Behold, they shall be as stubble - They will be no more able to resist the judgments that are coming upon the city, than dry stubbl…

There shall not be a coal to warm at. — Better, it shall not be ... The destroying flame shall …

Behold, they shall be as stubble. With still greater eagerness he attacks those astrologers who strengthened the pride of Babylon by their…

Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them ,
&c.] That is, these astrologers and diviners shall be l…

Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting about our abilities, relying on ourselves, …

1. Come down, and sit in the dust. Here the prophet foretells the degradation of the kingdom of Babylon. In this regard, he does th…