Lie thou] This also happened and was done in his extasie. It is likely that the Prophet, doing of these things, did speak such words withall as did declare these dayes, and other circumstances. Now this vision was a figure of Gods long patience, in suffering the sinnes of his people, although they were great and intolerable; as it would be very troublesom for a man to lie long upon one side, specially if he had any great weight lying upon him. house of Israel] Hereby he representeth the Idolatry and sin of the ten Tribes (for Samaria was on his left hand from Babylon) upon it] Namely upon the contrary side, the other bearing the weight. bear their iniquitie] This was also spoken to the Prophet by inspiration, and he did in an extasie as a man that did take up some burden.