7. Therefore . . . shall they go captive with the
first--As they were first among the people in rank
(Am 6:1),
and anointed themselves "with the chief ointments"
(Am 6:6),
so shall they be among the foremost in going into captivity.
banquet--literally, the "merry-making shout of revellers"; from an
Arabic root, "to cry out." In the Hebrew, marzeach; here, there
is an allusion to mizraqu, "bowls"
(Am 6:6).
them that stretched themselves--on luxurious couches
(Am 6:4).
JFB.
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