Lord, I will proceed on to Ekron : p Another of the five Cities of the Philiſtines ; ſtrong, but as the reſt,crnel to /rael,and very finfylly jq, latrous, worſhipping Bad/-Zebub, for which this flall be deftroyeq ain. ſce Zeph. 2, 4. and Zech. 9.5. q What remaineth either cf. Citic, Towns or People, not already expreſly mentioned and rhreatneq' r Be cut off, and waſted utterly. s When all this ſhall be done, thy perhaps ye may not know z yet know ye this, that afſuredly ir ſhalt hs done in its time, for the Lord hath ſaid it. : 9 4 Thus ſaith the LORD, For three Tranſgreſſions of * Tyrus, and for four I will not turn away the pun. ; ment thereof t ; becauſe they delivered up the whole cap. }:
tivity to Edom «, and remembred not the t brotherjy
covenant x The Prophet having foretold the DeſtruRion of the Syrians and py;. jt
liſtines, for their Inhumanity and barbarons Cruelty againſt the Zens " he doth now in the ſame Manner and Words foretel the Deftru&ign of the Tyrians. t Vid. ver. 2. let. 3,4, u Vid. ver.6. let. d,e, where theſe Paſſages are already explained. x Which was between Hirgy on the one part, and David and Solomon on the other part on ac. count whereof theſe Tyrians ought to have befriended the Fews, ang not betrayed them, ſo ſome : Others thus, The Nearneſs ef Bloog between /ſracl and Edom ſhouſd have been remembred by the Tyriays and they ſhould therefore have perſwaded Edom to carry it as became a Brother, and by their Mediation the Tyrians ſhould have madePexce between J/7ae! and Edom z but they did not ſo, they took advantage of times, and made Merchandize of Jſrael, ſold ſuch as either fled fo Refuge from other Enemies, or ſuch as fell into the hands of the Tyrians, joining with #azael and Benbadad in their Wars againft [74 What other Sins Tyrus added to this between this time and Nebuckyy. n2z7.17s befieging and ſubduing Tyr, were then puniſh'd, when after 13 Years viegc it was taken, of which ſee Ezek. 26, 27, and 28 Chy, where at large Tyrus is ſpoken of.
10 But ! will ſend a fire on the wall y of Tyrus, which ſhall deyour the Palaces z thereof.
3 See ver, 4. let. þ,i, and ver. 9.1let.g. x Vid. ver. 4. let.l, n,
11 < Thus faith the LORD, For three 'Tranſereſl- ons a of * Edom b, and for four I will not turn ant the puniſhment thereof c ; becauſe he did purſue 4 hi
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4 See ver, 2. let. 4 b Vid. ver. 6. let. e. ©c See ver. 2. let 4() 4 Watch for, and laid hold on every occafion to oppreſs Iſrael. e Jung cb and his Poſterity here are meant,as is Eſau and his Poſterity : Ewan perſonally confidered,was an Enemy to the Perſon of Jacob, and vowed, his Ruin, forced him to fly into Paden- Aram, and on his return thence frighted Jacob too by coming out with four hundred Men armed; the Poſterity of Eſau behaved themſelves no whit more friendly, f E ther joining with the Enemies, as P/2l. $3,6,7,8. and 137. 7. 0r wy a \Var on foot 'on their own account, as 2 Chron. 28, 17. again them. g Common Humanity: was by Edom caſt off, when Jac Poſterity needed 1t, as appears by their denial of Paſſage, and ſelling t them Neceflaries for their Relief in travelling by their Countr, Numo. 20. 14, fO 21. nay, they arm'd againſt Jſrael, ver, 20. Con mon Pity would have forborn- Strangers travelling by our Coafts how much more Brethren ? The Inhumanity of the Edomires appear: ed yet tarther.in this, that they were Chapmen to buy all the captire {/: a2/7tes, and io (ell them to the Heathen for Slaves, which is cer- tainly the height of Inhumanity.- þ Which is expreſsd by Fierce- nels, and with Vehemency. 7 As a ravenous, hungry and fierce Lion tears the Prey; fo the word, k& Tho ſometimes this Anger did intermic for want of Opportunity, yet on every occafion it revired, and ſhewed it (elf again, / Left the fire of his Wrath ſhould extinguiſh, Edom did record, treaſure up, and reſerved the Seeds of his Dilple: lure, as Men rake up Fire in Aſhes to blow it up into a Flame, fuc was Edom's Wrath; a Wrath that exceeded all bounds, as the word imports, and never ceas'd. |
12 Bot * I will ſend a firem.upon Teman », which ſal devour the Palaces o of Bozrah p. ,
m Vid. ver. 4. let. h, i, and ver. 7. let. f. » Metropolis of dun, called from Eſau's Grandſon of that Name ; of which ſee Ezek. 25. 13 and Hb. 3. 3, And this here taken Synecdocally, implieth the It: habitants of this City, and of the whole Country, which ſhall peril when the Judgment here threatned ſhall be executed. 0 Vid. 01-4 let.m, p A City bordering on Moab and 1dumea, and which ſome time belonged to the one, ſometime tothe other, as Events of Wat determined : It may be there might be two Cities of this name, tht one in Mozb, the other in Edom or 1dumea: However, this waSa yer} firong City, and one of the chiefeſt in the whole Kingdom ; ſo that in the Menace againſt Bozrab and Teman, the Strength and Glory0 Edom is threatned with an utter Overthrow, as of that which is burn? up by Fire.
13 © Thus ſaith the LORD, For three Trarf, greſlions o of the * children of Ammon and 107 four I will not turn away the puniſhment theredf ; becauſe they . have || ript up the Women with! Child q of Gilead r , that they might enlarge 08, border s. |
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