Death is come up into our windows. —“Death” stands here, as in Jeremiah 15:2, specifically for the pestilence. This pestilence is to add i…

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her…

He proceeds with the same subject but adopts another figure. He then somewhat changes the comparison, for he had instructed them before to hire wom…

For death is come up into our windows
Their doors being shut, bolted, and barred, they thought themselves safe, but …

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…