And if the family of Egypt do not go up, and do not come, who have no rain — Rather, “and there shall not be.” It may be that the prophet …

That have no rain. —This is an impossible rendering of the original. We must read these words in connection with those that follow…

And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not
To Jerusalem, the church of God; do not go thither to worship the…

Since it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem once a year to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning must be …