7. swear--literally, "lift up," namely, his hand; the gesture used
in solemn attestation. Or, his voice, that is, answer; so Vulgate.
healer--of the body politic, incurably diseased
(Isa 1:6).
neither . . . clothing--so as to relieve the people and maintain a
ruler's dignity. A nation's state must be bad indeed, when none among
men, naturally ambitious, is willing to accept office.
JFB.
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