into_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n by_o a_o enallage_n and_o use_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n for_o a_o future_a 10._o o_o my_o thresh_a and_o the_o corn_n of_o my_o floor_n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o use_v this_o apostrophe_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o he_o call_v thresh_v and_o corn_n in_o the_o floor_n because_o of_o their_o divers_a affliction_n with_o which_o they_o have_v be_v and_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v afflict_v by_o the_o assyrian_n the_o word_n thresh_v be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o passive_o for_o the_o thing_n thresh_v and_o by_o the_o thresh_a &_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o floor_n he_o mean_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n the_o corn_n of_o the_o floor_n which_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o floor_n to_o be_v thresh_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v affliction_n metaphorical_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thresh_v and_o those_o which_o be_v afflict_v thresh_v see_v cap._n 41.15_o jer._n 51.33_o mich._n 4.13_o and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n call_v they_o here_o but_o why_o do_v he_o call_v they_o his_o thresh_a and_o the_o corn_n of_o his_o floor_n answer_n because_o they_o be_v his_o brethren_n and_o kinsman_n of_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o nation_n and_o live_v in_o the_o same_o land_n with_o he_o so_o that_o by_o say_v thus_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v o_o my_o afflict_a brethren_n or_o o_o the_o persecute_a and_o oppress_v man_n of_o my_o country_n that_o which_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n supple_a concern_v babylon_n and_o those_o which_o live_v in_o the_o wilderness_n near_o unto_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o be_v your_o deadly_a enemy_n and_o which_o have_v thresh_v you_o as_o the_o corn_n be_v thresh_v on_o the_o floor_n etc._n etc._n have_v i_o declare_v unto_o you_o supple_a for_o this_o end_n that_o you_o may_v receive_v comfort_n thereby_o when_o you_o hear_v that_o they_o which_o afflict_v you_o be_v your_o deadly_a enemy_n shall_v be_v themselves_o afflict_v and_o destroy_v 11._o the_o burden_n of_o dumah_n i._o e._n the_o burden_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n which_o descend_v from_o ishmael_n by_o dumah_n dumah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 25.14_o and_o be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o son_n of_o dumah_n which_o be_v ismaelites_n he_o call_v to_o i_o out_o of_o seir_n i._o e._n a_o certain_a edomite_n of_o mount_n seir_n call_v to_o i_o who_o be_o a_o ismaelite_n out_o of_o mount_n seir_n as_o i_o pass_v along_o thereby_o say_v etc._n etc._n they_o which_o dwell_v in_o mount_n seir_n be_v edomite_n the_o son_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v call_v edom_n gen._n 36._o verse_n 7_o 8_o 9_o mount_v seir_n be_v either_o direct_o in_o the_o way_n from_o babylon_n to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n or_o else_o this_o ismaelite_n take_v his_o way_n by_o mount_n seir_n homeward_o because_o he_o think_v it_o the_o safe_a way_n that_o which_o the_o prophet_n here_o tell_v of_o be_v show_v to_o he_o by_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o vision_n and_o what_o he_o see_v or_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o in_o that_o vision_n be_v a_o ismaelite_n descend_v from_o ishmael_n by_o dumah_n speak_v as_o he_o here_o speak_v in_o these_o two_o verse_n that_o therefore_o which_o be_v here_o speak_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o son_n of_o dumah_n a_o ismaelite_n who_o be_v in_o babylon_n as_o a_o soldier_n when_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n make_v a_o escape_n and_o haste_v as_o for_o life_n homeward_o travel_v night_n and_o day_n he_o take_v his_o way_n from_o babylon_n to_o his_o own_o country_n by_o mount_n seir_n where_o a_o certain_a edomite_n of_o mount_n seir_n see_v he_o travel_v thus_o in_o the_o night_n and_o guess_v he_o to_o be_v a_o soldier_n by_o his_o habit_n and_o somewhat_o marvel_v why_o he_o travel_v so_o late_o in_o the_o night_n and_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v upon_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a occasion_n that_o he_o thus_o travel_v ask_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o so_o late_o travel_v the_o ismaelite_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n and_o that_o the_o mede_n have_v send_v out_o army_n to_o subdue_v not_o only_a babylon_n but_o all_o that_o have_v any_o confederacy_n with_o babylon_n from_o the_o river_n euphrates_n even_o to_o the_o river_n nilus_n and_o that_o he_o escape_v and_o run_v for_o his_o life_n to_o his_o own_o country_n the_o edomite_n &_o some_o that_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v he_o tell_v that_o the_o mede_n have_v take_v and_o destroy_v babylon_n and_o have_v send_v out_o army_n to_o subdue_v all_o the_o confederate_n of_o babylon_n from_o euphrates_n even_o to_o nilus_n will_v not_o altogether_o believe_v he_o but_o make_v as_o if_o they_o will_v go_v towards_o babylon_n to_o