Verse 31
31. Howl, O gate Ye who throng the gates; the chief place of concourse for trials of justice, for news, and for business. The gates here are those of Philistia’s fortress-towns.
Dissolved Possibly, this word is used in allusion to another panic stricken Philistian scene, recorded in 1 Samuel 14:12-16. The word is well illustrated by it.
From the north a smoke From Judah, north and northeast. The passage, literally translated, reads: “Out of the north cometh a smoke,” as of a marching column of cloud or flame; symbol of Jehovah’s lead of his own to battle.
None shall be alone in his appointed times Most commentators now agree in the main with Lowth’s rendering: “There is no straggler in his levies,” or “in his appointed places.” That is, all the portions of his host are at their appointed posts of duty, and reach their places of rendezvous in good time and accurate order.
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