Rather, A “lion”... a “destroyer” of nations: a metaphor descriptive of the impending calamity. A lion is just rousing himself from his lair, but n…

The lion has come up ... —The “lion” is, of course, the Chaldean invader, the destroyer not only of men, but of nations. …

This was a terrible prophecy. The Chaldeans, who had broken to pieces so many other kingdoms and powers, were on their way. The lion enraged, had l…

The Prophet more fully declares the meaning of the threat which we briefly considered yesterday; for God said in the previous verse that He would <…

The lion is come up from his thicket
Meaning Nebuchadnezzar^F19, from Babylon, who is compared to a lion f…

The fierce conqueror of the neighboring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by fal…

1. Here, he discusses the arrival of the enemy:

1. Regarding their departure from their own land.
2. Regarding the progress …