Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one — The Hebrew of this passage is, ‘Lo! there is to the Lord (לאדני …

The Lord has a mighty and strong one ... —The Hebrew may be either neuter, as in the Septuagint and Targum, or masculine,…

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one. This may refer to the Assyrians, as if he were saying that they will be ready at God’s comm…

Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one
That is, a powerful king, with a mighty army, meaning Shalmaneser king …

Whatever people are proud of, no matter how insignificant, is like a crown to them; but pride is the forerunner of destruction.

1. Woe to the crown. In this part, he i ues a threat against those who scorn the predictions of the prophets.

   First, he thre…