Psa 118:26, Isa 40:9-11, 52:7, Zec 12:10, Mat 21:9, Mar 11:9, Luk 19:38-40 | TSK | STEP

shall gently lead.A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle, in regard to the dams and their young, was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Ge 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."

are with young. or, give suck.

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful.This is a highly poetical expression, for, How welcome is his arrival! how agreeable are the tidings which he brings!

40:9; 61:1-3; Na 1:15; Lu 2:10; Ro 10:12-15

publisheth.

Ps 68:11; So 2:8; Mr 13:10; 16:15; Lu 24:47; Ac 10:36-38; Re 14:6

Thy God.

24:23; 33:22; Ps 59:13; 93:1; 96:10; 97:1; 99:1; Mic 4:7; Zec 9:9

Mt 25:34; 28:18; Re 11:15

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour.

Pr 1:23; Isa 32:15; 44:3,4; 59:19-21; Eze 39:29; Joe 2:28,29

Ac 2:17,33; 10:45; 11:15; Tit 3:5,6

the house.

the spirit.

Ps 51:12

of supplications.

Jer 31:9; 50:4; Ro 8:15,26; Eph 6:18; Jude 1:20

they shall look.That this relates to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, and to his being pierced by the soldier's spear, we have the authority of the inspired apostle John for affirming; and this application agrees with the opinion of some of the ancient Jews, who interpret it of Messiah the son of David, as Moses Hadarson, on Ge ch. 28, though Jarchi and Abarbanel refer it to the death of Messiah the son of Joseph, whom they say was to be the suffering Messiah, while the former is to be the triumphant Messiah.

Ps 22:16,17; Joh 1:29; 19:34-37; Heb 12:2; Re 1:7

they shall mourn.

Jer 6:26; Am 8:10; Mt 24:30; 26:75; Ac 2:37; 2Co 7:9-11