27. bullocks--that is, princes and strong warriors
(Jer 46:21;
Ps 22:12;
Isa 34:7).
go down to . . . slaughter--The slaughterhouses lay
low beside the river; therefore it is said, "go down"; appropriate to
Babylon on the Euphrates, the avenue through which the slaughterers
entered the city.
JFB.
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