1-7 The most aged could not remember such calamities as were about to
take place. Armies of insects were coming upon the land to eat the
fruits of it. It is expressed so as to apply also to the destruction
of the country by a foreign enemy, and seems to refer to the
devastations of the Chaldeans. Go... [ Continue Reading ]
8-13 All who labour only for the meat that perishes, will, sooner or
later, be ashamed of their labour. Those that place their happiness in
the delights of sense, when deprived of them, or disturbed in the
enjoyment, lose their joy; whereas spiritual joy then flourishes more
than ever. See what peri... [ Continue Reading ]
14-20 The sorrow of the people is turned into repentance and
humiliation before God. With all the marks of sorrow and shame, sin
must be confessed and bewailed. A day is to be appointed for this
purpose; a day in which people must be kept from their common
employments, that they may more closely at... [ Continue Reading ]