Wesley Corpus

Chapter VII In this chapter the prophet tells them, that a final ruin is coming, ver. 1 - 6. A ruin just at the door, ver. 7 - 10. An unavoidable ruin, because of their sins, ver. 11 - 15. That their strength and wealth would be no fence against it, ver. 16 - 19. That the temple, which they trusted in, should itself be ruined, ver. 20 - 22. That it should be an universal ruin, the sin that brought it being universal, ver, 23 - 27. An end - An end of God's patience, and of the peace and welfare of the people. Recompense - The punishment of them. An evil - An evil and sore affliction, a singular, uncommon one. An end - When the end is come upon the wicked world, then an only evil comes upon it. The sorest of temporal judgments have their allays; but the torments of the damned are an evil, an only evil. The morning - The fatal morning, the day of destruction. Sounding - Not a mere echo, not a fancy, but a real thing. Is come - Of your wickedness; pride and violence in particular. None - They shall be utterly wasted for their sins. Wailing - The living shall not bewail their dead friends, because they shall judge the dead in a better case than the living. Mourn - Men usually part with their estates grieving that they must transmit their right to others; but let them now think how little a while they could have kept them, and how little time they shall keep them who have bought them. Yet alive - For if any should survive the captivity, yet the conqueror wasting and destroying all, would confound all ancient boundaries. Touching - The evils threatened are designed against all the multitude of Israel. Strengthen - Nor shall any one man of them all he able to secure himself, by any sinful contrivance. They - The house of Israel have summoned in all fit for arms. None - There is not a man going to the war. Wrath - That displeasure which takes away their courage. Without - In the countries. Within - The besieged city. Field - Whoever is in the field. Iniquity - Either for the punishment of their iniquity, or for their iniquity itself.