inquire_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n word_n whereupon_o the_o ismaelite_n say_v unto_o they_o if_o you_o will_v inquire_v inquire_v but_o the_o edomite_n be_v not_o go_v far_o but_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o doubt_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v or_o no_o which_o the_o ismaelite_n perceive_v call_v to_o they_o to_o return_v say_v return_v come_v intimate_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v true_a which_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o and_o that_o all_o be_v lose_v they_o be_v undo_v to_o i_o i._n e._n to_o i_o who_o be_o a_o ismaelite_n and_o a_o son_n of_o dumah_n as_o i_o pass_v by_o mount_n seir_n homeward_o from_o babylon_n where_o i_o be_v a_o soldier_n and_o from_o whence_o i_o escape_v when_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n watchman_z i._o e._n soldier_n soldier_n may_v be_v call_v watchman_n in_o a_o honourable_a way_n because_o they_o lie_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n and_o observe_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o watch_v over_o the_o city_n or_o land_n which_o they_o fight_v for_o that_o they_o may_v preserve_v it_o what_o of_o the_o night_n i._o e._n why_o or_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o thou_o travele_v thus_o in_o the_o night_n this_o phrase_n be_v curt_a and_o short_a and_o thus_o to_o be_v understand_v note_v that_o the_o particle_n of_o be_v not_o here_o a_o note_n or_o sign_n of_o the_o genitive_a case_n but_o a_o preposition_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n praefix_n man_n and_o to_o the_o latin_a preposition_n de_fw-fr and_o as_o the_o hebrew_n praefix_n man_n do_v sometime_o signify_v in_o as_o job_n 19_o vers_fw-la 26._o and_o the_o latin_a preposition_n de_fw-fr do_v sometime_o signify_v the_o like_a as_o when_o plautus_n say_v the_o die_n in_o the_o day_n and_o juvenalde_v nocte_fw-la in_o the_o night_n so_o do_v of_o in_o this_o place_n and_o of_o the_o night_n be_v as_o much_o as_o in_o the_o night_n what_o of_o the_o night_n the_o edomite_n doubt_v his_o question_n here_o out_o of_o the_o great_a desire_n he_o have_v to_o know_v why_o this_o soldier_n travel_v so_o late_o for_o he_o guess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n which_o make_v he_o travel_v so_o in_o the_o night_n and_o perhaps_o he_o ask_v as_o one_o that_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o mede_n expedition_n against_o babylon_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o the_o event_n thereof_o be_v and_o think_v that_o this_o soldier_n can_v resolve_v he_o therefore_o see_v the_o soldier_n travel_v so_o fast_o on_o his_o way_n he_o ask_v he_o the_o question_n twice_o out_o of_o earnestness_n as_o we_o use_v to_o double_v our_o question_n in_o the_o like_a case_n 12._o the_o watchman_n say_v i._o e._n i_o say_v the_o soldier_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n q._n d._n the_o morning_n come_v to_o some_o and_o the_o night_n to_o other_o that_o be_v some_z rise_z and_o some_o fall_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o mede_n they_o rise_v have_v get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o babylon_n and_o babylon_n be_v fall_v and_o we_o and_o all_o that_o be_v confederate_n with_o she_o be_v undo_v and_o shall_v fall_v with_o she_o the_o morning_n signify_v prosperity_n rise_v and_o increase_n prosperity_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o in_o its_o spring_n &_o the_o night_n adversity_n adversity_n after_o a_o time_n or_o state_n of_o prosperity_n but_o second_o the_o morning_n may_v not_o only_o signify_v prosperity_n but_o it_o may_v signify_v god_n judgement_n also_o and_o so_o it_o signify_v ezech._n 7.7_o in_o these_o word_n the_o morning_n be_v come_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n where_o the_o morning_n be_v put_v for_o judgement_n in_o allusion_n to_o that_o that_o
as_o weak_a man_n can_v make_v but_o show_v itself_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n by_o the_o greatness_n and_o inevitablenesse_n thereof_o 7._o therefore_o shall_v all_o hand_n be_v faint_a i._n e._n all_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o babylonian_n shall_v be_v faint_a and_o not_o able_a to_o hold_v up_o a_o weapon_n against_o the_o mede_n and_o every_o man_n heart_n i._n e._n every_o babylonian_n heart_n synecdoche_n generis_fw-la every_o man_n heart_n shall_v melt_v supple_a as_o ice_n josh_n 7.5_o or_o as_o melt_a wax_n psal_n 22.14_o to_o wit_n for_o fear_v the_o heart_n be_v put_v here_o for_o the_o courage_n and_o then_o a_o man_n courage_n be_v say_v to_o melt_v when_o he_o have_v not_o courage_n enough_o to_o resist_v his_o enemy_n but_o fly_v away_o from_o he_o and_o stand_v not_o to_o he_o thing_n which_o melt_v wax_v soft_a and_o thing_n which_o be_v soft_a can_v resist_v the_o agent_n which_o press_v upon_o they_o as_o hard_a thing_n can_v and_o therefore_o because_o a_o fearful_a man_n fly_v from_o his_o enemy_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o withstand_v he_o his_o heart_n be_v say_v to_o melt_v by_o a_o metaphor_n from_o ice_n or_o wax_n which_o be_v hard_o in_o themselves_o grow_v soft_a be_v melt_v and_o so_o not_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o agent_n which_o