Thou therefore] Heb. And thou. as Chap. 7. 16. gird up thine loynes] Prepare thy self for thine employment, addresse thy self manfully thereunto: A phrase borrowed from those, who wearing side and loose garments, are wont to trusse them up, and gird them to them, when they are to undertake a a journey, or to set upon some weightie work. Exodus 12:11. 1 Kings 18:46. 2 Kings 4:29. &2 Kings 9:1. Job 38:3. &Job 40:1. Luke 12:35. 1 Peter 1:13. speak unto them all that I command thee] See vers. 7. lest I confound thee] Or, break thee to pieces. Isaiah 8:9. Chap. 50. 36. Gods vengeance being prepared for all those, who for fear, or favour, dare not, or do not their dutie. 1 Corinthians 9:16. before them] In their sight: that which befell Uriah. Chap. 26. 23.