Will cut off head and tail - This is a proverbial expression, which is explained in the following verse; see also ([Reference Deute…

Head and tail, branch and rush ... —The “branch” is strictly that of the palm-tree, which in its stately height correspon…

Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel. He indicates that God’s vengeance will be universal and will involve all levels of society. F…

Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail , &c.] The former of these is afterwards interpreted as "the an…

Those are ripening quickly for ruin whose hearts remain unhumbled under humbling providences. For what God intends when He afflicts us is to turn u…

1. The Lord sent a word into Jacob. Here, he describes the sequence of punishment according to its various types.

Firs…