Eze 21:12, Zec 11:2 | JFB | STEP | 12. terrors by reason of the sword, &c.—rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to the sword together with My people" [GLASSIUS ]. smite . . . upon . . . thigh

Ezekiel 21:12

12. terrors by reason of the sword, &c.—rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to the sword together with My people" [GLASSIUS].

smite . . . upon . . . thigh—a mark of grief (Jer 31:19).

Zechariah 11:2

2. fir tree . . . cedar—if even the cedars (the highest in the state) are not spared, how much less the fir trees (the lowest)!

forest of . . . vintage—As the vines are stripped of their grapes in the vintage (compare Joe 3:13), so the forest of Lebanon "is come down," stripped of all its beauty. Rather, "the fortified" or "inaccessible forest" [MAURER]; that is, Jerusalem dense with houses as a thick forest is with trees, and "fortified" with a wall around. Compare Mic 3:12, where its desolate state is described as a forest.