press_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o metaphor_n we_o may_v learn_v from_o job_n who_o say_v i_o be_o afraid_a of_o he_o for_o god_n make_v my_o heart_n soft_a job_n 23._o v._n 15_o 16._o and_o caesar_n speak_v of_o the_o gaul_n say_v ut_fw-la ad_fw-la bella_fw-la suscipienda_fw-la gallorum_n alacer_fw-la ac_fw-la promptus_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n sic_fw-la mollis_fw-la ac_fw-la minime_fw-la resistens_fw-la ad_fw-la calamitates_fw-la perferendas_fw-la mens_fw-la eorum_fw-la est_fw-la caes_n come_v lib._n 3._o pag._n 63._o as_o the_o courage_n of_o the_o gaul_n be_v cheerful_a and_o ready_a to_o undertake_v war_n so_o their_o heart_n be_v soft_a and_o of_o little_a resistance_n to_o undergo_v misery_n 8._o pang_n and_o sorrow_n shall_v take_v hold_n of_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o pain_n as_o a_o woman_n that_o travail_v q._n d._n great_a sorrow_n and_o trouble_v and_o anxiety_n and_o vexation_n of_o mind_n shall_v lay_v hold_n upon_o they_o the_o pang_n and_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n be_v metaphorical_o here_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_v and_o anxiety_n and_o vexation_n of_o the_o mind_n they_o shall_v be_v amaze_v one_o at_o another_o supple_a to_o see_v themselves_o so_o timorous_a fainthearted_a and_o cowardly_a now_o which_o use_v to_o be_v so_o valiant_a at_o other_o time_n and_o such_o shall_v be_v their_o amazement_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o counsel_n or_o encourage_v one_o another_o their_o face_n shall_v be_v as_o flame_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v blush_v for_o shame_n to_o see_v themselves_o so_o fainthearted_a and_o cowardly_a so_o that_o their_o face_n shall_v be_v as_o red_a as_o flame_n that_o be_v as_o red_z as_o fire_n with_o blush_v because_o these_o passion_n may_v seem_v incompatible_a to_o the_o same_o subject_n at_o the_o same_o time_n understand_v they_o of_o the_o same_o subject_n at_o several_a time_n or_o of_o several_a subject_n at_o the_o same_o time_n 9_o behold_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v see_v verse_n 6._o cruel_a both_o with_o wrath_n and_o fierce_a anger_n he_o speak_v here_o of_o a_o day_n as_o of_o a_o angry_a man_n by_o a_o metaphor_n or_o prosopopeia_fw-la a_o day_n if_o we_o will_v speak_v without_o a_o metaphor_n be_v say_v to_o be_v cruel_a for_o no_o other_o reason_n than_o because_o cruel_a thing_n be_v do_v in_o it_o and_o though_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mede_n at_o this_o time_n be_v cruel_a indeed_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n they_o be_v just_a to_o lay_v the_o land_n he_o mean_v the_o land_n of_o babylon_n see_v verse_n 5._o 10._o for_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o constellation_n thereof_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o light_n i._n e._n for_o such_o shall_v be_v the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n that_o that_o day_n shall_v bring_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o babylon_n and_o their_o land_n as_o that_o the_o heaven_n and_o constellation_n thereof_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o light_n but_o they_o shall_v clothe_v themselves_o with_o darkness_n and_o mourn_v as_o be_v affect_v and_o much_o move_v with_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o shall_v befall_v babylon_n and_o the_o man_n thereof_o at_o that_o time_n see_v note_n cap._n 2._o v._n 19_o and_o cap._n 5._o five_o 25_o 30._o this_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o those_o word_n the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v cruel_a both_o with_o wrath_n and_o fierce_a anger_n to_o lay_v the_o land_n desolate_a and_o be_v as_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o cruelty_n and_o the_o wrath_n and_o the_o anger_n which_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o that_o day_n the_o constellation_n thereof_o a_o constellation_n be_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o star_n which_o go_v to_o the_o make_v up_o of_o one_o sign_n in_o the_o heaven_n such_o as_o be_v aries_n taurus_n gemini_fw-la virgo_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o go_v forth_o i._n e._n at_o his_o rise_n when_o the_o sun_n rise_v it_o be_v say_v to_o go_v forth_o as_o a_o bridegroom_n out_o of_o his_o chamber_n by_o a_o metaphor_n psal_n 119._o v._n 5._o 11._o and_o i_o will_v punish_v i._n e._n for_o i_o will_v punish_v and_o for_o for_o as_o it_o be_v often_o use_v by_o the_o hebrew_n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n the_o world_n i._n e._n the_o land_n or_o the_o sinner_n of_o babylon_n synecdoche_n integri_fw-la hyperbolica_fw-la of_o the_o proud_a i._n e._n of_o the_o proud_a babylonian_n synecdoche_n generis_fw-la of_o the_o terrible_a i._n e._n of_o the_o babylonian_n who_o have_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o their_o adjoin_a neighbour_n and_o in_o a_o special_a mannen_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 12._o i_o will_v make_v a_o man_n more_o precious_a than_o fine_a gold_n q._n d._n i_o will_v either_o cut_v off_o so_o many_o of_o the_o babylonian_n with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o mede_n or_o make_v they_o fly_v