Art thou he] Meaning, surely thou art he. old time] There is no footsteps of this prediction before Ezekiels time: And therefore this word, old, should be understood in comparison, not of the Prophets age, but of the time of execution, which fell out above two hundred yeares after this Prophet. by my servants] Heb. by the hands. Hereby God declareth, that no affliction can come to the Church, whereof they have not been advertised afore time, to teach them to endure all things with more patience, when they know that God hath so ordained it: and this affliction is foretold by this Prophet Ezekiel in this and the next Chapter, and by Dan. Chap. 11. &Zach. 14.