And the streams of it — The idea here is that there would be as great and awful a destruction as if the streams everywhere were to become pi…

The streams thereof shall be turned into pitch ... —The imagery of the punishment which is to fall on Edom is suggested p…

And its streams shall be turned into pitch. What the Prophet now adds contains nothing new, but describes this desolation more fully. We h…

And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch
The Septuagint render it, "the valleys"; the word signifying both…

Those who aim to ruin the church can never achieve that, but will ruin themselves. What dismal changes sin can make! It turns a fruitful land into …

1. Come near, you Gentiles. In this part, he threatens those who were allies of the A yrians.

   First, he threatens all…