from_o their_o own_o house_n and_o land_n to_o save_v their_o life_n abroad_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o mede_n as_o that_o i_o will_v leave_v but_o very_o few_o babylonian_n in_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n so_o few_o as_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o scarce_o than_o a_o apiece_o of_o fine_a gold_n a_o man_n i._n e._n a_o babylonian_a synecdoche_n generis_fw-la more_o precious_a i._n e_o more_o rare_a or_o scarce_o for_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v rare_a and_o scarce_o be_v precious_a metonymy_fw-la effecti_fw-la even_o a_o man_n than_o the_o golden_a wedge_n of_o ophir_n this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n ophir_n be_v the_o place_n whither_o solomon_n send_v his_o ship_n for_o gold_n 1_o king_n 9.28_o no_o wonder_n therefore_o if_o they_o have_v gold_n in_o the_o wedge_n from_o thence_o be_v that_o there_o be_v mine_n of_o gold_n there_o ophâ—r_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v some_o part_n or_o other_o of_o the_o east_n indies_n 13._o therefore_o i_o will_v shake_v the_o heaven_n q._n d._n therefore_o that_o i_o may_v do_v this_o or_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v i._n e._n that_o i_o may_v make_v a_o man_n more_o precious_a than_o gold_n even_o a_o man_n than_o the_o golden_a wedge_n of_o ophir_n i_o will_v do_v such_o terrible_a thing_n in_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n as_o shall_v make_v the_o very_a heaven_n over_o it_o to_o tremble_v i_o will_v shake_v the_o heaven_n i._n e._n i_o will_v do_v such_o terrible_a thing_n as_o shall_v make_v the_o heaven_n to_o shake_v see_v notes_n cap._n 2.19_o c._n 5.25.30_o and_o here_o cap._n 13.10_o and_o the_o earth_n shall_v remove_v out_o of_o her_o place_n q._n d._n and_o the_o earth_n tremble_v for_o fear_n to_o see_v all_o those_o direful_a thing_n that_o i_o will_v do_v upon_o she_o yea_o it_o shall_v even_o remove_v out_o of_o her_o place_n for_o fear_n in_o the_o wrath_n i._n e._n at_o the_o wrath_n or_o to_o see_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n which_o he_o will_v execute_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o babylon_n or_o in_o the_o wrath_n i._n e._n in_o the_o day_n of_o that_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n note_v here_o the_o enallage_n of_o the_o person_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o three_o 14._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o chase_a roe_n i._n e._n and_o babylon_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o roe-deer_n which_o be_v chase_v with_o hound_n and_o huntsman_n for_o as_o a_o roe_n which_o be_v so_o chase_v fly_v from_o its_o
wont_a place_n it_o know_v not_o whether_o so_o babylon_n be_v pursue_v by_o the_o mede_n shall_v fly_v from_o she_o own_o home_n into_o foreign_a land_n which_o she_o know_v not_o that_o there_o she_o may_v save_v her_o life_n here_o be_v a_o relative_n without_o a_o antecedent_n express_v the_o relative_n it_o without_o a_o antecedent_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v for_o the_o antecedent_n be_v babylon_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v as_o of_o a_o woman_n by_o a_o prosopopoeia_fw-la this_o person_n be_v give_v here_o to_o babylon_n to_o show_v how_o her_o inhabitant_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o fly_v at_o that_o day_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n that_o no_o man_n take_v up_o i._n e._n and_o as_o a_o wander_a sheep_n that_o no_o man_n take_v up_o or_o have_v care_n of_o when_o he_o see_v it_o wander_v but_o let_v it_o wander_v on_o for_o as_o such_o a_o sheep_n wander_v in_o unknown_a way_n until_o it_o fall_v into_o some_o pit_n or_o other_o or_o into_o the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wolf_n or_o some_o other_o ravenous_a beast_n so_o shall_v babylon_n wander_v until_o she_o fall_v into_o some_o destruction_n or_o other_o they_o shall_v turn_v every_o man_n to_o his_o own_o people_n i._n e._n they_o which_o come_v as_o auxiliary_n or_o be_v hire_v by_o the_o babylonian_n to_o help_v they_o to_o serve_v they_o in_o their_o war_n shall_v upon_o the_o come_n of_o the_o mede_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n fly_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o home_n and_o leave_v the_o babylonian_n destitute_a here_o be_v a_o relative_n again_o viz._n they_o put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 15._o every_o one_o that_o be_v find_v i._n e._n every_o babylonian_a which_o the_o mede_n find_v either_o remain_v in_o babylon_n or_o fly_v out_o of_o it_o shall_v be_v thrust_v through_o supple_a with_o a_o sword_n i._n e._n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v join_v to_o they_o i._n e._n and_o every_o stranger_n or_o outlandish_a man_n that_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o babylonian_n to_o help_v they_o by_o the_o sword_n supple_a of_o the_o mede_n 16._o their_o child_n also_o i._n e._n the_o child_n also_o of_o the_o babylonian_n shall_v be_v dash_v in_o piece_n supple_a by_o the_o mede_n who_o shall_v take_v their_o child_n and_o dash_v they_o against_o the_o stone_n as_o psal_n 137._o v._n 9_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v spoil_v i._n e._n their_o