Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

P. " Scattered and peeled." Ges. takes the first term to mean 44 strong," vigorous : the latter means, smooth, without hair. St. Jerome Interprets the text of the Israelites rent and torn by the Assyrians.

P. "Meted out." Ip-ID- It means a line, or measure, such as the plummet of a builder. Ges. thinks that it here denotes a violent nation striking down others, as a measurer marks with his plummet what suits his design. Al. M A nation of double strength."