45. under . . . shadow of Heshbon —They thought that they would be safe in Heshbon. because of the force —that is, "they that fled because of the force" of the enemy: they that fled from it. GLASSIUS translates, "through want of strength." So the Hebrew particle is translated ( :- ), "faileth of fatness," that is, "faileth through want of fatness"; also :- . but a fire, c.—copied in part from Sihon's hymn of victory ( Numbers 21:27 Numbers 21:28 ). The old "proverb" shall hold good again. As in ancient times Sihon, king of the Amorites, issued forth from his city, Heshbon, as a devouring "flame" and consumed Moab, so now the Chaldeans, making Heshbon their starting-point, shall advance to the destruction of Moab. midst of Sihon —that is, the city of Sihon. corner of Moab —that is, Moab from one corner to the other. crown of . . . head —the most elevated points of Moab. Making some alterations, he here copies Balaam's prophecy ( Numbers 21:28- : ). Margin there translates "princes" for corners; if so, "crown of . . . head" here refers to the nobles. tumultuous ones — sons of tumult; those who have tumultuously revolted from Babylon. Heshbon passed from the Amorite to the Israelite sway. Moab had wrested it from Israel and helped the Chaldeans against the Jews; but revolting from Babylon, they brought ruin on themselves in turn. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-46" class="com-number"
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