Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures
Isaiah 32
The just princo shall be as a shelter to the storm-beaten traveller. Of Christ, SU Jerome Bays: "Whosoever shall be under His shadow, shall be secure in trouble and distress, and, In the storm of this world, as the man who betakes himself to a place of safety from the storm and whirlwind."
Over confident, and determined in their course of conduct.
Mourn because they are dry and barren. It may also mean mourn, striking your breasts. "They are called on to weep, and are ordered to lay bare their breasts, and gird their loins, because the country which once was lovely and the fertile vineyard was destroyed by the Roman army, which spread desola- tion.'* St. Jerome.
P. "The palaces.** H. is in the singular. Some understand it of the temple : others of the royal abode. a The city, which was filled with a multitude, is forsaken.
IL P. "The forts and towers shall be for dens forever." Places before frequented for observation, and for the defence of the city, are now abandoned, and resemble lonely caves.
The wild ass exults in such desert places: the flocks of the wandering shepherds feed there.
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