break off thy sinnes] Cease from provoking God to anger any longer by thy sinnes, that he may mitigate his punishment, if thou shew by thine upright life that thou hast true faith and repentance: for Gods greatest judgements have an end, when they bring forth such good fruits. a lengthening of thy tranquillitie] Or, an healing of thine errour. Others read, It shall be a lengthening to thy peace and prospritie: and indeed there was some lengthening, to wit, for a yeer, as may appear by the 29. verse. The like example of lengthening is of Ahab, 1 Kings 21:29.