Byword Cause Daughters Death Discovered Executed Famous Inflicted Judgment Judgments Killed Naked Nakedness Punishment Seized Shame Slain Slew Sons Sword Thus Uncovered Women Wonder
23:10 These uncovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for {f} they had executed judgment upon her.
(f) Meaning the Assyrians.
23:10 Discovered - Stript her naked, and exposed her to shame. Took her sons - Captives. Slew her - The kingdom of Israel, under Hoshea, was by Salmanesar utterly destroyed. They - The Assyrians, had executed God's just displeasure upon her.
23:1-49 A history of the apostacy of God's people from him, and the aggravation thereof. - In this parable, Samaria and Israel bear the name Aholah, her own tabernacle; because the places of worship those kingdoms had, were of their own devising. Jerusalem and Judah bear the name of Aholibah, my tabernacle is in her, because their temple was the place which God himself had chosen, to put his name there. The language and figures are according to those times. Will not such humbling representations of nature keep open perpetual repentance and sorrow in the soul, hiding pride from our eyes, and taking us from self-righteousness? Will it not also prompt the soul to look to God continually for grace, that by his Holy Spirit we may mortify the deeds of the body, and live in holy conversation and godliness?
Byword Cause Daughters Death Discovered Executed Famous Inflicted Judgment Judgments Killed Naked Nakedness Punishment Right Seized Shame Slain Slew Stripped Sword Uncovered Women Wonder
Byword Cause Daughters Death Discovered Executed Famous Inflicted Judgment Judgments Killed Naked Nakedness Punishment Right Seized Shame Slain Slew Stripped Sword Uncovered Women Wonder
