And he will lift up an ensign ... - The idea here is that the nations of the earth are under His control, and He can call whom He pleases to…

And he will lift up an ensign. — The banner on the summit of a hill indicated the meeting place of a great army. In this case, the armies …

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations. In this and the following verses, he describes the nature of the punishment which the Lord w…

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, &c.] Not to the Chaldeans or Babylonians, for they were not nation…

Let no one expect to live easily who lives wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a peopl…

1. For after this his anger is not turned away. Here he presents the common and ultimate punishment regarding their captivit…