12A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Linguistic Insight
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 5-17)We have here the explanation of the foregoing similitude: This is Jerusalem . Thus it is usual in scripture language to give the name of the thing signified to the sign; as when Christ said, This is my body . The prophet’s head, which was to be shaved, signified Jerusalem, which by the judgments of God was now to be stripped of all its ornaments, to be emptied of all its inhabitants, and to be set...
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.