_A.M. 3294. B.C. 710._ We have in this chapter an addition to the discourse contained in the preceding, namely, a prediction of the carrying away of multitudes, both of the Egyptians and Ethiopians, into captivity by the king of Assyria. Here is, (1,) _ The sign by which this was foretold, which w... [ Continue Reading ]
_In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod_ Namely, to besiege it. Tartan is mentioned (2Ki 18:17) as one of the generals of Sennacherib, who is generally supposed to be here meant by Sargon, which was probably one of the seven names by which Jerome, on this place, says he was called. Ashdod, or Azotus... [ Continue Reading ]
_Go loose the sackcloth from off thy loins_ By the sackcloth is meant either the hairy garment usually worn by the prophets, or a mournful habit, such as was commonly made of sackcloth which he wore in token of his grief for the great calamities that were already come upon Israel, and were coming on... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the Lord_ Who here explains and applies the sign, _said, Like as my servant hath walked naked, &c., three years_ Not constantly, but when he went abroad among the people, to whom this was appointed to be a sign. Bishop Lowth says, probably _three days_, to show, that within three years the Egyp... [ Continue Reading ]