0 Patiently and ſubmiſively, p The juft and chaſtifing Anger of the Lord in the Effects of it upon me. q Greatly, continually, bo:h againſt his Law and Precepts thereof, and againft his Love and the Effedts thereof: Fudak was guilty of idolatry, Ingratitude againft God. and of Injuſtice, Unftaithtulne's, and Unmercifulnels againſt on2 another; and theſe Sins deſerved ſorer Punishments than they ſuffer- ed, theretore the Righteous Ones here juftity God, and humble them- felves. 7 Againft mine Enemy ; for that he will e're long do, as well as now he doth plead his own C aule againſt me : He will be as well a juft Judge againſt mine Enemies,to avenge me on them, as he is a juſt God, by my Sins provoked to chaſtiſe me. s When that Day comes, he will certainly an4 evidently declare his Judgment to be againſt mins inſulting Adverſaries, my cruel Enemies, and that he doth ſo punish them for my ſake ; as 7/al. 137. 7. Iſa. 10. 5,12. Fer, 30. 8, Zech.1. 12, 15. t The great and glorious, the holy and juſt God, who now chaſtiſerh me. u As a Priſoner brought out of a dark Priſon br Dun- geon into the Light, is ſet at liberty, advanced and beautified, ſo shall the Church be delivered and made to proſper. x The Truth and Riches of his promiſed Salvation : This made good, partly in. the Re-
£0 up to Feryſalem. u In which *tis probable many Fews were kept or ſervile Works ; Shalmaneſer did place the Captivity of the Tea Tribes in the Cities of the Medes, which for ought I know maybe the Cities here ſpoken of, x One mention'd for all the reſt; and ſuppole theſe Fortrefſes might be frontier Gariſons made for defence of the Country, where the Fews were in policy placed by the Aria; from theſe places, and through all the Country. » To Euphrates of Chebar, where alſo were of the captive Fews. 7 From the Caſpim to the Perfian, and to the Midland Sea. a On which many of the dil
rſed Fews did in all likelihood ſettle themſelves in proceſs of tine or Security and Retirement, as the yerſecuted 1aldenſes and Ali: genſes ſettled in the mountainous Parts bordering on France, Savy, and J/taly; Or from Mount Taurus to Mount Libanus or Carmel, In brief, from all parts of their Captivity they ſhall return to their own Countrey ; a ſingular Type of the Redemption of the Church by Chriſt, the bringing in the Gentiles, and enlarging the Mefſubs Kingdom,
13 || Notwithſtanding a the land þ ſhall be deſolate, becauſe of them d that dwell therein e, * for the fruit off their doings f.
2 Heb. And, but well rendred here Notwithſtanding, viz. theſe Iv} miſes of Reſtitution, and gathering in the diſperſed Fews, &c. whicl took not place till more than 200 Years after they were firit made by the Lord to his People, accounting thus, 133 Years from ti: Captivating of Samara to the captivating of Feruſalem, 70 Years the Babyloniſb Captivity laſted y to which add the Years to Darius 5 ſtaſpis e're the Temple was built, and the Years to Darius Longm us ere the City was built and the Wall repair'd, *twill amount 9 conſiderable Sum of Years. b Of Canazmm, c Laid fo by Shani ſer, Senacberib, and Nebuchadnezzar, in the Ruins of this laft 70 Yeats 4 The finful Fews ; which now in Micah's time did, or hereai hall dwell in it. e In Canaan. f As Puniſhment for their &| Doings. | 14 || Feed g thy people þ with thy rod 7, the fock0! thine heritage k, which dwelleth ſolitarily zx# the wool) in the midſt of Carmel m : let them feed i Baſhan ' 41 Gilead o, as in the days of old p,
ſtitution of the Captivity, rebuilding of Feruſulem by order of Cyrus [| Or, 94,74 Darius, and partly before this in Hezekiah's Reſcue from Sena- thou wilt 4.,,;6's Pride and Rage.
ee her that & : je mine e- 10 || Then y ſhe that 1s mine enemy z ſhall ſee a zt, and
nemy , and ſhame b ſhall cover her c which ſaid unto me f, * Where cover ker js the LORD thy God g ? mine eyes þ ſhall behold her :: with ſame ow þ + ſhall ſhe be troden down as the mire of the
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+ Heb. ſhe » In the time of this hoped Deliverance ; when God. ſhall, as T ex” ſhall be for pet he will, plead my Cauſe, 3 What Nation or People ſoever 3 2 treading whether Aſ}y114, Edom, or Babylon, or whcever. a As they did when down, Hezehiab was miraculouſly faved,. and Feryſulem with him, ouc of the
Z That this Verſe contains good Tidings to the People 0 Goh both to his antient People, Type of his Church in Goſpel-day5, fo to the Church of the converted Gentales, is agreed on all hands; nt they are either a Dire&ion and Command to thoſe God doth 42s by Office to be Shepherds over his Flock, or a Prayer to God th! would pleaſe to take the care of them, which doth include 10Me%®; more than the bare Petition for the Bleſſing: Or it 15 a Predit Cop what ſhall be done for them after their Keturn out of Babylori bs tivity ; or a Promiſe made to affure and comforc them durih - Captivity. Feed; ſo Chriſt dire&s his Office1s, or God apo ” Chrift to do this: or ſo the Prophet for the People, or the VFe0P*. themſelves, pray to God that he would be their Shepherd, — them.: Or the Prophet doth in the-Imperative, inftead ct rhe * che tell them what ſhall be z whichzis a Prowiſe expreG enorghtt
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id Comfort. þ Literally Iſraz!, after tne Fleſh return'd out "Ciptivity : Myſtically the whole I/ra'/ of God red eem'd our of a ” go NS : bath a people peculiar to God thro' Grace by Cove- wor” 1 chro” Chriſt. 7 In alluſion te the uſage of Shepherds, who rr ae Sheep by a poſtoral ſtaff; the peculiar and gracious pro- guided enNCli p vyaP , ; Rt . ” 4-nce of God over ht ſheep 15 hereby cxpreſs d, 2nd defird or pro- mis'd. & They are as ſheep wealr, not 2»/e ro defend or provide for chemſclves, 4 Hock of innocent ones compared with their enemies 5