To pass under the rod.— A figure taken from the shepherd’s way of counting and examining his flock. (Jeremiah 33:13;[R…

He follows up the same kind of instruction: the people were not permitted to perish because they belonged to him, as if he had said that they would…

And I will cause you to pass under the rod
That is, such whom God will not take vengeance on, and shall not die in t…

The wicked Israelites, even though they follow the sinful ways of other nations, will not mingle with them in their prosperity, but will be separat…