shall help in vain] Jer. 37. 7, 8.
conterning this] Or, to her. to Jerusalem.
Their strength] Heb. Rahab. a name given to Egypt, Psalms 87:4. & Psalms 89:10. So tearmed for her power and pride; as if he had said, their best strength, and better then any that Egypt is able to afford them.
to sit still] To rest quietly upon God; and not run to and fro, to seek help from abroad, either from Egypt, or else-where, vers. 15. Chap. 18. 12. Hosea 5:13.