ther Sins allo, ſhip the ſame Idols that Samaria did.
14 Therefore y ſhalt thou z give preſents a || to Mo- reſheth-gath b: the houſes of || Ach-zib c ſhall be a lie d to the Kings of Iſrael e.
Y For ſo much as thou haſt imitated 1/74el in Sin, and been at leaſt an occaſion to Feruſalem, and the Kingdom of Fudah to commit the lame Sins. x Zachiſh, n Though I do not remember the ſacred Cto- ry reporting this in matter of Fatt, we read not what Preſents were given, or by whom ſent, or when : yet as 'twas foretold by the Pro- phet, ſo no doubt it was fulfilled, and the Inhabitants of Lachiſh court- ed the Aſſiſtance of the Philiſtines againft the Aſſrian, and poſſibly againft the Babylonian. b A known City or Town of the Philiſtines called here Moreſbeth-Gath, to diſtinguiſh it from a Town of the ſame Name of the Tribe of Fudh and in the Valley of Zephatha, where Aſa ſmote Zerah the Ethiopian King who invaded Aſz with a Million of Men. « This was alſo a Ciiy of the Phbiliſtines not far from Mareſha, Aſtkelon and Gaza, it was a Maritime Town and ftrong. There was another City of that Name towards 7rw alſo,but of this the Prophet doth not ſpeak in this Place. d A lying Refuge, or a Prop that ſhould
break under them that leant upon it, as Egypt proved a broken Reed
to Fudab when truſicd to ; in the #eb. there 1s an elegant Allufion, which the Tranſlation cannot expreſs. e Some ſay 'tis meant of the Kings of Fudab, but we find not that Hezekiah made any ule of the
Houſes of Achzib when Senacherib invaded him. It is more probable the Kings of the ten Tribes are meant, and that #oſhez did rely on Gath, Achzib, &c. and on the Friendſhip of the reft of the Philiſtines to join with the Egyptians, or to give them a quiet Paſſage through their Country to help Jſracl againft the 4ſſyrian,
15 Yet will I bring F an heir g unto thee, O inhabitant
f The Lord God will cauſe the Aſſyrian to riſe up and proſper in his
Philiſtines g The Aſſyrian, who in the right of Conqueſt ſhall poſſeſs, and account himſelf Heir of what he poſſeſſeth.- 6 Moſt think the Prophet ſpeaks of Mareſhah in his own Country, but T think the Aſſy- jo did not inherit that, though he might inherit that of the Phili-
ines. ter known for the Cave where David lay hid, 1 Sam. 22.1. "Twas made a Town of defence by Rehoboam, 2 Chron. 11. 7. *twas once a Royal City, and had ſeveral Villages belonging to it, Foſh.12.15. k1- | ronically (ſay ſome) calied thus, minatorily threatning that the Glory of Iſrael ſhould be brought as low, into as mean Condition as Adullam ; others think it ſhould be read, and to rhe Glory of 1/rael, that is, Feru- ſalem, ſo there ſhould be an Elliptis of (11) the Particle Conjun- Rive. Others think 'tis the Propher's deep Sigh at the Thoughts how the Glory of J/rael is laid in the duſt. Others think it was con- fiderable enough at that time to be called the Glory of 1ſrael, though we know not how.
16 Make thee * bald !, and poll thee mz for thy delicate * 11. 22. children s, enlarge thy baldneſs o as the eagle p, for they q '* are gone into captivity from thee y.
i Famous for its Strength ſay ſome, but I rather think it bet-
I © Judez and Iſrael initoken of Sorrow for theſe wafting Judgments
tear off thy Hair with thine own Hands. m Shave off with the Ra- zor, and by others Hand what thou canft not tear off. 7 For the loſs of them, ſome being lain, others ſtarved or ſwept away with Peſti- lence, and the reſidue carried Captive, exprels thy deep Sorrow for theſe Miſeries, conformably to the Cuſtom of bitter mourning, Jo» 1. 20. 1j2. 3. 24. and 15. 2, Jer. 7-29. 0 Make thy baldneſs great- er than ufual, for the occaſion does require and will juſtify it. p Which loſeth at once her Strength, Courage and Beauty, and languiſheth in her baldneſs. q Thy delicate Children, 7 Never to return more, or not till a long Captivity expire.
CHAP, II.
'I'0 and bondage threamed againſt oppreſſion and violence, 1---3. A la-
mentation and reproof for injuſtice, for deſpifſing prophetical reproofs, and delight in faiſe prophets, 4 -—11. A promiſe of gathering and
reforing Jacob under Chriſt, 12, 12.
e The
Ciry Feruſalem, as partiy by Senackerts's Invration, but more fully by Nebuchadnezzar's befieging and taking Feruſuem,- and carrVing the
q A very ftrong Fortreſs on the Confines of Fud:h towards the Kingdom of the ten Tribes, and which as it did to the laſt ftand out againſt Senzcherib,ſo *tis very probable they did beaſt of their Strength and Valour. » Either to fly from the Sword of the Enemy, and to leck ſafety in another Countrey forſaking their own : Orelie by way of derifion, you will be befieged and coop'd up by the Aſhrian, and then you may harneſs your Horſes or Mules to carry you in Chariots about your own Streets z or elſe the Prophet foretels Senacherib'scom- manding Poft.Chariots to catry his Meſſengers to ſummon Feru/2lem to yield up all to him. s Zachiſh. x From thence Idolatry ſpread it ſelf into Fudab and Feruſalem. Lachiſh neareft to Idolatrous Jſrac! took the InfeCtion of them, and conveyed it to Fudab or Feruſalem, here called the Daughter of Zion. » Not only the Idolatry but o- x Of the ten Tribes. » Thou didſt receive and wor-
O ato them * that deviſe iniquity b, and * work *Hof. 7.s.
evil c upon their beds 4 : when the morning is *Pa.36.4. light e, they praGtile it f, becaule IT is in the power of their hand g.
13 O thou Inhabitant of Lachiſhq, bind the chariot to the ſwiit beaſt” - ſhe s is the beginning of the fin ro the daughter of Zion t: for the tranſgreſſions « of Iſrael «
|| Or, for. [| That is; a lie,
[| Or, the
glory of Iſ- rael come, &C.,
all
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