If ten men remain—He probably still denounces the punishment of the rich inhabitants of the palaces, since only in these, formerly, would “t…

Ten ... uncle.—In some large house, it might be that ten are left, but even these are devoured by the pestilence …

The Prophet here amplifies the calamity that was near the people; as if he had said that God would not now take moderate vengeance on that reprobat…

And it shall come to pass
When the city is delivered up and taken: if there remain ;
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How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter…