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bY "I ER Samaris, Jeruſalim, had tore Idols n it, and _ h_ (dotarry than any we read of in Samaris, that at I n remember. . F "THE 2 IN 054 Os ps ow She doted upon the * Aſſyrians her neighbours, o. captains and ralers clothed moſt gorgeouſly , horle- 26-7en riding upon horſes , all of them deſirable young GD Verſe is the fame with wer. 6. which ſee; only the Clothing. there of Blue is here Clothing of Beauty, z. e. moſt beautiful. 13 Then | ſaw that ſhe was defiled s, that they took Z one « way. | : — Whin Nis took not warning, neither feared. 5 Her Heart was already on her Jdols. 5 Sameris and Feruſalem. u Choſe the ſame Idols
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[from whom chy mind is alienated o, and I will bri:gpthem **
againſt thee on every ide 9. |
m See wey. let. rs. » Thy Confederates. o Whom thou haſt firſt loathed and forſaken, and thereby enraged th:-;n a+ inſt thee. p Be not only an Exciter toſtir them up againſt che, bur { will be a Guide and ConduQter of them. 9 So no way left for thy Eſcape.
23 The Babylonians, and all che Chaideans r, Pekod x,
images & of the Chaldeans pourtray'd with vermili- on 4.
ed to the Numbet of her Idolatries. » Where-ever *twas Fe = ſaw, there 'twas they doted on their Perſons and Habits ; it] is probable enough they might ſee them in the Idol-Temples, or in the Houſe of the King of Judah, or of the great Men, who promoted the Frienſhips and Leagues with theſe Nations. z The Counterfeits of Strangers, and ſuch as were far off, as the Chaldeans WEre. 4 Which as 'tis a very gloſly and ſhining Colour, fo duly mixt with Ceruſe doth lively expreſs the Colour of Man's Fleſh. : 15 Girded with girdles 5 upon their loins, exceeding e | _ indyed attire c upon their heads, all of them princes to h * look to, after the manner e of the Babylonians of Chal.
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f þ 2 the Garb, Dreſs, ,or Habit of Soldiers. c Both rich, comely, large, ; and of divers Colours, and thoſe of the choic:ſt that Art or Money
could prepare. d Of princely Aſpe&t and Majeſty. « Agreeable to
the Graments of the rich and proud Babylonians. f Which probably
was the moſt fruitfu) part of that Kingdom, and moſt pleaſant, and
where the Pride and Luxury of the Inhabitants exceeded others.
: 16 * And - as ſoon as ſhe ſaw them g with her eyes,
7 ſhe doted upon them 4, and fent meſſengers 7 unto them
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er. Wh faltef dent Adultereſs ſhe fell into moſt inordinate Affection for their Per- is; (rgw fonson ſight of their Piftures. 7 Conrted the Love of thoſe Strangers, he Z and woo'd their Embtaces, ſent to make Alliances with them, proſti- ice | cuted her ſelf ro them. & Though 'twas a long Journey, troubleſom Ip, and coſtly ; all this hinders not this extravagant lewd Woman, ſhe
ſends to theſe remote Parts, and forgets her God. 17 And the + Babylonians came / to her into the bed . of love, 2 and they defiled » her with their whoredom o, and ſhe was polluted p with them, and * her mind was . + alienated q from them»
- invited , and here che Chaldeays comply with it; they came Ambaſla.
= , dors no doubt firſt to make a Confederacy, and then free Intecconrſe ' of in Trade and Religion too. m2 So the impudently laſcivious call the 4s polluted forbidden Bed, as the Harlor, Prov. 7.18. It 1s like with this
' 1 The Prophet proſecuteth the Allegory ; the Adultireſs ſens, and |\y
and Sho rt, and Koa «, and all x the Affyrians with them : all of chem deſirable y young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned s, all of thei riding
upon horſes. | | |
7 Theſe are known, 5 Some reckon theſe the Titles of ſome of the
great Commanders in this Army, which come againſt Jeruſalem, but
they are Names of diſtin& Countries or Provinces under the Babyloniſh
Government, and fo Pekod is the Province between Tygris and Lycas
Rivers in this was old Niniveh, and was the principal Province of the Kingdom ; though ſome others think 2:k34 was Ba#rians, now called Usbeek, and Corafſan, fierce, thievilh, and barbarous of old. : Ei- ther Sia in Armenia, or the Sohai, among which were the Adiaben;, and this contained the middle part of the Kingdom of B:5y.oz, and was Aſhris Med:iana, u This bordered on Media, the Inhabitants : at> led Kohai, and dwelt about Arbe!, or 4rbelis, or Arbela, and compre» hended Ganyamela, where the Fortreſs Gangs looks like this Kohs, be= ing eaſily changed from Koa to Ganga, by changeof the original Let- ters into G. and\Jinto G. a People too like enough to be cruel and barbarousby their very Situation. x Alltheſe Sons or Subje&s of the Arian Monarchy or Confederates. y Moſt of theſe are alrcady- explained, wer. 6. where theſe were ObjeQ&sof Love, now they are Objeas of Terror ; ſo God turns the Occaſions of Mens Sins into Ct» caſionsof greater Terror and Puniſhment. z Hz. called, or ins ir-4
firſt by the Jews to ſin with them, wer. 16, let. i, now called of God to puniſh their Fellow-ſinners. : |
| 24 And they 4 ſhall come againſt 5 thee with cha- riots c, wagons 4, and wheels e, and with anaſſembiy f of people, which ſhall ſet againſt thee buckler, and ſhieid, and helmet g round about : and I will fee 45 judg. ment before them, and they {hall judge 7 thee accord. ing to their judgments &.