15. exceeding in dyed attire--rather, "in ample dyed turbans";
literally, "redundant with dyed turbans." The Assyrians delighted in
ample, flowing, and richly colored tunics, scarfs, girdles, and
head-dresses or turbans, varying in ornaments according to the rank.
Chaldea, . . . land of their nativity--between the Black and Caspian
Seas (see on
Isa 23:13).
princes--literally, a first-rate military class that fought by threes
in the chariots, one guiding the horses, the other two fighting.
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