And upon all the cedars of Lebanon – This is a beautiful example of the poetic way of writing, so common among the Hebrews, where s…

Upon all the cedars of Lebanon ... —The words find a striking parallel in the passage from Herodotus just referred to. In…

Enter into the rock, and hide yourself in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be hum…

Upon all the cedars of Lebanon. The allegory introduced here, concerning the trees of Lebanon and the lofty mountains, i…

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon [that are] high and
lifted up
That is, upon the ki…

The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems to be what is primarily intended here, when idolatry among the Jews was abolished; but our thoughts …

1. Therefore forgive them not. Here he threatens them with punishment, which is divided into two parts:

   1. In the …