29. tumult--insolence.
hook in . . . nose--Like a wild beast led by a ring through the nose,
he shall be forced back to his own country (compare
Job 41:1, 2;
Eze 19:4; 29:4; 38:4).
In a bas-relief of Khorsabad, captives are led before the king by a
cord attached to a hook, or ring, passing through the under lip or the
upper lip, and nose.
JFB.
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