house_n shall_v be_v plunder_v of_o all_o their_o good_n 17._o behold_v i_o will_v stir_v up_o the_o mede_n against_o they_o i._n e._n for_o behold_v i_o will_v stir_v up_o the_o mede_n against_o they_o here_o he_o show_v by_o who_o he_o will_v execute_v his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o babylonian_n he_o will_v execute_v they_o by_o the_o mede_n which_o shall_v not_o regard_v silver_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o call_v to_o the_o babylonian_n to_o ransom_n their_o life_n when_o they_o have_v get_v they_o into_o their_o power_n nor_o accept_v of_o a_o ransom_n if_o the_o babylonian_n shall_v offer_v they_o a_o ransom_n to_o save_v their_o life_n but_o shall_v kill_v every_o one_o which_o they_o take_v and_o meet_v with_o 18._o their_o bow_n also_o shall_v dash_v the_o young_a man_n to_o piece_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v also_o dash_v out_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o young_a man_n with_o the_o stock_n of_o their_o bow_n this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o extreme_a fury_n and_o hatred_n on_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n i._n e._n on_o child_n for_o child_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n psal_n 127._o v._n 3._o their_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v child_n i._n e_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o foregoing_a sentence_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o extreme_a cruelty_n thus_o to_o use_v child_n who_o weak_a age_n use_v to_o privilege_v they_o from_o the_o sword_n as_o deut._n 20._o v._o 13_o 14._o their_o eye_n that_o be_v they._n the_o eye_n which_o be_v but_o a_o part_n be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o eye_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o part_n because_o we_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o pity_v a_o miserable_a object_n when_o we_o see_v it_o than_o when_o we_o hear_v of_o it_o etc._n etc._n 19_o and_o babylon_n the_o glory_n of_o kingdom_n the_o assyrian_a have_v many_o kingdom_n subject_n to_o he_o in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o city_n more_o famous_a than_o babylon_n hence_o he_o call_v it_o the_o glory_n of_o kingdom_n the_o beauty_n of_o the_o chaldee_n excellency_n i._n e._n the_o prime_a and_o chief_a and_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o those_o excellent_a city_n which_o the_o chaldee_n have_v he_o put_v beauty_n and_o excellency_n here_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o beautiful_a and_o excellent_a city_n or_o by_o the_o chaldee_n excellency_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o chaldee_n themselves_o by_o a_o periphrasis_n so_o when_o we_o say_v of_o a_o general_n the_o general_n excellency_n we_o mean_v the_o general_n himself_o babylon_n that_o famous_a city_n be_v situate_a in_o chaldea_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o chaldee_n excellency_n shall_v be_v as_o when_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n i._n e._n shall_v be_v utter_o overthrow_v note_v here_o that_o by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v usual_o signify_v a_o utter_a destruction_n of_o a_o city_n and_o such_o a_o destruction_n as_o be_v never_o repair_v again_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n and_o by_o jerem._n 49._o v._o 18._o 20_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v inhabit_v neither_o shall_v it_o be_v dwell_v in_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n a_o utter_a desolation_n be_v here_o prophesy_v of_o babylon_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v inhabit_v again_o but_o how_o can_v this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v when_o the_o mede_n break_v to_o piece_n the_o assyrian_n empire_n whereas_o babylon_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v overthrow_v like_a to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o from_o be_v never_o inhabit_v from_o that_o time_n as_o that_o it_o remain_v in_o some_o renown_n even_o to_o this_o day_n for_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v a_o town_n of_o great_a traffic_n if_o we_o believe_v report_n answer_n that_o babylon_n when_o the_o mede_n invade_v the_o assyrian_a empire_n be_v grievous_o ruin_v be_v more_o than_o probable_a for_o at_o that_o time_n babylon_n be_v not_o not_o so_o strong_o fortify_v as_o it_o have_v be_v in_o former_a and_o be_v in_o after_o time_n for_o eusebius_n report_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o his_o evangelicall_n preparation_n out_o of_o abydenus_n that_o belus_n have_v fortify_v babylon_n with_o a_o wall_n but_o that_o that_o wall_n be_v in_o process_n of_o time_n abolish_v until_o nebuchadnezar_n fortify_v it_o again_o with_o a_o new_a wall_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n for_o the_o mede_n to_o take_v babylon_n by_o force_n and_o storm_n in_o that_o interim_n and_o by_o force_n and_o storm_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o they_o take_v it_o and_o have_v so_o take_v it_o that_o they_o do_v fire_v it_o and_o grievous_o ruinate_v it_o for_o as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v utter_o ruinate_v at_o that_o time_n nebuchadnezar_n say_v of_o what_o he_o build_v afterward_o