Is chapt - Rather, is dismayed. “The ground” is used metaphorically for the people who till the ground.

In the earth - i.e., “…

The ground is chapt. —The word is so vivid in describing the long fissures of the soil in a time of drought that one reluctantly a…

The distress in the land was so great that the city gates, where, in more prosperous times, business transactions took place, and meetings of the p…

The Prophet had said that even if all the common people were to go to the waters, yet none would be found. He now adds the same warning concerning …

Because the ground is chapt
Through the violent heat of the sun, and want of rain; or, is broken ^F25 ; an…

The people were in tears. But it was the cry of their trouble and their sin, rather than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water…

1. Here, the prophet begins to intercede with his prayer to God on their behalf, so that they might obtain mercy in some way, at least after…