Vers. 29 His roaring shal be as a Lion, and he shall roare like Lions whelps: they shall roare, and lay hold of the pray: they shall take it away, and none shall deli∣uer it.
THis appertaines to crueltie. He compares the Chaldeans to Lions, whose sight is fearefull, and of nature cruell, as if he should say, They shall not be such mē as are touched with any sense of pitie, mercie, or humani∣tie, but shall rather shew themselues cruell, and like wilde beasts. He also addes, that they shall be of such strength, as none shall dare to come neere them to pluck the pray out of their teeth. Meaning thereby, that the Iewes shall be vtterly vnable to disappoint their assaults, because that for feare of their cruel∣tie none shall aduenture to approch vnto them; for in regard that God would vse them as his seruants to punish the Iewes, it was re∣quisite they should be furnished with a ter∣rible power and maiestie, that this sottish