- Thy shepherds:
- That is, the rulers and tributary princes, who, as Herodotus informs us, deserted Nineveh in the day of her distress, and came not to her succour. Diodorus also says, that when the enemy shut up the king in the city, many nations revolted; each going over to the besiegers for the sake of their liberty; that the king despatched messengers to all his subjects, requiring power from them to succour him, and that he thought himself able to endure the siege, and remained in expectation of armies which were to be raised throughout his empire, relying on the oracle, that the city would not be taken till the river became its enemy. "The gatesª of the riversª shall be opened,ª° and the palaceª shall be dissolved.ª°" {Nah 2:6} + "Fearª and dreadª shall fallª° upon¹ them; by the greatnessª of thine armª they shall be [as] stillª° as a stone;ª till¹ thy peopleª pass over,ª° O LORD,ª till¹ the peopleª pass over,ª° [which]ª thou hast purchased.ª°" {Exd 15:16} + "The stoutheartedªª are spoiled,ª° they have sleptª° their sleep:ª and none¹¹ of the men²¹ of mightª have foundª° their hands.ª ... At thy rebuke,ª¹ O Godª of Jacob,ª both the chariotª and horseª are cast into a dead sleep.ª°" {Psa 76:5-6} + "All¹ ye beastsª of the field,ª comeª° to devour,ª° [yea], all¹ ye beastsª in the forest.ª ... His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª°" {Isa 56:9-10} + "In their heatª I will makeª°¹ their feasts,ª and I will make them drunken,ª° that¹ they may rejoice,ª° and sleepª° a perpetualª sleep,ª and not¹ wake,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:39} + "And I will make drunkª° her princes,ª and her wiseª [men], her captains,ª and her rulers,ª and her mighty men:ª and they shall sleepª° a perpetualª sleep,ª and not¹ wake,ª° saithª° the King,ª whose nameª [is] the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 51:57}
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