Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven - Not numerous only but glorious in the eyes of the world, and, as you…

The shift in metaphor here is somewhat jarring to modern sensibilities. The sword, like the locust, will devour Nineveh. Yet Nineveh is immediately…

What marvelous poetry is this! How terrible! Their soldiers, their rulers, their captains, were as many as the locusts and the grasshoppers; but wh…

From these words we may learn what the Prophet previously meant when he said that the Assyrians were like locusts or chafers; as if he said, "I kno…

You have multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven

A hyperbolical expression, setting forth the great nu…

Strongholds, even the strongest, are no defense against the judgments of God. They will be unable to do anything for themselves.

The Chaldea…