They shall lament for the teats - Interpreters have been considerably perplexed by this expression. Lowth supposes it is to be take…

They shall lament for the teats ... —Better, shall smite upon the breasts. The Hebrew nouns for “teats” and “fie…

Mourning over the breasts. This verse is explained in various ways. Some understand it to mean simply that there will be so great a scarci…

They shall lament for the teats Either of the beasts of the field, that should be dried up, and give no milk, through the…

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…