Jerusalem is asked where the cities, which once lay grouped around her, like a fine flock of sheep, are gone? The question implies blame.

Lift up your eyes. —The Hebrew verb is feminine and singular, the possessive pronoun masculine and plural. Assuming the r…

Here we see that Egypt and Chaldea are set in opposition to each other. It is as if the Prophet had said, “Whenever anything is said to you about t…

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north ,
&c.] There are a Keri and a Cetib of the words "lift up" and "be…

Here is a message sent to King Jehoiakim and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. If they ask, "Why do these things come upon us?" let t…

Here, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.

1. First, he applies the allegory to the puni…