I will utterly pluck up. — In this verse, as in the preceding one, there is an obvious reference to the prophet’s calling…

As he had shown that there was a sure hope of salvation for his own people if the Gentiles would embrace his mercy, so he now threatens the Gentile…

But if they will not obey Or "hear" ^F11 ; the word of the Lord, and hearken to the ministers of the Gospel, an…

The Lord would plead the cause of his people against their evil neighbors. Yet he would afterwards show mercy to those nations, when they learn tru…

Here, he speaks of the comfort that will arise from the punishment of the enemy, addressing three points.

1. He speaks of their remov…