He who smote - This may either refer to the king of Babylon, or to the rod or scepter which he had used, and which was now broken. Herder re…

He who smote ... —Better, which smote, the whole verse being of the nature of a relative clause, with the “sceptre” for a…

Babylon, which no one could resist, is herself destroyed, and there is no one to come to her assistance.

Go today, and see where the owl dwe…

He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke ,
&c.] The king of Babylon, who made war with the people an…

The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…

409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…