be_v not_o this_o great_a babylon_n which_o i_o have_v build_v dan._n 4._o v._n 30._o so_o then_o when_o the_o mede_n do_v destroy_v the_o assyrian_a empire_n babylon_n in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v grievous_o ruin_v beside_o that_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o assyrian_n which_o rule_v there_o be_v quite_o destroy_v yet_o some_o part_n of_o it_o without_o doubt_n be_v leave_v remain_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o 2_o king_n chap._n 20._o vers_fw-la 12._o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o baladon_n king_n of_o babylon_n though_o we_o know_v that_o man_n oftentimes_o bear_v title_n from_o place_n which_o have_v be_v but_o now_o be_v not_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v here_o that_o babylon_n shall_v be_v as_o when_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n i_o conceive_v that_o babylon_n be_v to_o be_v take_v per_fw-la synechdochen_n integri_fw-la for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o babylon_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o great_a part_n of_o babylon_n be_v utter_o destroy_v at_o this_o time_n i_o conceive_v moreover_o that_o though_o nebuchadnezar_n do_v build_v babylon_n yet_o that_o part_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v so_o ruinate_v by_o the_o mede_n be_v never_o build_v or_o inhabit_v again_o and_o that_o nebuchadnezar_n build_v not_o upon_o the_o old_a ruin_n but_o upon_o new_a ground_n as_o rome_n which_o be_v build_v after_o the_o inundation_n of_o the_o goth_n be_v not_o build_v upon_o the_o old_a ruin_n but_o low_a on_o the_o bank_n of_o tiber_n upon_o
try_v he_o 2_o chron._n 32.31_o other_o say_v that_o hezekiah_n give_v a_o answer_n to_o both_o question_n but_o one_o of_o they_o be_v here_o omit_v because_o the_o prophet_n take_v a_o occasion_n only_o from_o his_o last_o answer_n to_o reprehend_v he_o this_o answer_n of_o hezekiah_n savour_v of_o vainglory_n also_o and_o be_v speak_v out_o of_o boast_v 6._o shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n this_o be_v fulfil_v hy_z nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n 24.13_o 7._o of_o thy_o son_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v begâ—t_v shall_v they_o take_v away_o this_o be_v fulfil_v 2_o king_n 24.15_o and_o 25.7_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n a_o eunuch_n signify_v proper_o a_o man_n which_o be_v geld_v and_o he_o be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n from_o the_o care_n and_o charge_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o bed_n for_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v employ_v by_o great_a prince_n in_o their_o bedchamber_n and_o in_o the_o care_n and_o custody_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o concubine_n because_o they_o be_v more_o nimble_a and_o serviceable_a than_o woman_n and_o yet_o chaste_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v geld_v and_o because_o these_o be_v so_o near_o to_o prince_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o concubine_n hence_o all_o great_a officer_n in_o the_o king_n court_n be_v call_v eunuch_n though_o they_o be_v not_o geld_v nor_o employ_v in_o the_o bedchamber_n about_o the_o king_n wife_n and_o concubine_n as_o eunuch_n be_v yea_o any_o courtier_n may_v be_v call_v a_o eunuch_n per_fw-la synecdochen_n speciei_fw-la though_o their_o office_n be_v never_o so_o great_a in_o a_o foreign_a king_n court_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n and_o misery_n for_o king_n and_o the_o child_n of_o king_n to_o be_v servant_n though_o to_o king_n upon_o such_o a_o way_n as_o these_o be_v 8._o good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v these_o word_n may_v signify_v hezekiah_n submission_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n here_o denounce_v against_o he_o for_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n do_v inferior_n signify_v that_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o sentence_n of_o their_o superior_n though_o it_o be_v bitter_a see_v 1_o king_n 2._o verse_n 38._o and_o 42._o yet_o the_o hebrew_n do_v so_o interpret_v this_o place_n as_o if_o hezekiah_n have_v therefore_o say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a because_o the_o judgement_n thereby_o denounce_v be_v not_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o in_o person_n nor_o in_o his_o day_n but_o only_o to_o fall_v upon_o his_o child_n in_o after_o time_n and_o indeed_o these_o word_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n seem_v much_o to_o favour_v this_o interpretation_n of_o they_o and_o much_o more_o as_o they_o be_v record_v in_o the_o same_o story_n 2_o king_n 20.19_o they_o therefore_o reprehend_v hezekiah_n here_o for_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v much_o touch_v with_o that_o which_o shall_v fall_v upon_o his_o people_n and_o upon_o his_o child_n be_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o to_o taste_v of_o that_o cup._n but_o if_o hezekiah_n offend_v here_o he_o humble_v himself_o afterward_o 2_o chro._n cap._n 32._o v._n 26._o he_o say_v moreover_o q._n d._n and_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a but_o he_o do_v moreover_o show_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o