To it shall come shepherds with their flocks:

They have pitched upon it their tents round about:

They have pastured…

Shall come to her. —Better, To it (that is, the pasture) shall come shepherds with their flocks—that is, the lea…

As the place where the Prophet was born was pastoral, he retained many expressions derived from his education, for God did not divest his servants …

The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her
Kings and their armies, as the Targum paraphrases it; kings and …

Whatever methods are used, it is vain to contend with God's judgments. The more we indulge in the pleasures of this life, the more we make ourselve…

1. Here, the prophet excludes the second source of help on which the people might have relied: namely, the strength of the royal city, whose…