But] Or, And. as continued with the denunciation. I am against thee. Vers. 13.
I will punish you] Heb. visit upon you. Chap. 9. 25.
according to the fruit of your doings] Proverbs 1:31.
I will kindle a fire] Chap. 17. 27. & 50. 32.
in the forest thereof] In their houses, that stand as thick as trees in a forest: or, that are built with timber taken from the forest of Lebanon. Chap. 22. 7. Or, in their towns and Cities, that stood like so many tufts of trees in a forest. Chap. 19. 15.