say_v it_o be_v good_a thâ—re_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n i._n e._n there_o shall_v be_v a_o sure_a or_o firm_a peace_n in_o my_o day_n for_o though_o this_o judgement_n shall_v take_v away_o peace_n when_o it_o come_v yet_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v for_o understanding_n of_o this_o sense_n note_v first_o that_o the_o word_n truth_n be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o for_o firmness_n and_o assurance_n as_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v take_v for_o to_o be_v constant_a and_o firm_a ephes_n 4.15_o and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n because_o the_o hebrew_n word_n em_v signify_v firmness_n and_o assurance_n aswell_o as_o truth_n and_o this_o word_n truth_n must_v be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o equal_a signification_n with_o its_o original_a em_v note_n second_o that_o in_o these_o word_n peace_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v peace_n and_o assurance_n or_o peace_n and_o firmness_n there_o be_v a_o figure_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o two_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v one_o thing_n peace_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v peace_n and_o assurance_n or_o peace_n and_o firmness_n to_o express_v a_o sure_a and_o firm_a peace_n the_o like_a to_o which_o we_o observe_v cap._n 4.5_o in_o those_o word_n a_o smoke_n and_o a_o cloud_n by_o day_n for_o a_o smoky_a cloud_n by_o day_n jer_n 14.13_o we_o read_v this_o i_o will_v give_v you_o assure_v peace_n yet_o in_o the_o original_a there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n as_o be_v in_o this_o place_n of_o isaiah_n to_o wit_n sheloth_n em_v there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n it_o may_v be_v here_o ask_v how_o hezekiah_n come_v to_o know_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o day_n answ_n hezekiah_n may_v easy_o gather_v it_o out_o of_o the_o prophet_n word_n record_v in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o threat_n here_o be_v not_o that_o he_o but_o that_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o make_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n yea_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o the_o judgement_n which_o god_n have_v denounce_v against_o he_o at_o this_o time_n shall_v not_o fall_v out_o in_o his_o day_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v but_o omit_v for_o brevity_n sake_n and_o left_a to_o be_v understand_v out_o of_o these_o word_n for_o such_o kind_n of_o brachylogie_n be_v often_o use_v see_v cap._n 32.24_o in_o my_o day_n i._n e._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n note_v that_o the_o peace_n here_o promise_v to_o hezekiah_n be_v only_o a_o security_n or_o assurance_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v infest_a from_o babylon_n during_o his_o life_n therefore_o notwithstanding_o this_o he_o may_v have_v war_n especial_o a_o offensive_a war_n with_o other_o nation_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o have_v with_o the_o philistine_n cap._n 11.14_o isaiah_n chap._n xl._n comfort_v you_o comfort_v you_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n wherein_o they_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o nebuzaradan_n one_o of_o the_o captain_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o he_o may_v comfort_v the_o godly_a who_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o other_o man_n he_o do_v in_o this_o last_o part_n of_o his_o book_n prophecy_n to_o they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n which_o shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o their_o 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here_o it_o be_v take_v first_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n denounce_v then_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o fulfil_n or_o accomplishment_n of_o those_o judgement_n this_o testimony_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n hitherto_o the_o lord_n give_v of_o the_o prophet_n that_o his_o word_n may_v find_v the_o better_a entertainment_n with_o they_o that_o shall_v hear_v he_o while_o he_o live_v or_o read_v his_o write_n after_o his_o death_n 5._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n thus_o say_v i_o the_o lord_n supple_a to_o my_o servant_n isaiah_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n and_o stretch_v they_o out_o supple_a like_o the_o curtain_n of_o a_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n to_o dwell_v in_o see_v cap._n 40._o v._n 22._o he_o that_o spread_v forth_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o it_o i._o e._n i_o that_o make_v the_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o spring_v out_o of_o it_o the_o prophet_n allude_v here_o to_o the_o 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of_o what_o he_o foretell_v three_o that_o he_o may_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v great_a than_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o worship_v idol_n 6._o i_o the_o lord_n have_v call_v thou_o i._n e._n i_o the_o lord_n have_v call_v thou_o o_o isaiah_n my_o servant_n to_o do_v the_o work_n which_o i_o have_v appoint_v for_o thou_o to_o do_v