Isa 51:20, Nah 3:10 | JFB | STEP | 20. head of all . . . streets — ( ). wild bull —rather, "oryx" [JEROME ], or gazelle [GESENIUS ], or wild goat [BOCHART ]; commonly in the East taken in a net, of a wide sweep, into which the beasts were hunted together. The streets of cities in the East often have gates, which are closed at night; a person wishing to escape would be stopped by them and caught, as a wild animal in a net.

Isaiah 51:20

20. head of all . . . streets— (La 2:19; 4:1).

wild bull—rather, "oryx" [JEROME], or gazelle [GESENIUS], or wild goat [BOCHART]; commonly in the East taken in a net, of a wide sweep, into which the beasts were hunted together. The streets of cities in the East often have gates, which are closed at night; a person wishing to escape would be stopped by them and caught, as a wild animal in a net.

Nahum 3:10

10. Notwithstanding all her might, she was overcome.

cast lots for her honourable men—They divided them among themselves by lot, as slaves (Joe 3:3).