Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 4. I will also scrape her dust from her] I will totally destroy her fortifications, and leave her nothing but a barren rock, as she was before.
This cannot refer to the capture of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar. It flourished long after his time.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- A history of the apostacy of God's people from him, and the aggravatio thereof.
In this parable, Samaria and Israel bear the name Aholah, "her ow tabernacle;" because the places of worship those kingdoms had, were of their own devising. Jerusalem and Judah bear the name of Aholibah, "m tabernacle is in her," because their temple was the place which God himself had chosen, to put his name there. The language and figures ar according to those times. Will not such humbling representations of nature keep open perpetual repentance and sorrow in the soul, hidin pride from our eyes, and taking us from self-righteousness? Will it no also prompt the soul to look to God continually for grace, that by his Holy Spirit we may mortify the deeds of the body, and live in holy conversation and godliness _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew ושׁחתו7843 חמות2346 צר6865 והרסו2040 מגדליה4026 וסחיתי5500 עפרה6083 ממנה4480 ונתתי5414 אותה853 לצחיח6706 סלע׃5553