in_o righteousness_n i._o e._n in_o goodwill_n towards_o thou_o or_o in_o that_o wise_a that_o thou_o shall_v see_v my_o goodness_n towards_o thou_o while_o thou_o be_v do_v that_o work_n to_o which_o i_o have_v call_v thou_o righteousness_n be_v put_v here_o for_o goodness_n as_o it_o be_v also_o cap._n 41.10_o i_o will_v hold_v thy_o hand_n i._o e._n i_o will_v preserve_v thou_o supple_a until_o thou_o have_v do_v all_o my_o work_n concern_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o phrase_n see_v cap._n 41.10_o and_o give_v thou_o for_o a_o covenant_n of_o the_o people_n these_o word_n must_v needs_o be_v figurative_o that_o be_v metonymical_o understand_v the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o these_o word_n be_v this_o q.d._n i_o will_v give_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o remembrancer_n of_o my_o people_n the_o jew_n that_o thou_o may_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o they_o &_o their_o father_n make_v with_o i_o and_o they_o have_v break_v and_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o they_o to_o renew_v their_o covenant_n again_o for_o a_o light_n of_o the_o gentile_n i._o e._n and_o for_o a_o light_n to_o the_o gentile_n to_o and_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v isaiah_n be_v a_o light_n to_o the_o gentile_n in_o that_o he_o show_v they_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o idol_n which_o they_o worship_v and_o teach_v they_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n who_o create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o this_o he_o do_v in_o many_o place_n of_o this_o book_n of_o his_o prophecy_n 7._o to_o open_v the_o blind_a eye_n i._o e._n to_o instruct_v those_o which_o be_v ignorant_a yea_o very_a ignorant_a ignorant_a of_o the_o vanity_n of_o idol_n 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to_o their_o own_o land_n again_o but_o you_o will_v say_v that_o isaiah_n be_v dead_a before_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n which_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o their_o delivery_n thence_o how_o then_o can_v he_o so_o admonish_v they_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v repent_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o amend_v their_o life_n and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o his_o admonition_n and_o so_o move_v god_n to_o deliver_v they_o ans_fw-fr though_o isaiah_n be_v dead_a yet_o may_v he_o be_v say_v to_o admonish_v they_o because_o of_o his_o write_n which_o he_o direct_v to_o they_o by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n so_o moses_n though_o he_o be_v dead_a many_o year_n before_o be_v say_v to_o command_v the_o jew_n which_o live_v in_o our_o saviour_n time_n mark_v 10.3_o and_o so_o the_o jew_n call_v themselves_o moses_n disciple_n joh._n 9.28_o and_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n house_n though_o darkness_n be_v oftentimes_o 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by_o his_o name_n whereas_o they_o call_v a_o ordinary_a servant_n not_o by_o his_o name_n but_o with_o a_o hiss_n or_o a_o whistle_n or_o the_o like_a thou_o be_v i_o i._n e._n thou_o be_v my_o servant_n yea_o my_o peculiar_a servant_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v have_v a_o care_n of_o thou_o these_o word_n contain_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o that_o go_v immediate_o before_o 2._o when_o thou_o pass_v through_o the_o water_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o and_o the_o other_o sentence_n which_o follow_v in_o this_o verse_n be_v proverbial_a kind_n of_o speech_n and_o signify_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n namely_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v keep_v he_o safe_a in_o all_o danger_n 3._o thy_o god_n and_o therefore_o will_v protect_v thou_o and_o provide_v for_o thou_o i_o give_v egypt_n for_o thy_o ransom_n ethiopia_n and_o seba_n for_o thou_o i._n e._n when_o senacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n war_v against_o thou_o and_o leave_v ashardhaddon_n his_o son_n to_o govern_v assyria_n in_o his_o absence_n and_o to_o supply_v he_o with_o man_n and_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o absolute_a conquest_n of_o judaea_n and_o asharhaddon_n think_v now_o to_o do_v his_o utmost_a for_o subdue_a thou_o and_o destroy_v thy_o land_n i_o divert_v he_o and_o employ_v his_o force_n against_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o the_o egyptian_n and_o sabaean_n which_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o expedition_n against_o assyria_n all_o who_o i_o make_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o assyrian_n sword_n and_o so_o i_o preserve_v thou_o concern_v tirakah_n king_n of_o egypt_n his_o expedition_n against_o assyria_n see_v cap._n 37.9_o and_o cap._n 18._o where_o the_o event_n of_o his_o expedition_n be_v foretell_v which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v overcome_v by_o the_o assyrian_n egypt_n by_o egypt_n understand_v the_o egyptian_n by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o by_o the_o egyptian_n those_o egyptian_n which_o war_v under_o tirakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n 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