Strip ye, and make ye bare - That is, take off your joyful and splendid clothing, and put on the garments of mourning, indicative of a great…

Tremble, ye women that are at ease ... —The words find at once a parallel and a contrast in those spoken to the daughters…

Tremble. This repetition is not unnecessary but states more fully what he previously said; for when people are asleep, they are not easily…

Tremble, you women that are at ease
Which may be considered either as an exhortation to repentance for their sins, o…

When so much provocation was given to the holy God, bad times might be expected. Alas! How many careless people there are who support self-indulgen…

1. Behold, a king will reign in justice. This is the third part of the warning, in which the prophet describes their liberation fro…