_Cymbal. Or sistrum, commonly used in Egypt. Septuagint, "ship sails."
--- Ethiopia, or Chus, lying between the Nile (the branches of which
are styled rivers) and the Red Sea. He alludes to the kingdom of
Tharaca, 4 Kings xix. 8. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ambassadors. Hebrew, "images," (Bochart) in honour of Adonis; (St.
Cyril) or rather Ezechias, or Tharaca send to demand troops. (Calmet)
--- Bulrushes. Literally, "paper." (Haydock) --- Formed of rushes
which grow on the banks of the Nile. (Pliny, [Natural History?] vii.
56., and xiii. 11.) --- Ang... [ Continue Reading ]
_Place. God rules all with ease. --- Harvest. The allies shall comfort
my people, (Calmet) or Sennacherib shall threaten ruin. (Haydock) ---
But I will frustrate his evil designs. His army shall perish
unexpectedly, ver. 5. (Calmet) --- The Egyptians had sent messengers
to assure the Israelites that... [ Continue Reading ]
_Them. Their bodies shall lie unburied._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sion. Egypt shall send presents to the Lord, 2 Paralipomenon xxxii.
23. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XVIII.... [ Continue Reading ]