This also comes... — That is, these various devices for threshing his grain come from the Lord no le than the skill with which he tills his …

This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts. —The force of the climax lies in the use of the highest of the Divine names instead of “God…

This also has proceeded from Jehovah of hosts. This passage is explained by some as if The Prophet had said that the science of agricultur…

This also cometh from the Lord of hosts All this wisdom the husbandman has, in manuring his ground, in sowing it with pro…

The farmer applies himself to his calling with diligence and prudence, in all its tasks according to their nature. Thus the Lord, who has given peo…

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…