Isa 37:29 | JFB | STEP | 29. tumult —insolence. hook in . . . nose —Like a wild beast led by a ring through the nose, he shall be forced back to his own country (compare ). In a bas-relief of Khorsabad, captives are led before the king by a cord attached to a hook, or ring, passing through the under lip or the upper lip, and nose.

Isaiah 37:29

29. tumult—insolence.

hook in . . . nose—Like a wild beast led by a ring through the nose, he shall be forced back to his own country (compare Job 41:1, 2; Eze 19:4; 29:4; 38:4). In a bas-relief of Khorsabad, captives are led before the king by a cord attached to a hook, or ring, passing through the under lip or the upper lip, and nose.