Ye shall conceive chaff - An address of God to the Assyrians. The figure is one that denotes that their plans would be in vain. Cha…

Ye shall conceive chaff ... — Primarily the words are addressed to the Assyrian invaders, but not without a side glance a…

You shall conceive chaff. He now addresses his discourse to the enemies of the Church, whose insolence, he says, is foolish and futile; fo…

You will conceive chaff, you will bring forth stubble, &c.] Signifying that all the counsels, designs, and schemes, of th…

Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own c…

1. Woe to you who plunder. In this part, the prophet begins to foretell the destruction of Israel’s enemies. This is presented in t…