he sighed deeply in his spirit] These sighs came even from his heart; for the Lord was very much moved with these mens so great infidelity. There shall no signe be given] Word for word, If a signe be given. It is a cutted kind of speech, very common among the Hebrews; wherein some such words as these must be understood, Let me be taken for a lyer, or some such like. And when they speak out of the whole, they say, The Lord do thus and thus by me.