I Am the man] The Prophet speaketh all this in the person of his people: or, of the citie of Jerusalem and State of Judah. hath seen affliction] Sustained, endured. Jeremiah 5:12. & Jeremiah 14:13. & Jeremiah 42:14. Psalms 16:10. & Psalms 49:9. & Psalms 89:48. by the rod of his wrath] Isaiah 10:5.