Verse 11
11. In that day When the judgment has fallen, the sinners have been destroyed, and a righteous nucleus has been saved.
Tabernacle of David The word, also translated “hut,” is used of a temporary structure of boughs, or the reed hut of soldiers in the field (2 Samuel 11:11; Isaiah 1:8); it is descriptive here, by way of contrast, of the house of David (1 Kings 12:19-20; Zechariah 12:7-8; compare 2 Samuel 7:11; 2 Samuel 7:16), the royal dynasty, which at that time will be in dire straits, but which will be raised again to honor from its humiliation (see further Introduction, p. 216).
Fallen Into ruin. It is no longer a desirable hut (compare Isaiah 11:1). In the next three clauses the figure of a broken wall is substituted.
Breaches Made by the enemy; a figure of damages inflicted upon the dynasty of David, by which it is rendered defenseless.
His ruins David’s. R.V., “its,” that is, of the tabernacle. In either case the sense remains the same.
Build Or, rebuild.
It The tabernacle.
As in the days of old During the splendid reign of David. Once more the dynasty will become a house stately and majestic.
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