Take up a wailing for us. —There is in all such figures of speech an inevitable blending of metaphors. The mourners wail …

And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. For a voice…

In this passage, as in many others, the Prophet endeavors by a striking representation to truly touch the hearts of his people, for he saw that the…

And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us Deliver out a mournful song, as the Arabic version; setting forth t…

In Zion, the voice of joy and praise used to be heard while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound—it is now the voice of lame…

1. Here, the prophet threatens punishment against the people themselves.

   1. First, he specifies the punishment in terms of aff…