body than rubies, their poliſhing was of ſapphire n:. | By Naxzarites in this place the moſt and beſt Interpreters do not underſtand Perſons who were of the Religious Order of Na- 42rites, (the Laws of which Order are to be read, Numb.6.2. and of whom we read Amos 2.11, 12. for here isa Beauty deſcribed (under ſeveral Meraphors ) which could never agree tothem; ) but Perſons that were nobly and ingenuouſly bred. The word Nezer l1gnifying a Crown, or Enſign of Honour, 2 Sam. 1.10. 2 Kings II, 12. the Name Natarite was given to Perſons ſplendid tor their Breeding, and Education, or Honour and Dignity. It is given to Foſeph, Gen. 49. 26. we Tranſlate it ſeparate from hjs Bre- thren, Deut. 33. 16. ſo Nabum 3. 17. Her Naxarites in this place ({iznifieth her ſeparated ones, who either in reſpect of Birth, Education, Eſtate, Places of Magiftracy or the like, were diſtia- guiſhed trom the reſt of the People. » He expreſſeth their fermer oP {plendid Eſtate by the Metaphors of Snow, Milk, Rubies, and CEE Sapphirec, ER : + Heb. Y 8 Their viſage 1s Þ blacker thana coal»: they are j,,, "m # not known1n the ſtreets 9 : their skincleaveth to their btackre:.. bones : IT 1s withered, it is hecome like a ſtick p. we, # They that inthe protperity of the City were fair, plump and * OE ruddy, look now black for want of fit nouriſhment, and through lorrowan1 grief. oInfomuci1 that thole who before knew them by their Countenances, Garbs, and Habits, did not now know them. p Andby reaſon of the Famine, (tor he ſpeaketh wich re- lation to the Famine during the Siege ) they are almoſt ſtarved, their Skin is withered, and hard, and even fticketh ro their Bones. 9 They that beſlain with the ſword, are better than | they that are ſlain with hunger q: for theſe Þ pine a- f Heb- way, ſtricken through for waze of the fruits of the #97 ®
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q During the Siege many were killed by the Enemies ſword : Many mote periſhed by Famine, the Prophet ſaith the condition of thoſe who periſhed by the Sword was much better than the con- Cn dition of thoſe who periſhed by Famine,becauſe they hada quicker WS +: X« Death, and were ſooner diſpatched and pur out of their pain, WE. ct whereas r they who periſhed by Hunger, dyeda miſerable lingring Death, gradually pining away, becauſe they wanted Corn and Herbs, the Fruits of the Field, to uphold their Souls in Life.
10 * The hands of the pitiful women have ſodden * Chup.! their own children, they were their meat in the de- 20: {rruction of the daughter of my people/.
{ This was according to what God had threatned in caſe of diſo- bedience, Deut. 28.57. and a thing which hath often happened in Sleges, 2 Kings 6. 29. Such things did happen in the laſt deftru-
Etion of Feruſalem, as we read in Foſephus, and though we read of no ſuch thing happening in the Siege of jt by Nebuchadnexrgar, = that there were ſome luch ſad {inſtances appears from this
ext. be 11 The LORD hath accompliſhed his fury, he +, "oy hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a VA
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fire in Zion, and ir hath devoured the foundations TE. thereof r. | 7 An unuſual fire, which burns up not only the Roof, and
ſuperſtructure bur rhe foundations, leaving no. bottom tor hopes! "oY ot being reſtored. See Deut. 32. 22. 12 The
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preſſion) we could no where be (fe, if we ſorght refuge in the
. o _ » 1 . Py__ by . - . Mountatns they followed us thither, if we fled from chem into the Wilderneſs, they laid wait for us there,
Chap. IV. ; "3 12 The Kings ofthe Earth, and all the Inhabitants
of the World would nor have believed, that the ad-
my ſhould have entred into the oy hs ; . hoot. "an pas 1110 G 20 The breath of our noſtrils, the anointed of gates O eru a 2 Fe 4 - [f e X* vy- STAKe , Th TRICE 5 ans _ : Pa Nh F.rulalem was lo naturaily and artificially fortified, and ſo Gi —_ ys MaKen In thei: Pits /, of whom we* ſer.e2-8. favoured by God, and taken notice of as a place which the Lord aid, Uncer his ſhadow we {hall live amonglt the cared tor, and watched over, that ir could not have entred into heathen s . | the thoughts of any of thoſe that were Enemtes to 1t, tha: they! f Thar he calls ſome Prince herethe breath of their noftrils.thie ſhould ever have been able to maxe themſelves Maiters of " - bo their Life, Gen, 2. 7+ 1s out ot doubt, ani though ſome of the 13 T For the lins of her prophets, and the 1n1- bet woul: aye of EOS Frey {o contiderert; Sh 7 eſts that have ſhed the blood of the tnat ne Was not rtaxen Duct Hain, anc hat n0t dy the Chalde an, bus qu1LICS of _— _ ho d 'by the Egyptions 23 years before the City was taken,will tee reaſon juſt IN the MIC Ol . , J {£0 conc'ude that he meanech Zedekiab, who though a bad man yer w Nor for their nsaione who atk: the falſe Prophets, and Bi" j 1a 4 K ng, and of David's line, and afforded ſome protedtion to al's Prieſts, bur for their fins in an eminent degree, they were "OE tha Jews. g We promiled our felves that though the Land of Zu- Ringleaders, either encouraging the People ro the wickedneffes | 1, was encompaſſed wich Pagan Nations, yet through Zedckizh's chey committed, or not reſt:aining big and — the y.iour and good conduR in Governmen: we ſhould live comtorra- Wrath of God againſt rnem. So paving they were t "= Corrupt bly .he verg a covering and refreſhing to us,but faith the Prophet, Magiſtrates that ha1 ſh2d che DN Blood, yetthe = ww and he alſo is talen into Enemies hands. {|:v of it, eit! 0] ing the Magiltra-es NEE RE ere ane fee farns| | 25 Rejoyce and be glad, O daughter of Edom, 3 q & + i : ” I - ; ”” Mp , ; . - 2 ” _ the Children that were burnt in the Valley of Hinnem. The Eccle- that dwelleſt in the land of Uz b, * the cup alſo ſhall * Je -2.Fs faſtical Men were a grea: caute of the firſt and laſt deſtruRtion of! paſs through unto thee 7: thou ſhalt be drunken and 75> 16, 24- Feruſalem, and ſo they are of molt other places tht come to rune ſhalt make thy {elf naked k. through their negleCt of their Daty, or eacouraging others in their] þ The Edomires were deſcended from Ez the Elder Brother
wicked courſes, which both ſhe weth us how great a Bleſling to a People, a godly, conſcientious Min (try is: And how great a Plague and Curſe a Miniltry is which is otherwite. See Jer45. 37.