt word in the Verſe inti-:
mates ; and ir may alſo allude unto' the Coaſt from whence this wind comes, vV:z. Rain, Prov.25.23. for it points at the ſtormy and furious irruptr On of rhe Babylonian Army, deſtroying all before them. A Mera», provical All:gzry, Chap. 23. 19 Plain, where rhere is no ſtop or obſtacle in the way to hinder the wind, or to break its fury, Iſa. 21.1. Chap. 13. 24- See on 1/a. 63.13. g 7. e. Dire&ly and defignedly, coming along in the way leading to my Peopl? ; for to we are to underſtand this expreſ- fion, rhe Daughter of my People, as, the Daughter of Zion, Iſa. 1.8
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reans irom Cajar. 2 They are now at hand ; you may as it were ſee them. 6b From Chaldza, c They will proclaim War againſt them : Or, a ſhour, either encouraging Soldiers to the Battie, or triumphing atrer the Victory; or the Ourcries that they will make ; ſuch as rhe Tur*#s now make in their onlets, Chap.2-15.
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faith the LORD. a They will ſtrialy befiege her, as Keepers of 2 Ficld will be
careful who go in, and who go out, Zeb. 12, 2. They will ware that none go in to relieve them ; and allo, that none 9 curto eſcape ; See 2 Ciron. 16. 1. e God doth | not threaten iis judo- ments only. buthe Jabours to convince them, rhat there 35 a f:- ficient reatcn for it, both here, and in the noxe Verio.
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h-act. f'Thy manner of Life, and particularly thy Idolatries. g 9: da Thou canft nor lay any blame upon me. þ Thy wickednels hath een the cauſe of this thy grievous affliction, 1/a. 50. 1. Chop. 2. 3, 19. of this thy birrerne!s of bringing fuch a bitter Enemy againtt thee, ( A Metonzmy of the efficient) which hath reached un- to thy very iAcart, a5 the Cword is ſaid to reach unto the Soul, Verje I ©. 7 * My boweis, my bowels ;. I ined at 19 E * My boweis, my bowels /. I am pain + my very heart & : My heart maketn a noile / in me, L cannot hold my peace 2, becauſe thou haſt heard, | a r 4 . O my Soul, the ſound of the trumpet », the alarm
of war. ; Here begins the woful Complaint of,andche great Trouble the
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