O thou sword of the Lord ... —This is the question and entreaty of the Philistines, “When will there be an end of war?” A…

Here Jeremiah turns to address the sword of God, and it is a felicitous apostrophe. It is very striking and forcible when the Prophet at one time a…

O you sword of the Lord
For though it was the sword of the Chaldeans, yet being appointed and sent by the Lord, and …

The Philistines had always been enemies to Israel; but the Chaldean army shall overflow their land like a deluge. Those whom God will spoil, must b…