Therefore I will – Therefore I would

Wail – (properly, beat, that is, on the breast).

And howl – “Let me alone,”…

Dragons ... owls. —Literally, jackals and ostriches. They are selected because of the dismal howls and screeches they mak…

The Prophet here assumes the character of a mourner, so that he might more deeply impress the Israelites; for we have seen that they were almost un…

Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked, &c.] To his shut, putting off his upper garment; the rough …

The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Do not gratify those who make merry with the sins or with…