May be abolished. —The word abolished is a strong one, meaning utterly obliterated, wiped out. This was what Israel shoul…

In other words, the Prophet signifies that God would take vengeance on the superstitions of the ten tribes in all places; from which it is clea…

In all your dwelling places your cities shall be laid waste, &c.] Which denotes that the desolation should be general, wherever the…