18. rams . . . lambs . . . goats--By these various animal victims
used in sacrifices are meant various ranks of men, princes, generals,
and soldiers (compare
Isa 34:6).
fatlings of Bashan--ungodly men of might
(Ps 22:12).
Bashan, beyond Jordan, was famed for its fat cattle. Fat implies
prosperity which often makes men refractory towards God
(De 32:14, 15).
JFB.
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