And the gate is smitten with destruction - The word translated ‘destruction’ may denote ‘a crash’ (Gesenius). The idea is that the …

In the city is left desolation. —Better, of the city. Nothing should be left but its crumbling ruins. The “gate,…

In the city is left desolation. By an elegant mode of expression he describes the desolation of Jerusalem or of many other cities. The orn…

In the city is left desolation And nothing else, palaces, houses, and temples burnt, and inhabitants destroyed; none but …

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…