thus saith the LORD unto] Or, concerning. Vers. 11. 18. the kings house of Judah] And the whole citie, Vers. 8. and kingdom together with it. Vers. 22. Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon] I have made thee fat and wealthie, as Gilead, a rich and fat soile Numbers 32:1. and loftie, as Lebanon, Vers. 23. a high mountain, full of tall cedars. 1 Kings 5:6. Lamentations 1:1. unto me] Or, by me. by my means. as Chap. 15. 8. I will make thee a wildernesse] Chap. 9. 10, 11, 12.