The city of confusion - There can be no doubt that Jerusalem is intended here. The name ‘city of confusion’ is probably given to it in antic…

The city of confusion. —Better, the city of chaos, the tohu of Genesis 1:2, without form and void. The …

The city of vanity is broken down. I do not object to viewing this as relating especially to the desolation of Jerusalem. Yet, it can be g…

The city of confusion is broken down
Or "of vanity", as the Vulgate Latin version; or of "emptiness" or "desolation"…

All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to poverty and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scrip…

1. Behold the Lord. In this part, the prophet threatens the destruction of the entire earth. This can refer either to the de…