me. the reft convinced and aſtonied, ſhall confeſs that God hath done chis great thing againſt them,
CHAP. VII rophecy of the fnal aud arcadful deſolation of the land, 1—15. The
I thy
47 FO%* { his p:tiful mourning of them that «ſcape, 16—19. - The ſanifuary, becauſe of Ihacl's far, 2022. Under the type of a chain ts repreſented their mi-
erable and mournful captivity, 2327.
I 0 Oreover, the word of the LORD came unto me, ſaying, o This introduceth a Continuation and Confirmation, with ſome Tliuftration of what Judgments were denounced in the former Chap-
Ter, 2 Alſo thou fon of man, thus faith the Lord GOD un- to the land p of Ifracl, An q end, the end r is come upon
the four corners s of the land. p The Inhabirants who had ſinned, and alſo to the Land wherein
they ſinned. q End of God's Patience, of the Peace and Welfare of
the People, and of the Plenty, Beauty, and Deſirableneſs of the Land it (elf, 1s come, or 1s near at hand. » That dreadful End I threatned agzinſt you, and which you will find in the execution of the Menaces pronounced againſt you by the former and latter Prophets. - Ir is an ove: flowing Miſery that ſpreads over all the Land.
3 7 Now # the end come upon thee, and I will « ſend mine anger upon thee, and x will judge thee y according to thy ways, and will + z recompenſe upon thee all thine aho- m3nat:ons.
2? There ſhall be no more Delays, mine Anger 1s upon thee. » It is I, who ſend the Chaldeavs, the Peſtilence, Famine, &c. Theſe are commiſſioned by me. x Puniſh : y as thou deſerveſt. z Give, Heb. unto thee as the Wages of thy Iniquities, or lay all the Guilt, and a1] the Puniſhment of all thy Sins upon thee.
4 * And mine 6 eye ſhall not ſpare thee, neither will I have pity : but I will recompenſe thy ways upon thee, and thine c abominations ſhall be d in the midſt of thee, and
ve © ſhall know that I a» the LORD.
þ Vid. chap 5. 11. c Not only the Puniſhment and Smart, but the Vileneſs, Loathſomneſs and Hatefulneſs of thy Sins ſhall be, 4 E- ver before thee, and openly known to others alſo, or ſhall reach thy very heart. e See chap. 6, 10. 12.
5 Thus faith the Lord GOD, An e evil, an onely evil f,
behold 1s come.
e An Eviland fore AMiQtion, one Miſery enough to ruin the whole, ſo chat there will be no need of another. Or, as the Chald. Paraphr. one Evil after another : and this beſpeaks the extream ſadneſs of their Condition who ſuffer under this Evil. f Open your Eyes, you will {ce it is at the Doors, ana breaking 1nupon you.
6 Angend 1s come, the end is come, it 4 + watcheth for thee, hehold, it is come. |
g Thus frequently it is repeated, to ſhew the certainty of the thing, the heavineſs of the Judgment, the great Apprehenlions they ſhould have of it, and yet the great Security they are under. h God's Ven- gcance ſeems to {lumber, and Sinners dream *twill never awake; but here the Prophet atlureth the Sinners of Jeruſa!rm and its People, that God hath awaken his Vengeance, which now watcheth to take the firſt opportunity, or rather to haſten it
7 The 7 morning 15 come upon thee, O # thou that dwelleft in the land : the time is come, the day of trou- ble z / near, and not the || ſounding again of the moun-
eains.
; The Word is variouſly rendred, and accordingly variouſly ap- plied ; it is, ſay ſome, of a Chald:e Original, and ſignifies to cry our, 20 encompals, and to riſe betimes in the Morning, very fitly applica- ble here. Wirth the Morning-Star which uſhers in the Light, thine E- nemies and thy Sorrows are riſen, have compaſſad thee abour, and the Cry of their Shoutings, and the Cry of thy diſtreſſed People is raiſed ; a long Day of Sorrows threatens theo, is upon thee. & Upon every one that dwelleth in the Land. [as the Day near to the Mor- ning, ſonear are thy Troubles, thy great, perplexed, and tumultuous Troubles, as the Word implies, like that 1/2. 22. 5. and Zeph. 1. !4 —17. m Either it means the Eccho which Mountains make, and 1s an empty Sound, makes great noiſe and only ſtartles Children ; the noiſe and report of your Calamittes are rea], yea dreadful. Or =}fe thus, on th2 Mountains were your Vineyards, and in Vintage time your Grape-gatherers were wont to ſhout for Joy, and fill the Neighbourtiood with their Joys, but no ſuch Soundings ſhall you hear now. Or, it may allude to the Muſick with which their Idol-Wor- {hip was celebrated in Mountains, high Places, in Vallies, &c. whence the Sound was heardand eccho'd from Hill co Hill. Thoſe Soundings _ the Moutains ſhall ceaſe, *cis a long Day of Vengeance for thoſe
ins. 8 Now will I » ſhortly » pour out my fury upon thee, and accompliſh my anger upon thee, and I will p judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompenſe thee tor
all thine abominations.
# Or from a nearer ditance, as well as in a ſhort time, that the Flood of my Wrath may bear all down before ic. oMy Wrath ſhall not be poured our as Water from a Cloud at mighty diſtance, bur Jike the breaking out of the Sea on the neighbouring Villages, which ſwal. lows them up, Houſes, Cattel and Men, without remedy. p See chap 5. wer. 13. & vcr, 3, of this Chapter,
9 And tine eye ſhall not q fpare, neither will I have
pity : I will recomp2nle + thee according to r thy ways,
KITES __ Chap. vii and ye ſhall know that I am the LORD that * ſmi- & |
teth.
a See ehap. 5. 11. r Worſe than the Ways of Heathens, and thy Puniſhments ſhall be worſe. s Srill thou recaineſt the old, and ag. deft new abominations; theſe to this day are in thee not hidden, bur openly. 7 You look only ro the Hand and Sword of the Chaldeans, bye I'll not ceaſe till you feel and acknowledg my Hand ſmiting, that you may accept Puniſhment, repent and return to me.
Io « Behold the day, behold it is come, the mornin is gone forth, x the rod hath bloſſomed, y pride hath bug- ded. |
« If you will open your Eyes, you may ſee the lowring Day of Ven. g2ance, ſee wer. 7. »x This and whar follows may refer either, 1. To Nebachadnez.z. ar and his Chaldeans, the Rod of God's Anger,they flouriſh, are ſtrong and heavy, like to laſt too long 1n their Strength to break 7/. rael. y As they flouriſh in Strength, they exceed in Pride and Arco. gance, which buddeth forth in the haughry Deſigas they lay of raiſing themſelves on the Ruins of all Countries.
11 > Violence is « riſen up into a rod of wickedneſs: none of bthem nor of any of || theirs them.
z With Fierceneſfs, which 1s their natural Temper, a bitter and haſty *