The precious sons of Zion - The whole nation was consecrated to God, and formed a kingdom of priests (Exodus 19:6): in …

The precious sons of Zion ... —The adjective is applied not to a special class, priests, nobles, or the like, but to all the s…

The Prophet now comes to the people, though he does not include all the people, but brings forward those who were renowned and excelled in honor an…

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold
This explains what is meant in (Lamentations 4:1); by…

What a change is here! Sin tarnishes the beauty of the most exalted powers and the most excellent gifts; but that gold, tried in the fire, which Ch…

Here he explains what he said above: noble, because from a holy race; with the first, that is, the best, gol…