Ecc 7:15, Isa 13:22 | JFB | STEP | 15. An objection entertained by Solomon in the days of his vanity —his apostasy ( ). just . . . perisheth — ( ). Temporal not eternal death ( ). But see on ; " just " is probably a self-justiciary. wicked . . . prolongeth —See the antidote to the abuse of this statement in .

Ecclesiastes 7:15

15. An objection entertained by Solomon

in the days of his vanity—his apostasy (Ec 8:14; Job 21:7).

just . . . perisheth— (1Ki 21:13). Temporal not eternal death (Joh 10:28). But see on Ec 7:16; "just" is probably a self-justiciary.

wicked . . . prolongeth—See the antidote to the abuse of this statement in Ec 8:12.

Isaiah 13:22

22. wild beasts of the islands—rather, "jackals"; called by the Arabs "sons of howling"; an animal midway between a fox and a wolf [BOCHART and MAURER].

cry—rather, "answer," "respond" to each other, as wolves do at night, producing a most dismal effect.

dragons—serpents of various species, which hiss and utter dolorous sounds. Fable gave them wings, because they stand with much of the body elevated and then dart swiftly. MAURER understands here another species of jackal.

her time . . . near—though one hundred seventy-four years distant, yet "near" to Isaiah, who is supposed to be speaking to the Jews as if now captives in Babylon (Isa 14:1, 2).