A drought - Rather, “a sword,” that is, military skill and forethought.

They are mad upon their idols - Omit their. The word fo…

A drought is upon her waters. —Better, A sword. The Hebrew word for “drought” has the same consonants as that fo…

Here the same word is used in a different sense: he had often previously used the word חרב, chereb, “sword;” but now by changing only a po…

A drought [is] upon her waters, and they shall be dried up, etc.] Either on the waters of the land of Chaldea in general, from whic…

It is Israel's comfort in distress that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the domi…