_Moreover, the word of the Lord_, &c. “The prophet goes on to show,
that the same reason which would operate in favour of the Jews, would
not operate in favour of the heathen; especially not in favour of the
Jews' relations, the Edomites: for they showed no mercy, and therefore
deserved to receive n... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate_ Hebrew, לשׁממה
ושׁממה, _a desolation and a desolation_, or, _a desolation and
an astonishment_, as Bishop Newton renders it, following the reading
of several MSS. _And cut off from it him that passeth out_, &c. No
travellers shall go forward or backward in... [ Continue Reading ]
_With your mouth ye have boasted against me_ As if I were not able to
make good my promises toward my people, or to assert my right in
Judea. _When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate_
When I shall restore other countries, conquered by the king of
Babylon, to their former prosperity... [ Continue Reading ]