9. Addressed to the daughter of Zion, in her consternation at the approach of the Chaldeans. is there no king in thee? —asked tauntingly. There is a king in her; but it is the same as if there were none, so helpless to devise means of escape are he and his counsellors [MAURER]. Or, Zion's pains are because her king is taken away from her ( Jeremiah 52:9 ; Lamentations 4:20 ; Ezekiel 12:13 ) [CALVIN]. The former is perhaps the preferable view (compare Ezekiel 12:13- : ). The latter, however, describes better Zion's kingless state during her present long dispersion ( Hosea 3:4 ; Hosea 3:5 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
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