22. in the pit —rather, "for the pit" [HORSLEY]. "In the dungeon " [MAURER]. Image from captives thrust together into a dungeon. prison —that is, as in a prison. This sheds light on the disputed passage, :- , where also the prison is figurative: The "shutting up" of the Jews in Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar, and again under Titus, was to be followed by a visitation of mercy "after many days"—seventy years in the case of the former—the time is not yet elapsed in the case of the latter. HORSLEY takes "visited" in a bad sense, namely, in wrath, as in :- ; compare Isaiah 29:6 ; the punishment being the heavier in the fact of the delay. Probably a double visitation is intended, deliverance to the elect, wrath to hardened unbelievers; as Isaiah 24:23 plainly contemplates judgments on proud sinners, symbolized by the "sun" and "moon." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-23" class="com-number"
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